135: A Clinical Psychologist Answers YOUR Questions! with Dr. Josh Kruse
Looking for a safe place to purchase bedroom toys? Married Dance is a Christian, discreet, nudity-free, marriage-focused adult toy store that might have just what you're looking for! Use our code KINGDOMSEXUALITY for 10% off! In this Dr. Josh Kruse, a Registered Psychologist at Dr. Josh Kruse & Associates Counselling & Consulting, and Pastor at Village Church (@thisisvillagechurch) in Surrey, Canada, answers all of these questions and more! Kyle and Alana bring the questions that YOU asked over on Instagram. Dr. Josh is a wealth of knowledge, you're not going to want to miss this one!! - What is counseling actually like? (5:30) - When to go to counseling? (8:00) - What if one spouse wants to go and the other refuses? (9:20) - What should/does premarital counseling look like? (14:00) - How to set up the wedding night for sexual success? (17:40) - What to do when one of the couple has previous sexual experience and the other doesn’t? How much to disclose to your spouse about your sexual past? (20:40) - If my marriage is in a good place, what purpose does it serve to see a counselor? (24:55) - How to rebuild connection when I feel like it’s gone? (28:40) - How to manage emotions and stay present during conflict/tough conversations? (31:15) - How to be a supportive wife when I feel like his work and projects take up all his time? (35:55) - How to get over resentment towards my spouse from unmet expectations? (38:35) - What to do when you feel like you can’t bounce back after an argument? Or when neither person will back down and it’s a stalemate? (40:45) - How to maintain the marriage when your spouse is battling depression? (45:00) - How to feel loved when my spouse won’t love me by my love language? (47:35) - What is the biggest difference you see between couples that are doing great vs those that are struggling? (51:15) - How to handle when one spouse wants something but the other doesn’t? (54:00) - How to manage when one spouse has a much higher sex drive than the other? Or when it seems like one spouse is apathetic towards sex? (58:55) - How can women turn their mind off and just enjoy sex? (1:02:25) - How to talk about past sexual trauma with my spouse? (1:06:25) Want more? Come hang out with us! Instagram Facebook Group Patreon Website Links from today’s episode: Dr. Josh Kruse: Website Instagram Podcast