135: A Clinical Psychologist Answers YOUR Questions! with Dr. Josh Kruse

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In this Dr. Josh Kruse, a Registered Psychologist at Dr. Josh Kruse & Associates Counselling & Consulting, and Pastor at Village Church (@thisisvillagechurch) in Surrey, Canada, answers all of these questions and more! Kyle and Alana bring the questions that YOU asked over on Instagram. Dr. Josh is a wealth of knowledge, you're not going to want to miss this one!!

- What is counseling actually like? (5:30)

- When to go to counseling? (8:00)

- What if one spouse wants to go and the other refuses? (9:20)

- What should/does premarital counseling look like? (14:00)

- How to set up the wedding night for sexual success? (17:40)

- What to do when one of the couple has previous sexual experience and the other doesn’t? How much to disclose to your spouse about your sexual past? (20:40)

- If my marriage is in a good place, what purpose does it serve to see a counselor? (24:55)

- How to rebuild connection when I feel like it’s gone? (28:40)

- How to manage emotions and stay present during conflict/tough conversations? (31:15)

- How to be a supportive wife when I feel like his work and projects take up all his time? (35:55)

- How to get over resentment towards my spouse from unmet expectations? (38:35)

- What to do when you feel like you can’t bounce back after an argument? Or when neither person will back down and it’s a stalemate? (40:45)

- How to maintain the marriage when your spouse is battling depression? (45:00)

- How to feel loved when my spouse won’t love me by my love language? (47:35)

- What is the biggest difference you see between couples that are doing great vs those that are struggling? (51:15)

- How to handle when one spouse wants something but the other doesn’t? (54:00)

- How to manage when one spouse has a much higher sex drive than the other? Or when it seems like one spouse is apathetic towards sex? (58:55)

- How can women turn their mind off and just enjoy sex? (1:02:25)

- How to talk about past sexual trauma with my spouse? (1:06:25)

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