Category: Marriage
Practical, research-informed writing on building a connected marriage: communication, desire, trust, and intimacy through every season.
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Bridging the Gap: Understanding Adulthood in Relationships
Bridging the Gap: Understanding Adulthood in Relationships In the journey of life, few transitions are as mystifying and silently challenging as the leap from adolescence to…
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Developing a Healthy Sexuality | Interview with Hope Orr – Owner of Elevated Boudoir
Hope Orr is the owner and photographer of Elevated Boudoir in Sandy, Utah. Through her own journey, Hope has been able to work through shame and insecurities around her body and sexuality in order to step more fully into who she is. Hope is passionate in helping women of all backgrounds embrace and celebrate their…
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When do I say yes to marriage?
Copyright © 2017 Daniel A. Burgess, MA LMFT. All Rights Reserved. “Marriage Readiness Questions” danielaburgess.com Copyright When do I say yes to marriage? “The best way to avoid divorce from an unfaithful, abusive, or unsupportive spouse is to avoid marriage to such a person. If you wish to marry well, inquire well. Associations through ‘hanging…
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Improving Intimacy Book Club with Guest: Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife
Jennifer Finlayson-Fife has graciously agreed to join us FOR ONE HOUR ONLY to share her amazing insights and answer questions! The book club hosts will select a small number of questions for Jennifer to answer. Here are the podcast episodes used for Book Club: Ask A Mormon Sex Therapist, Part 16 – THE oft-cited Episode…
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Part 2-2 | How Desiring to Understand My Husband’s Struggle Led to Healthy Dialogue and Healing and Discovering My Own Sexuality
Part 2-2: How Desiring to Understand My Husband’s Struggle Led to Healthy Dialogue and Healing and Discovering My Own Sexuality Leanne is a wife of 31 years. She has 2 children who are both married. She is the grandmother of one. She is a retired preschool teacher of 17 years. She is enjoying her season…
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Part 1-2 | How Desiring to Understand My Husband’s Struggle Led to Healthy Dialogue and Healing and Discovering My Own Sexuality
Part 1-2 | How Desiring to Understand My Husband’s Struggle Led to Healthy Dialogue and Healing and Discovering My Own Sexuality Leanne is a wife of 31 years. She has 2 children who are both married. She is the grandmother of one. She is a retired preschool teacher of 17 years. She is enjoying her…
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Depression and Anxiety in Marriage | Nich and Kelsey Learn to Establishing Healthy Boundaries and Communication
Nich is a 28-year-old convert to the church and has been married to Kelsey for almost 2 years now. Father to the almost 1-year-old Evelynn. Having dealt with depression and ADHD for most of my life but not getting diagnosed and treatment until my mid-20’s caused a lot of problems that were not approached until…
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Intro to Improving Intimacy Podcast
Welcome to “Improving Intimacy”, a podcast for single and married Latter-day Saints seeking to build stronger family connections and marriages. I am your host, Daniel A. Burgess Marriage & Family Therapist, father, husband, author, podcaster and presenter. Like Lehi tasting of the fruit from the tree of life, my profound love and testimony for the…
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Oral Sex
In this article Exploring the Appropriateness of Oral Sex in Marital Intimacy: A Compr Exploring the LDS Church’s stance on intimate behaviors within marriag Introduction LDS Handbook 2 on Sexual Behavior in Marriage Cultural Confusion and Subjectivity Contextual Issues with Quoting President Kimball’s Letter Moral and Spiritual Inconsistency Conclusion References: Applying Lessons Learned Additional Resources…
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Anonymous Questions
Anonymous Questions Whenever I am invited to speak or present a workshop, I provide the participants an opportunity to ask anonymous questions. It has been a valuable experience to hear the weighty, raw and real concerns of those who are struggling for answers. After presenting for five years now, the questions appear to have similar…
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