Man Within Podcast 803 - Adam & Karissa King on Resuscitating Your Sex Life After Porn
Adam and Karissa King help young married couples create a marriage that's intimate, adventurous, and purposeful.
Karissa has a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology and a PhD in Theology and Biblical interpretation. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Adam has a Masters degree in Philosophy and Christian Apologetics and is a Certified Life Coach.
They're also certified as Prepare/Enrich (P/E) marriage counselors, we're Gottman-trained, and both taught at Wilson University.
I wanted to have Adam and Karissa on the show very specifically to learn how to resuscitate your sex life after pornography...listen to the full episode to get their wisdom on this touchy and painful topic!
In this episode, we discuss:
1:15 Why I invited Adam and Karissa onto the podcast
4:10 The importance of having both Biblical and clinical expertise in your recovery journey
7:12 What does healthy sexuality look like from a Biblical perspective, especially if your framework is "purity culture"?
12:35 How parents who never learned about healthy sexuality from their parents should approach guiding their children in this area
17:47 When a husband gets clean, but his wife still doesn't trust him...what's going on?
23:43 Examples on how to rebuild trust in relationship
30:04 Realistic expectations around your sex life during intimacy, and how to navigate starting to have sex again
36:20 Markers of a healthy sex life
41:53 How do you grow in the area of playfulness for a better marriage?
46:05 Action steps to make this practical in your life
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