Managing Your Fertility

02 - Emily Frase: Honest Conversations about Holy Sex


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What does it mean to have "holy sex" and what does that actually look like? 

How can you create a thriving, healthy sex life with your spouse? 

Does the Catholic Church hate sex and only celebrate babies? 

In this episode, Bridget chats with Emily Frase all about sex, tackling the theological, historical, and, most importantly, the practical. Emily and Bridget delve into an honest conversation about what it means to have holy sex with your spouse, answering commonly asked questions and identifying the need throughout their conversation that honest, reverent conversations about sex are so important to create cultural change and impact on a micro and macro level. 

Additional resources discussed: 

  • Theology of the Body: https://www.amazon.com/Theology-Body/s?k=Theology+of+the+Body
  • Theology of the Body for Beginners: https://www.amazon.com/Theology-Body-Beginners-Rediscovering-Meaning/dp/1635820073/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=theology+of+the+body+for+beginners&qid=1617639003&s=books&sr=1-1
  • Humanae Vitae: http://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-vi_enc_25071968_humanae-vitae.html
  • Holy Sex!: A Catholic Guide to Toe-Curling, Mind-Blowing, Infallible Loving: https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Sex-Toe-Curling-Mind-Blowing-Infallible/dp/0824524713/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=holy+sex&qid=1618266280&s=books&sr=1-1
  • Good News about Marriage & Sex: https://www.amazon.com/Good-News-About-Marriage-Revised/dp/0867166193
  • You can follow Emily over on her personal Instagram account at @totalwhine_ and her business account, @fabmbase.

    Interviewee bio: 

    Emily Frase is a south Louisiana native living in northern Virginia with her husband and two cherubs. After receiving her bachelor's degree in architecture, she went on to work in the nonprofit world in D.C. for five years. To her delight, her background in creative problem solving and working with politicians prepared her perfectly for her current full-time job managing toddler tantrums. She founded the Total W(h)ine Blog (https://totalwhine.com/) in 2018, where she shares her passion for living all aspects of the Catholic Faith in a joyful and honest way, especially marriage, motherhood, NFP, and fertility awareness. She is the co-founder and president of the nonprofit organization FAbM Base (https://totalwhine.com/2020/11/12/fabm-base-fundraiser/), a new fertility awareness database coming soon.

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