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Healthy By Heather Brown

Healthy Sex & Connection In Marriage To Reignite The Spark With Dave & Ashley Willis EP 113

Healthy By Heather Brown

Heather Brown

Education, Christianity, How To, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Mental Health

5.0 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Healthy by Heather Brown podcast, Heather welcomes marriage experts Ashley and Dave Willis to discuss various aspects of marriage, including early struggles, the impact of pornography, emotional health, and intimacy. They emphasize the importance of open communication, accountability, and exploring sexuality within the bounds of marriage. The conversation also touches on the role of sex toys and the need for mutual comfort and consent in exploring new dimensions of intimacy. In this conversation, Heather Brown and her guests delve into the complexities of intimacy within marriage, discussing the importance of creativity, communication, and scheduling in maintaining a healthy sexual relationship. They explore the impact of fatigue and stress on intimacy, emphasizing the need for couples to prioritize their connection and find ways to reset their relationship. The discussion also highlights the significance of gratitude and planning shared experiences to foster a thriving marriage. 

00:00 Introduction to Healthy Living and Marriage
04:49 Navigating Early Marriage Struggles
09:57 The Impact of Pornography on Relationships
14:54 Addressing Anger and Emotional Health in Marriage
20:07 Exploring Intimacy and Sexuality in Marriage
23:02 The Role of Sex Toys in Marriage
24:00 Exploring Creativity in Intimacy
27:50 Navigating Fatigue and Stress in Relationships
30:34 The Importance of Scheduling Intimacy
36:33 Advice for a Thriving Marriage
42:37 Resetting in Marriage Through Connection

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0:00.0

Hey, y'all, and welcome to The Healthy by Heather Brown podcast, where I encourage you in healthy, mind, body, and spirit through my Sunday reset.

0:08.8

Let's get into it.

0:14.3

Hey, everybody, and welcome back to another episode at the Healthy by Heather Brown podcast.

0:17.9

You're in for a treat today because we've got Ashley and Dave

0:21.2

Willis joining us. I first found them on the Exo Marriage podcast called Naked Marriage. And yes,

0:26.8

we will be talking about sex today. Don't worry. I know y'all are amped. But now they've actually

0:30.9

launched out on their own, on a new show. And so when I saw that and I got, I slid into their DMs and asked them to come on the show to come talk about marriage of us this season. I was so pumped when they said yes. So with all that said,

0:42.0

Ashley and Dave, welcome to the show. Thank you so much. We're very excited. Yeah, we're absolutely.

0:47.7

I'm so thankful to have you all. Tell everybody a little bit if they're not familiar with you guys and your show and your ministry, what you guys do?

0:54.8

Sure.

0:57.4

Yeah, we're Dave and Ashley Willis.

1:00.4

We've been married, gosh, right, at 24 years at this point.

1:05.7

We got married young, and we've been doing marriage ministry, really helping coach couples,

1:10.4

encourage couples, equip couples and families for the last 10 or 12 years.

1:14.8

And we were part of a ministry called Ex-O Marriage for about seven years, which was a lot of fun.

1:17.8

But yeah, we're back independent, which is fun.

1:21.0

We've launched a new show called Marriage on the Line.

1:22.8

And we're speaking.

1:24.7

Ashley has a counseling and coaching practice.

1:28.7

So, yeah, we got four little boys and a dog, so there's no,

1:34.6

no dull moments around our house. No doubt. And we have a lot of fun. We do. Well, what kind of dog do you have? I had to ask. We have a Chihuini, which apparently, that's what the pound told us at least.

1:39.8

And she's cute as saying she looks like a long-bodied chihuahua kind of because she's supposedly part chihuahua, part dachshund.

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