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The Alli Worthington Show

How to Talk About with Your Spouse with Shaunti Feldhahn

The Alli Worthington Show

Alli Worthington

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture

4.8634 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Hey hey! If you’ve ever wondered if you’re normal  regarding what you and your spouse do behind closed doors, this conversation is for you! Today, my friend Shaunti and I are talking about those things married people do in the bedroom. Before you get bashful and bow out, I promise we will use comfortable language for this often-uncomfortable topic. This conversation isn’t for little ones but is vital for married couples, and you don’t want to miss out on it! These insights are game-changers.  Shaunti has spent years on this intimate kind of research. We are going there today, discussing the questions that are sometimes difficult to ask Tune in to our conversation as we chat about: Why money and intimacy are so tough to talk about How can we open the conversation, so both spouses feel more comfortable talking about their needs The real reason we all want to know if we’re normal behind closed doors What most couples don’t know about desire I love how Shaunti helps us normalize talking about what matters to us this week. Did you catch her when she joined us to talk about how to find joy and happiness regardless of what’s going on around us?  Listen to that episode here. Shaunti Feldhahn is a Harvard-educated social researcher, speaker, and best-selling author of researched-based books, including her most recent, Secrets of and Marriage: 8 Surprises That Make All the Difference. Shaunti and her husband, Jeff, have co-authored several books together, including For Couples Only. They have two children and call Atlanta home.  Favorite quotes: ~“Those people who could talk about their intimate lives were far more likely to be satisfied with their intimate lives and to be connecting much more often.” ~“The key is that you have to talk about what matters to you.” ~“One way to get started is to dig into some of those heart issues with your spouse.” ~“Whoever has the initiating desire has to recognize your spouse is going to be making a decision based on how they feel about you that day and how close you are.” Coaching this week:  How do I convince my loved ones that coaching is a real and viable business?   (37:41) Links to great things we discussed:  Shaunti Feldhahn Website  Shaunti Feldhahn Instagram  Secrets of and Marriage Shaunti’s First Episode Hymn of Heaven The Crown Ghost Fleet  Triple Threat Color Stick I Wanna Dance with Somebody Last of Us The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent The Coach School Join the Confident Motherhood Community here. Hope you loved this episode! Be sure to subscribe in iTunes and slap some stars on a review! :) xo, Alli

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0:00.0

One of the things that was the most surprising to me is that those people who could talk about their intimate lives were actually far more likely to be satisfied with their intimate life and frankly to be connecting much more often.

0:21.6

Hey, hey, I'm Allie, and I believe that an emotionally healthy you is the greatest gift you can give yourself, your family, and the world.

0:30.3

This is your weekly investment in your personal development. Join discussions with top experts as we focus on how to achieve your dreams, grow your business, and deepen your faith.

0:40.4

As always, we keep it practical with lots of tools and action steps that you can put into motion today.

0:46.5

I'm so glad you're here. Let's dive in.

0:51.6

Welcome to the show today. You're in the right place. As we get closer to Valentine's Day,

0:55.6

we're going to have two shows all devoted to love. Now, this week's show is with my good friend,

1:01.4

Shanti Feldhan, and it's not for the kids. Not a bit. If you have kids in the background,

1:07.2

they are going to giggle because we are talking about things that married people do. So turn off the show,

1:12.7

listen later, put your AirPods in, enjoy it. Sound good? Go ahead and pause. Now that I have your

1:19.9

attention, let's talk about sex. Shandi's new book, Secrets of Sex and Marriage gives us research

1:26.3

from an exhaustive study of married couples.

1:29.7

What's going on?

1:31.1

What do we need to know?

1:32.5

What are the facts that can help us have self-awareness, awareness of our partners?

1:38.2

And so we can come together and enjoy this big, wonderful part of life that God gave us.

1:43.6

Shanti is going to dive in with us how it tends to be sex and money that we have issues

1:48.6

with in our marriage.

1:49.5

And those are the things that we tend to not talk about.

1:51.9

So if you heard last time Shanti was on the show, we'll link it in the show notes.

1:56.0

We talked about money.

1:57.3

This time we're going to talk about sex and it's going to be a fun one.

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