The Sex Within Marriage Podcast

Married sexuality, talked about like grown-ups.

The conversations most couples never say out loud, practical, Christian, and honest. New episodes regularly.

  • Since 2016
  • New episodes regularly

Most Marriage Conflicts Aren’t About Right and Wrong

Most of your fights don't have a right answer: two reasonable preferences, competing.

SWM 163

A couple describes their latest fight. The dishwasher, bedtime, whether you deal with a problem the moment it comes up or sleep on it first. The details change, but both of them are frustrated and both are certain they are…

What does Biblical Leadership look like in a Marriage?

Biblical leadership in marriage is a weight, not a rank: you're not leading, you're just outranking.

SWM 162

A wife posted her list of instant divorce triggers, and the top item was her husband finding God and joining a patriarchal religion. I understand why. Most of what gets called headship is a man reading two verses and deciding…

How to Solve the Mental Load in a Christian Marriage

How to solve the mental load in a Christian marriage: she's not asking for help, she's asking to be led.

SWM 160

Social media says the mental load is a chore problem, and that if husbands just did their half, their exhausted wives would finally want them. But splitting the load in half does not lift it. Here is why the mental…

Why Do I Feel So Rejected by My Spouse?

Why do I feel so rejected by my spouse? Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria.

SWM 159

“I struggle with rejection, even when I haven’t actually been rejected.” If that lands for you, there’s a name for it: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, and it’s closely tied to ADHD. Here’s what RSD is, how it quietly damages a marriage…

Why Don’t We Ever Talk About What We Actually Want in Bed?

Survey data from over 1,000 married Christians reveals the same pattern across every sexual activity we measured: couples who talk openly about sex are dramatically more satisfied than those who don’t. If you’ve been sitting on something unsaid, the silence…

SWM 157 – Why Sex Gets Derailed Right Before It Starts

SWM 157

When intimacy keeps getting derailed by oddly timed comments about hygiene, illness, or unrelated problems, it’s easy to wonder if you’re losing your mind or being subtly shut down. This question comes up far more often than people realize, and…