Overcoming Sexual Struggles In Marriage

Conversations with Dr. Jennifer

Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

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

4.4 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Intimacy is difficult. Most of us have no problem sharing a curated version of ourselves with our spouse—carefully selected parts that we know will be accepted, valued, and appreciated. But real intimacy requires much more than that. Real intimacy means we share the not-so-loveable parts of ourselves– all the good along with the flaws and imperfections. Marriage is a remarkable, growth-promoting commitment—because who we are, including our limited ability to love another, is reflected back to us through our spouse. And this isn’t usually comfortable. But, when we stay open to the truths that our marriage exposes, we can expand our capacity to love as well as our ability to be open and intimate with another. In this NEW podcast episode, Dr. Finlayson-Fife joins Dr. Dave and Dr. Liz of the Stronger Marriage Connection podcast to discuss how couples can work through conflict and develop a greater capacity for both sexual and emotional intimacy. Listen to the full episode to learn more about: -Reframing the way you think about marital conflict -Working through sexual desire differences -The important distinction between seeking love and being loving -Important findings from Dr. Finlayson-Fife’s dissertation research -Perfectionism -The connection between truth and joy -Important keys to creating a stronger marital connection

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0:00.0	Welcome to Conversations with Dr. Jennifer, a collection of interviews on the topics of relationships, sexuality, and more, all featuring Dr Finlayson Fife. life.
0:26.0	Welcome to Stronger Marriage Connection.
0:29.0	I'm Dr. Liz Hale, clinical psychologist,
0:31.0	along with my friend, the esteemed professor Dr. Dave Schramm.
0:35.0	Together we are dedicating our life's work to bringing you the best we have in
0:39.7	valid marital research along with a few tips and tools to help you create the marriage of your dreams.
0:47.0	We have a very special guest today.
0:50.0	She, I tell you, she's a rock star, Can I just tell you that?
0:52.8	She is the go-to sex therapist.
0:55.2	And while she's indeed an incredible therapist
0:57.3	who deals primarily with relational and sexual issues,
1:01.4	Dr. Jennifer Finlinson Fife says her therapy focuses mainly on the
1:05.9	challenges of being human. Dr. Finlason Fife, welcome to stronger marriage
1:12.0	connection. Thank you for having me. Fife, welcome to Stronger Marriage Connection.
1:13.0	Thank you for having me.
1:15.0	Such a treat.
1:16.0	Wow, we are honored.
1:17.0	As a Marriage and Family Therapists in private practice here in Salt Lake City,
1:20.0	your name is the one name my clients favorably mentioned most often, other than any
1:27.1	other good professional in the field and there are many of them.
1:30.0	You are well thought of and admired in this community and I'm sure in other communities
1:33.2	no matter where you're taping because that could be from anywhere but especially in your very
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