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By Sarah Bartel
You are not broken!
The culture is broken. Your expectations may be skewed. But God designed your feminine sexuality to flourish in marriage if it is honored and nurtured app
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Married twelve years with four kids, Elizabeth and her husband mentor engaged couples for the church and teach sympto-thermal NFP through the Couple-to-Couple League. Raised in purity culture, they both assumed that by abstaining until marriage, sex would naturally just work great and keep getting better through the years. It wasn't getting better on its own, so Elizabeth enrolled in My Delight. In this interview, she candidly shares how the conversation went when she asked him about her enrolling. She shares what helped, what changed for her and her husband, and what advice she'd give women thinking of joining My Delight this fall. Resources mentioned in the show: Couple to Couple League My Delight (opening for the fall cohort Sept. 14-17, 2026) 🔥 Free Guide to 9 Skills for Body, Mind, and Spirit for Improving Intimacy for Catholic Wives https://canafeast.com/MyDelight-9-Skills 🤔 What is Allowed for Catholics in the Bedroom? Find out in the 19-page "What's Allowed List" ($10) https://canafeast.com/mydelight-whatsallowed Support the show Want to learn 10 Truths for Good Sex for Catholic Wives? Free "10 Truths" download. https://canafeast.com/10truths Free Enhancing Marital Intimacy Guide for Catholic Women: 9 Skills for Body, Mind, and Spirit (for married and engaged women) Do you want to know what is allowed for Catholics in the bedroom? The "What's Allowed List" answers 20+ questions about what is licit and illicit. ($10)

Haley Yeager is a Creighton Model FertiliCare NFP instructor and the host of the Truth and Fertility Podcast. Sarah asked her what she would say to a young engaged Catholic woman who doesn't think she'll need to learn NFP because she wants to have kids right away. Listen along to learn: 1. You might not get pregnant as quickly as you hope, and NFP is great for helping couples conceive. In fact, 76% of couples with normal fertility conceive on their first cycle using CreightonModel FertiliCare, and by the sixth cycle, that rate goes to 98%. Couples with infertility have a 20-40% chance of conceiving, the same rate as a round of IVF. ( https://tcmef.org/achieving-pregnancy) 2. Learning to track your cycles together gives your husband a window into the cyclical life he'll be living once he's married to a woman and closely united with her. 3. Learning to understand your body with cycle charting empowers you with a body literacy that can help you address underlying root causes of reproductive health challenges. Find Haley on her Truth and Fertility Podcast Reels @truthandfertilityproject https://truthandfertility.com https://www.factsaboutfertility.org 🔥 Free Guide to 9 Skills for Body, Mind, and Spirit for Improving Intimacy for Catholic Wives https://canafeast.com/MyDelight-9-Skills 🤔 What is Allowed for Catholics in the Bedroom? Find out in the 19-page "What's Allowed List" ($10) https://canafeast.com/mydelight-whatsallowed Support the show Want to learn 10 Truths for Good Sex for Catholic Wives? Free "10 Truths" download. https://canafeast.com/10truths Free Enhancing Marital Intimacy Guide for Catholic Women: 9 Skills for Body, Mind, and Spirit (for married and engaged women) Do you want to know what is allowed for Catholics in the bedroom? The "What's Allowed List" answers 20+ questions about what is licit and illicit. ($10)

Sarah sits with Catholic Health and Hormones expert Rita Johnson of Divine Mercy Nutritional Care to discuss how to thrive in perimenopause. Inspired by a conversation with the Lord in Adoration, Rita created "The Perimenopause Toolkit" a week-long workshop with a talk each day featuring the expertise of one of five Catholic women's health experts who gather to share about exercise, hormone replacement therapy considerations, hormonal knowledge, and marital intimacy through this season of change in a woman's life. God's design for your body is beautiful and good--even as your body changes. Register at https://healthandhormones.org/perimenopause-toolkit/ Sarah asked Rita to share three tips to help women thrive in perimenopause. They are: 1. Calm down your nervous system. The same emotional regulation and nervous system calming measures that can help your libido thrive can also help you feel better through perimenopause. Things you can try to keep your nervous system regulated include protecting sleep so that you get at 7-9 hours. At Sarah's request, Rita shares her own nighttime wind-down routine that prepares her for her nine-hour-a-night sleep. 2. Eat a good breakfast with protein within an hour of waking up. Women's hormones thrive when blood sugar is stabilized with morning protein, especially when perimenopause hormone shifts remove some of the blood sugar protection that women may have had earlier. Rita shares how this can look like adding collagen to your coffee or tea in the morning or adding sausage to breakfast. 3. Get intentional about movement and exercise to work your muscles for strength, however you can fit that into your days. This can look like a short walk after meals, or doing ten bodyweight squats, or trying to get up from your chair without using any assistance, and see if you can do that ten times in a row. Want to learn more about thriving in perimenopause from multiple Catholic women experts? Sign up for the workshop hear from experts. If you can't make each daily session live, don't worry, as the recordings will be available for those who register. Sign up here: https://healthandhormones.org/perimenopause-toolkit 🔥 Free Guide to 9 Skills for Body, Mind, and Spirit for Improving Intimacy for Catholic Wives https://canafeast.com/MyDelight-9-Skills 🤔 What is Allowed for Catholics in the Bedroom? Find out in the 19-page "What's Allowed List" ($10) https://canafeast.com/mydelight-whatsallowed Support the show Want to learn 10 Truths for Good Sex for Catholic Wives? Free "10 Truths" download. https://canafeast.com/10truths Free Enhancing Marital Intimacy Guide for Catholic Women: 9 Skills for Body, Mind, and Spirit (for married and engaged women) Do you want to know what is allowed for Catholics in the bedroom? The "What's Allowed List" answers 20+ questions about what is licit and illicit. ($10)

Recently, Sarah invited her marriage ministry followers to reply to a simple question: "What Does Your Marriage Need Right Now"? She offered to take their marriage prayer intentions before Jesus in Adoration. Over 59 women and men answered. There was a common thread running through most of them. In today's episode, Sarah shares fifteen responses from Catholic wives and husbands. This privileged glimpse into the heart of real Catholic marriages illustrates what Our Lady says at the Wedding at Cana in John 2:3: "They have no more wine." Reading through these 15 replies, Sarah reflects on what they teach us about the need for intimacy, communication, joy, friendship, and that so-necessary superglue for marriage: emotional intimacy. Do you any of these stories resonate with what you are feeling right now? In this episode: ✅ 15 honest responses from Catholic wives and husbands ✅ Recurring themes ✅ An example of emotional abuse, and a Catholic response ✅ Why many marriages don't need more work. Enough with the heaviness! What they need is more FUN! ✅ Resource ideas if you want to improve emotional intimacy in your own marriage Mentioned in this episode: 🌴 canafeast.com/abundantlive The 4 week experience your marriage needs this summer! 📖 Don't Plant Your Seeds Among Thorns: A Catholic's Guide to Recognizing and Healing from Domestic Abuse A book for Catholic wives suffering emotional abuse ❤️🩹 hopesgarden.com Online community for hurting wives and husbands ✨ youaremadenew.com Catholic coaching with De Yarrison for wives who have suffered emotional abuse 🔥 Free Guide to 9 Skills for Body, Mind, and Spirit for Improving Intimacy for Catholic Wives https://canafeast.com/MyDelight-9-Skills 🤔 What is Allowed for Catholics in the Bedroom? Find out in the 19-page "What's Allowed List" ($10) https://canafeast.com/mydelight-whatsallowed Support the show Want to learn 10 Truths for Good Sex for Catholic Wives? Free "10 Truths" download. https://canafeast.com/10truths Free Enhancing Marital Intimacy Guide for Catholic Women: 9 Skills for Body, Mind, and Spirit (for married and engaged women) Do you want to know what is allowed for Catholics in the bedroom? The "What's Allowed List" answers 20+ questions about what is licit and illicit. ($10)

Maybe you don't need to work on your marriage right now. Maybe you need to rest, play, and relax more together. This creates a lush space for connection to naturally flourish. In this episode, Sarah explores why so many couples feel emotionally exhausted. They're in the daily grind, slowly drifting apart as they handle the real-world responsibilities of work, kids, household, and social commitments. Even Church commitments can add to this! What they need is not more work, but more play. More delight. Drawing from favorite memories of tropical vacations, quiet walks in the countryside, and the meaning of authentic leisure, Sarah shares how couples can step out of survival mode and cultivate the atmosphere where friendship, affection, and intimacy can thrive. You'll discover:Why vacations often help couples reconnectThe surprising importance of play, laughter, and leisure in marriageHow the beach vacay essentials of sun, sand, and waves can become a simple framework for strengthening your relationshipPractical ways to bring vacation-like joy into your everyday life—without buying a plane ticket! ✈️Whether you're longing for a special getaway or just hoping to find connection again after an intense season, this episode offers encouragement and practical ideas to help you rediscover the delight of being together. Mentioned in this episode: 🏝️ Join our free Summer Marriage Getaway for Catholic couples at CanaFeast.com/Getaway, You get our short, fun online sessions designed to help you slow down, laugh together, and renew your friendship as husband and wife. Hawaiian Island vibes are infused throughout!🍍🌈🌺 🔥 Free Guide to 9 Skills for Body, Mind, and Spirit for Improving Intimacy for Catholic Wives https://canafeast.com/MyDelight-9-Skills 🤔 What is Allowed for Catholics in the Bedroom? Find out in the 19-page "What's Allowed List" ($10) https://canafeast.com/mydelight-whatsallowed Support the show Want to learn 10 Truths for Good Sex for Catholic Wives? Free "10 Truths" download. https://canafeast.com/10truths Free Enhancing Marital Intimacy Guide for Catholic Women: 9 Skills for Body, Mind, and Spirit (for married and engaged women) Do you want to know what is allowed for Catholics in the bedroom? The "What's Allowed List" answers 20+ questions about what is licit and illicit. ($10)
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