Sex Makes Everything Better: An Interview with Laura Dugger

Famous at Home

Josh + Christi Straub

Parenting, Relationships, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Kids & Family

4.9 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Last week we talked about how to have hard conversations with your spouse. This week, we're highlighting one of the topics that is so often difficult to talk about--sex. Joining us 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 literally 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* The God-given purpose of sex in marriage

Show Notes:

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LISTEN TO THE SAVVY SAUCE PODCAST! A podcast hosted by 3 stay-at-home moms (1 being Laura Dugger) existing to invite people into a space to meet with Jesus and be filled with joy to overflowing.

DR. JENNIFER KONZEN PODCAST EPISODE: Fostering a Fun, Healthy Sex Life with your Spouse with Dr. Jennifer Konzen

VISIT THE ART OF INTIMATE MARRIAGE WEBSITE! Access to Dr. Konzen's book, podcast, sex therapist training, and a marriage video series.LISTEN TO DR. DOUGLAS ROSENAU PODCAST EPISODE: Ways to Deepen Your Intimacy in Marriage with Dr. Douglas Rosenau

READ A CELEBRATION OF SEX BY DR. DOUGLAS ROSENAU: A guide to enjoying God's gift of sexual intimacy

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

LISTEN TO FRANCIE WINSLOW PODCAST EPISODES: Sex in Marriage and Its Positive Effects with Francie Winslow, Part 1Science and Art of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage, Part 2

LISTEN TO DR. CLIFFORD AND JOYCE PENNER PODCAST EPISODE: Easy Changes to Enhance Your Sexual Intimacy in Marriage with Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner

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.
0:10.6	And, you know, I tend to agree, actually. I mean, I, I don't know, I didn't know these stats were out there, but now I've got the evidence to back it up.
0:21.0	Hey, Christy.
0:22.6	You are listening to The Famous at Home podcast with Dr. Josh and Christy Straub.
0:28.3	Because when it's all said and done, we all want to know that we were famous at home.
0:43.7	Welcome back to the Famous at Home podcast. It is such a joy today to have a new friend of ours on the podcast. Laura Dugger, she is a podcaster. She's a therapist. She's a mom of four
0:53.6	beautiful girls. She's a wife to an amazing man. And we're
0:59.1	excited to have her on the podcast. So welcome, Laura. Thank you so much. I'm very excited to be here.
1:05.7	And I just want to say up front, I love the work that the two of you are doing. So big fans of both
1:10.6	of you and all of
1:11.3	your work. Well, we're so grateful and we're excited to introduce our audience to your work,
1:17.3	which is super exciting. And so I'd love to start today by just having you introduce your family.
1:22.9	Tell us a little bit about your family and kind of what God's been laying on your heart recently.
1:28.3	Sure. Well, we live now in central Illinois, and my husband, Mark, owns a Chick-fil-A in the area,
1:35.5	so that's a big part of our life. We love meaningful work. And we were always surprised.
1:40.8	We never found out in pregnancy if we're having boys or girls and we like you said
1:45.2	have four daughters and they are eight let's see they're all changing soon so basically eight six
1:51.9	four and two right now girl the same it's like uh it changes every year it's so hard to keep track um
1:58.0	yeah but four girls, my goodness.
2:02.4	We didn't find out with our oldest.
2:05.4	We did find out with the other two because I was so shocked with the first one.
2:08.4	I was convinced it was a girl.
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