Sex Makes Everything Better: An Interview with Laura Dugger [Emotionally Healthy Marriage 4 of 5]
Famous at Home
Josh + Christi Straub
4.9 • 653 Ratings
🗓️ 30 July 2024
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Joining us for a conversation about sex is our dear friend, a licensed marriage and family therapist whose specialization in graduate school was sex therapy, Laura Dugger.
In this episode, Laura talks about how sex makes everything better. Wait until you hear the research! With honesty, vulnerability, and a solid dose of fun, Josh and Christi's interview with Laura includes:
- The hidden benefits of sex
- How to talk to your spouse about sex
- Reasons for, and how to, schedule sex
- Individual differences when it comes to sex
- The God-given purpose of sex in marriage
We hope you download the pdf files that go along with these episodes (found in show notes below) and use them in your small groups, with your spouse, or as a companion guide to the content.
Show Notes:
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Download the free discussion guide pdf for the Summer Series. https://www.famousathome.com/summerseriessignup
Ladies, register now for Tender & Fierce!
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Listen to this episode on Youtube by clicking here.
https://youtu.be/NzgcDR013P0
RESOURCES MENTIONED BY LAURA DUGGER:
Listen to the Savvy Sauce Podcast! hosted by Laura Dugger
https://thesavvysauce.com/
Dr. Jennifer Konzen podcast episode: Fostering a Fun, Healthy Sex Life with your Spouse with Dr. Jennifer Konzen
https://shorturl.at/mPQvW
Visit The Art of Intimate Marriage Website: Access to Dr. Konzen's book, podcast, sex therapist training, and a marriage video series.
https://www.theartofintimatemarriage.com/
Listen to Dr. Douglas Rosenau podcast episode: Ways to Deepen Your Intimacy in Marriage with Dr. Douglas Rosenau
https://shorturl.at/EfLZ8
Read A Celebration of Sex by Dr. Douglas Rosenau: A guide to enjoying God's gift of sexual intimacy
https://amzn.to/4cMWVfk
Listen to Dr. Michael Sytsma podcast episode: Enjoying a God-Honoring, Healthy Sex Life with Your Spouse with Certified Sex Therapist and Ordained Minister, Dr. Michael Sytsma
https://shorturl.at/A2pHO
Listen to Francie Winslow podcast episodes: Sex in Marriage and Its Positive Effects with Francie Winslow, Part 1
https://shorturl.at/Mx9Iw
Science and Art of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage, Part 2
https://tinyurl.com/bddr6b58
Listen to Drs. Clifford and Joyce Penner podcast episode: Easy Changes to Enhance Your Sexual Intimacy in Marriage with Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner
https://tinyurl.com/5n897dpn
Time stamps:
(0:38) Introduction
(3:31) An introduction to Laura Dugger
(6:00) Laura’s journey into becoming a sex therapist
(8:15) Disclaimer about the sex conversation
(9:33) Specific ways sex makes everything in your life better
(11:28) Biblical foundation for sex
(15:45) Addressing body image
(21:11) Healthy ways to have conversation about sex
(27:30) Common differences in couples
(31:08) Purity culture, pornography, and rewiring our brains for healthy connection
(33:35) Talking about desire discrepancy and scheduling sex
(38:27) Testosterone in women and best time of day for sex
(40:40) One piece of advice for husbands
(42:44) One piece of advice for wives
(44:54) How to know when to reach out for outside support
(49:00) The last word
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | And this is just, these are just a few of the things, but as one wise woman summed it up, she told me, this makes everything better. |
| 0:10.2 | And, you know, I tend to agree, actually. I mean, I don't know, I didn't know these stats were out there, but now I've got the, the evidence to back it up. Hey, Christy. |
| 0:22.2 | You are listening to the Famous at Home podcast with Dr. Josh and Christy Straub. |
| 0:28.0 | Because when it's all said and done, we all want to know that we were famous at home. |
| 0:41.6 | Welcome back to the Famous at Home podcast. We're so delighted to have you. This is episode four of a five-part series that we're in called cultivating an emotionally |
| 0:45.7 | healthy marriage. Today's episode is one of my favorites that I think that we've ever done. |
| 0:50.2 | This was an interview that we had with our friend Laura Dugger, actually a couple years ago in |
| 0:54.9 | 2022. And we put it into this series because we wanted to make sure that we had a great |
| 1:02.2 | conversation about sex within the context of cultivating an emotionally healthy marriage. |
| 1:07.7 | This was the best conversation I can remember back on in any podcast episode we've done |
| 1:12.7 | on this particular topic, which is why we wanted to put it in. Laura is a Christian sex therapist. |
| 1:18.4 | She also has her own podcast called The Savvy Sauce podcast. We will put that in the show notes today |
| 1:24.8 | for you to check that out. This was one of my favorite interviews we've ever done. |
| 1:29.7 | And so I hope you enjoy. |
| 1:32.1 | I know you will enjoy it, but I would encourage you to listen to this episode. |
| 1:36.8 | She does put a disclaimer in there. |
| 1:38.2 | You can see that in the show notes at the timestamp. |
| 1:40.8 | We are speaking to couples who are healthy in healthy situations. And so we just want to make |
| 1:46.7 | sure that we put that as a disclaimer. And Laura talks about that as you listen today. If these are |
| 1:52.8 | conversations you want to have with your spouse, you're not sure how to have them. Just simply, |
| 1:55.9 | these are great conversations. So just send the podcast, say, hey, would you listen to this? |
| 2:00.0 | And let's have conversation about it? I would also be remiss to say, this is the last week that you can sign up |
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