Intimacy Beyond Validation

Conversations with Dr. Jennifer

Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Sexuality, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Relationships feel easy when things are going well—when we feel understood and everything between us feels steady. They’re much harder when we’re frustrated, disappointed, or misunderstood. Yet it’s in those moments of friction and honest conflict that we’re invited to grow—to become wiser, more grounded, and more capable of real love. In this NEW episode, Dr. Finlayson-Fife joins Monica Tanner to share insights from That We Might Have Joy and explore how conflict in marriage isn’t a sign that something’s gone wrong, but part of the very process through which deeper intimacy and peace take shape. **Join us for Date Night With Dr. Jennifer! **

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0:00.0	It's in knowing another soul that our souls expand.
0:03.6	It's in listening to another person that our understanding of the world gets wiser and truer.
0:09.4	It's what allows us to make better choices.
0:12.6	It's what increases our agency.
0:14.7	It's what allows us to let ourselves really have meaningful contact with others.
0:19.3	That's what the balm is that we need. That's when we
0:22.0	stop feeling so lonely. It's unintuitive sometimes because we want control in a fallen world,
0:28.1	but love is what we need and learning to love is what we need.
0:49.1	Welcome to Conversations with Dr. Jennifer, a collection of interviews on the topics of relationships, sexuality, spirituality, and more.
0:51.7	All featuring Dr. Finlayson Fife.
1:01.0	Hey, everyone. I'm hitting the road to continue the Aeros tour with stops in Idaho, California, Utah, and Arizona.
1:08.6	Right now, tickets are live for two date nights on this tour, both in St. George and one in Menlo Park, California.
1:11.9	These two-hour date nights are a perfect evening out to come learn about how you can bring more connection
1:14.5	and ease to your intimate relationship.
1:17.3	These events are great for those who are familiar with my content,
1:20.5	but they're also a great way to introduce your friends to my work.
1:23.8	So click the link in the show notes to learn more.
1:26.0	Hope to see you there.
1:36.2	Hello and welcome to The Secrets of Happily Ever After podcast. I'm your host, Monica Tanner, and I am super, super, super giddy about our guest today. I'm thrilled to be joined by
1:41.6	Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, a therapist, coach, and author of
1:45.2	the new book that we might have joy, sexuality as a path to spirituality for Latter-day Saints.
1:51.2	She's helped thousands of individuals and couples create deeper, more meaningful marriages.
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