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Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

Couples Therapy with Eric and Ashley: Dealing with Sexual Baggage

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

Debra Fileta, M.A., LPC and Creator of TrueLoveDates.com

Self-improvement, Relationships, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Society & Culture

4.9 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

We’re in the middle a four part series through the month of February called Couples Therapy! I’ve invited four courageous couples to join me on the podcast for an on-air counseling session. We’re going behind the curtain of marriage, and giving you a sneak peek of all the things married couples are actually going through behind the scenes. Because marriage takes work, and it’s important to understand that — but it’s also important to have the tools you need to do that work, and the hope you need to see that it’s always worth it in the end. Today’s couple, Eric and Ashley, have been married for almost 2 years. But they’re both feeling like something is blocking their intimacy. As we dove into their situation, Eric identified that he feels like his sexual past is getting in the way of their ability to connect both emotionally and physically in the present. He has a significant sexual history, and when he became a Christian he thought his sexual past was gone for good…until it started coming back up in his new marriage. He’s haunted by his sexual past, and in need of hope to break free. I know many of you can relate to Eric’s journey — and I know this episode is going to inspire, challenge, and encourage you to deal with some of those hard things in your own life! Let me know what you think of this couples therapy series by leaving a review on your podcast app! And now, tune in this powerful episode of the Love & Relationships Podcast and follow the show by clicking on the button below! FOLLOW MY PODCAST AND LISTEN ON Apple PODCASTS BY CLICKING HERE Additional Ways To Listen: STITCHER – SPOTIFY – GOOGLE PLAY –  iHEART RADIO THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: American Blossom Linens and Abide Are you ready to get healthy from the inside out? Check out these Bestselling books mentioned today. And sign up for our FREE EVENT: The Married Sex Book Club on February 16th! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, relationship expert, and author of Choosing Marriage and True Love Dates, and Love In Every Season, and Are You Really OK? and Married Sex. She’s also the host of the hotline style Love + Relationships Podcast. Her popular relationship advice blog, TrueLoveDates.com, reaches millions of people with the message of healthy relationships. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter or book an online session with her today! Want to be on the Love + Relationships Podcast?  Go to truelovedates.com/loveandrelationships/ to submit your question and learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone. Welcome back to the Love and Relationships podcast. I'm your host, Deborah Felida.

0:24.6

For those of you who don't know me, I'm a licensed professional counselor, an author of five books.

0:29.7

My podcast is typically a hotline style show where I tackle all your questions and candid, practical,

0:36.9

bite-sized answers.

0:38.4

But for the next few weeks, we're shifting gears a little bit.

0:41.5

We're having couples therapy.

0:44.6

I've invited a few couples to come into my studio office and have a live on-air session

0:50.0

about what's going on behind the scenes.

0:53.4

We're pulling back the curtains in marriage,

0:55.8

and we're inviting you in for a sneak peek of what other couples are going through.

1:01.2

These conversations are brave, they're raw, real, and unedited,

1:07.2

because we want you to know that real marriage takes work and it can get pretty messy.

1:12.7

But the reward of a strong, healthy marriage is worth it all for them and for you.

1:19.3

If you're single, I want you to tune in with ears ready to learn and start preparing for your future.

1:26.1

If you're married, I want you to tune in with an open heart of what you might need to work on and change in your own marriage.

1:33.6

Healthy people make healthy relationships.

1:37.7

So let's get to work.

1:41.2

Today for couples therapy, I'm excited to introduce you to Ashley and Eric from Texas.

1:46.9

Hey, guys.

1:48.0

Hey.

1:49.1

It's so good to have you.

1:51.0

Yeah.

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