Managing Your Fertility

57 - Dr. Sarah Bartel: Sex Q&A


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I asked for YOUR questions about sex & intimacy and you all delivered!
I am sitting down with Dr. Sarah Bartel, moral theologian, to answer your questions. We are unafraid to get specific, honest, and address the nuances that can come from these kinds of questions, so we don't recommend this for young listeners.
List of questions we address:

  • Using vibrators okay? (many questions about this!)
  • Can the woman touch herself during sex? Is that the man’s job?
  • Intimacy when husband is recovering from porn addiction
  • How do you navigate low/non-existent libido for one or both partners? What’s licit?
  • Tips for initiating when I have spontaneous and hubby has responsive desire? Always feels awkward because it’s the opposite narrative you usually hear about. (many questions about this!)
  • How to orgasm at the same time? We achieved this once, and only once. Sometimes, orgasms happen before sex and can feel guilty about it.
  • Is it okay to have oral sex but then normal sex right after that?
  • NFP when getting to premenopausal, menopause, and post. TTA and sex is hard.
  • Growing in trust outside of the bedroom in order to have more trust during sex
  • How to get “one glass of wine” relaxed sex w/o the wine? So hard to shut down my brain & enjoy
  • What is okay when it comes to imagination? What isn’t? Sometimes, thinking about a scene from a movie or foreplay gets me more in the “zone” and engaging with my husband. Is that wrong?

  • Interviewee bio:
    Sarah Bartel helps married Catholics grow closer to God and closer to their beloved at CanaFeast.com. A moral theologian and mom of five, she and her husband of twenty years created the Cana Feast virtual marriage ministry to help bring the benefits of marriage retreats to more couples. She co-edited A Catechism of Marriage and Family Life for CUA Press. She hikes, reads Jane Austen, and has adventures with her family in the Seattle area. You can find her on Instagram and Facebook @canafeast.
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