one of the best ways to be a good parent is to model a joyful, full life. It gives permission

to your kids to ultimately do the same. It allows them to trust and believe in the good of a

relationship and of sexuality, but we can readily make every demand on our time, every possibility

in which we should be sacrificing for our kids,

really interfere with creating a space in which the couple itself can thrive.

Welcome to Conversations with Dr. Jennifer, a collection of interviews on the topics of

relationships, sexuality, spirituality, and more, all featuring Dr. Finlayson-Fife.

It's the Happy Families Podcast. It's a happy family's podcast. It's the Happy Families podcast.

It's the podcast for the time poor parent who just wants answers now.

Hello, this is Dr. Justin Coulson, the founder of happyfamilies.com.com.

This time last week we had a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson Fife. She is a sex

therapist, relationship expert, and it was just such a great discussion that we were having.

Because we enjoyed the discussion so much, I kept it going. But we've spread it out across two

episodes. So today is part two of my discussion with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife. If you missed

part one, I strongly strongly encourage you to go back to last Wednesday and have listened to

that before you dive into this one today. But if you would like to know what you can do to improve

your intimate life, this is the podcast episode for you. A quick word before

we dive into this episode. The content of this episode is probably not for younger kids. You

want to consider who's listening. Listener discretion is advised. Let's begin by asking Dr. Finlayson

Fife, how does parenting impact sex drive?

First of all, I think, yes, you're absolutely right, because when I'm going back to that

example of a resentment-inducing dynamic, give me two minutes, right, or whatever, that is

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