Mentorship with Joyce and Clifford Penner (#162)
Heaven In Your Home
Francie Winslow
4.9 • 660 Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2023
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Let’s lean in and glean wisdom from pioneers in sexual discipleship, Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner. The Penners offer both theologically sound and practical wisdom on sexuality, pleasure, desire and growing a thriving sex life throughout your marriage. In today’s conversation we talk about:
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Importance of education, understanding and communication
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Creating a marvelous sex life
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Intentionality and keeping your sex life alive through the seasons and stages of marriage
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Healing and growing from shame and feeling “shut down” and disconnected from desire and sexuality
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Finding the sweet spot in your marriage to build connection and a thriving sex life.
About Dr. Cliff and Joyce Penner:
The Penners are best known for their pioneer work in encouraging people of all faiths to connect their sexuality with their belief system ─ helping them embrace sex as good and of God. Clifford is a licensed clinical psychologist, received a B.A. from Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota, earned an M.A. in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, and holds a Ph.D. from Fuller’s Graduate School of Psychology. Joyce is a registered nurse and clinical nurse specialist, holds a B.S. in nursing from the University of Washington. Her master’s degree in psychosomatic nursing and nursing education is from UCLA. They work together as a team to counsel, teach and train.
Connect with them at www.passionatecommitment.com or contact them directly at [email protected].
Resources Mentioned:
Getting Your Sex Life Off to a Great Start by Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner
Enjoy!: The Gift of Sexual Pleasure for Women by Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner
The Married Guy's Guide to Great Sex by Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner
Restoring the Pleasure by Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner
Sex Facts for the Family by Joyce and Cliff Pennerby Dr. Clifordf and Joyce Penner
Healthy Sexuality Parent Guide
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| 0:00.0 | Guys, we have a very special, special offering today. |
| 0:08.8 | It is an interview with Dr. Cliff and Joyce Penner. |
| 0:13.8 | I don't know if you've heard me mention them, but pretty much every time I mention |
| 0:17.0 | resources, I mention the Penners because they have written countless books, really, |
| 0:22.0 | since the 80s on healthy marriage and healthy sexuality. |
| 0:26.1 | I feel like they were doing it way before anybody else was doing it. |
| 0:29.2 | Dr. Cliff and Joyce are both sex therapists, educators, and authors, and they work as a team, |
| 0:35.6 | and they interviewed as a team, and they're a team and they're so cute and they've |
| 0:39.5 | been married for a super long time. I don't mean to insult them, but I'm not sure they might be |
| 0:44.9 | close to 80 years old. Just know that they're amazing and they've been doing it since the 80s |
| 0:50.7 | and what I love even more than this is they give their phone number on Amazon on the back |
| 0:56.5 | of their books to young couples to newlyweds to honeymooners if they're having trouble you can |
| 1:02.7 | call Cliff and Joyce and they will walk you through whatever your trouble area is I'm just going |
| 1:08.8 | to even tell you because it's on the internet and they told me I |
| 1:11.1 | could tell you. I asked them after I'd stop recording, I'm like, is it true that you actually |
| 1:16.2 | put your phone number in books so that people can call you? And they said, absolutely, we love it. |
| 1:21.5 | It patches through to our home phone and they're just amazing and they're so genuine. And they |
| 1:25.7 | told me the most incredible thing they said, |
| 1:28.3 | you know, we love it when young couples call us on their honeymoon because they might be in |
| 1:32.2 | Mexico or somewhere fun, but they've hit a roadblock in their sexual experience. |
| 1:37.4 | And they said, you know, we can just talk them through it, give them the resources they need |
| 1:40.8 | in that moment, give them a way to navigate it when they get home, |
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