Sex After Miscarriage, Grieving Lack of Intimacy, Self-Pleasure After Betrayal, and Making Love with Adult Kids in the House (Listener Questions)
Sex Chat for Christian WivesShow Notes
We answer listener questions about the struggle of having sexual intimacy after miscarriage, grieving the long lack of intimacy, whether a wife should self-pleasure after her husband's betrayal shut down sex, and how to maintain sexual intimacy with adult kids living at home. Sponsor Join podcast co-host J. Parker and Brad & Kate Aldrich of Aldrich Ministries Coaching Network for a 7-day cruise starting Valentine's Day 2027! Click HERE to learn more about this opportunity to sail to better intimacy. From the Bible The Message Paraphrase of 1 Corinthians 7:3–6: Certainly—but only within a certain context. It's good for a man to have a wife, and for a woman to have a husband. Sexual drives are strong, but marriage is strong enough to contain them and provide for a balanced and fulfilling sexual life in a world of sexual disorder. The marriage bed must be a place of mutuality—the husband seeking to satisfy his wife, the wife seeking to satisfy her husband. Marriage is not a place to "stand up for your rights." Marriage is a decision to serve the other, whether in bed or out. Abstaining from sex is permissible for a period of time if you both agree to it, and if it's for the purposes of prayer and fasting—but only for such times. Then come back together again. Satan has an ingenious way of tempting us when we least expect it. I'm not, understand, commanding these periods of abstinence—only providing my best counsel if you should choose them. Resources
The Higher Desire Wife: Understanding and Help for Christian Women Navigating Mismatched Sex Drives by J. Parker Episode 255: When Same-Sex Arousal Enters Marriage, with Vicki Tiede Better Help Therapy Network Studying the Psalms: Lament — InspiritEncourage Episode 116: Lament As A Healing Practice After Betrayal (1/2) - HopeForWives: Overcoming the Impact of Sexual Betrayal Episode 117: Lament As A Healing Practice After Betrayal (2/2) - HopeForWives: Overcoming the Impact of Sexual Betrayal Episode 212: What About Masturbation? - Sex Chat for Christian Wives Hope For Wives Podcast: Overcoming the Impact of Sexual Betrayal The Sarah Society Sexual Clarity for Christian Women • Strong Wives What Will the Kids Think? | The Forgiven Wife Making Love When You Have Teens in the Home - Hot, Holy & Humorous The Joy of Earbuds | The Forgiven Wife Thanks for joining us at the virtual kitchen table for another great chat! We'd love for you to join our inner circle by supporting us on Patreon. You can contribute to our wonderful ministry while getting some fun perks for yourself! Check it out here: https://patreon.com/ForChristianWives If you want to contribute without using Patreon, you can donate here.
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