Fire Your Doctor With Dr. Danielle and Richard Lockwood

🎙️ Episode 17: Rhythm & Flow: Sex, Sleep, and Sugar Balance


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Taking Back Your Sex Drive, Desire, and Energy—Naturally, with God’s Design in Mind

⚠️ Disclaimer:If there are young ears around, please be aware that this episode discusses intimacy, sexual health within marriage. You may want to use headphones or listen privately.


🔍 In this episode, we unpack:

  • If you don’t know how it works, you can’t fix it

    • Understanding how the physical and mental components of sex drive work for males and females

    • Hormonal, neurological, and psychological factors that drive desire

  • Prioritizing sex in marriage

    • 1 Corinthians 7:3–5 (The Message) reminds us:“The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs. The wife doesn’t get to say ‘no’ to herself, and the husband doesn’t get to say ‘no’ to himself. Don’t deprive each other—except if you both agree to a time of prayer and fasting—then come back together again. Otherwise, Satan will use your lack of self-control to tempt you.”

  • Ways to calm your body naturally

    • Vagus nerve stimulation for relaxation

    • Deep breathing, meditation, and gentle movement

    • Modulating cortisol levels to reduce stress and restore rhythm

  • Dr. Dani’s self-talk on exercise and rhythm

    • How the messages we tell ourselves can support or sabotage natural hormonal and energy rhythms

    • Strategies to reframe mindset and cultivate sustainable energy and desire

📖 Spiritual Reflection:Your body’s rhythms—rest, desire, and vitality—are part of God’s intentional design. Sexuality and intimacy are gifts meant to be honored within the covenant of marriage.

“Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth.” — Proverbs 5:18

When we align with God’s design, calming the body and mind, and renewing how we speak to ourselves, we cultivate a natural flow of energy, desire, and vitality that honors both body and soul.

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Fire Your Doctor With Dr. Danielle and Richard LockwoodBy Dr. Danielle Lockwood