What Busy Parents Need to Know About Sex | Part 2

Conversations with Dr. Jennifer

Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

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

4.4 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

In Part 2 of Dr. Finlayson-Fife's conversation with Dr. Justin Coulson of the Happy Families Podcast, they discuss how couples can prioritize intimacy amidst the demands of parenting. Dr. Finlayson-Fife also tackles what to do when your child walks in on you during an intimate moment, offering age-appropriate language to help children make sense of what they saw without catastrophizing the experience. NOTES: You can purchase "10 Sex Myths That Are Destroying Your Sex Life" HERE (it's only $29!)

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0:00.0	one of the best ways to be a good parent is to model a joyful, full life. It gives permission
0:06.4	to your kids to ultimately do the same. It allows them to trust and believe in the good of a
0:12.7	relationship and of sexuality, but we can readily make every demand on our time, every possibility
0:20.3	in which we should be sacrificing for our kids,
0:22.5	really interfere with creating a space in which the couple itself can thrive.
0:36.9	Welcome to Conversations with Dr. Jennifer, a collection of interviews on the topics of
0:42.3	relationships, sexuality, spirituality, and more, all featuring Dr. Finlayson-Fife.
0:53.0	It's the Happy Families Podcast. It's a happy family's podcast. It's the Happy Families podcast.
0:58.0	It's the podcast for the time poor parent who just wants answers now.
1:03.0	Hello, this is Dr. Justin Coulson, the founder of happyfamilies.com.com.
1:06.2	This time last week we had a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson Fife. She is a sex
1:13.0	therapist, relationship expert, and it was just such a great discussion that we were having.
1:19.1	Because we enjoyed the discussion so much, I kept it going. But we've spread it out across two
1:23.7	episodes. So today is part two of my discussion with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife. If you missed
1:30.1	part one, I strongly strongly encourage you to go back to last Wednesday and have listened to
1:35.4	that before you dive into this one today. But if you would like to know what you can do to improve
1:41.1	your intimate life, this is the podcast episode for you. A quick word before
1:47.1	we dive into this episode. The content of this episode is probably not for younger kids. You
1:53.2	want to consider who's listening. Listener discretion is advised. Let's begin by asking Dr. Finlayson
2:00.2	Fife, how does parenting impact sex drive?
2:05.4	First of all, I think, yes, you're absolutely right, because when I'm going back to that
2:10.7	example of a resentment-inducing dynamic, give me two minutes, right, or whatever, that is
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