My Delight with 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 appropriately.
This show is for Catholic women who want to know how to enjoy sex in marriage. This show helps you learn how to create a positive view of sexuality and your body in line with Catholic teaching and ALSO gain practical knowledge, tips, and scripts. If you want to know more about what it means to care for your unique, God-designed sexuality as women --so that you can thrive in your sex life in marriage and help change the culture--join in these honest, woman-centered conversations hosted by Sarah Bartel, moral theologian and Catholic sex + marriage coach.
“Sexuality is a source of joy and pleasure: The Creator himself ... established that in the genitive function, spouses should experience pleasure and enjoyment of body and spirit. Therefore, the spouses do nothing evil in seeking this pleasure and enjoyment.” -Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2362
Episodes
40 episodes
What is Sexual Coercion? with Jenny DuBay
Making you feel guilty for saying "no."Wearing you down with asking over and over.You just want to get some sleep... the babies will be up at 5 am, so you just give in to get it over with....These are all examples of sexual...
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Nutrition, Libido, and Perimenopause with Rita Johnson
How does nutrition impact our hormones for libido and perimenopause thriving? Sarah is joined by Catholic nutritionist Rita Johnson of the Health and Hormones podcast to chat about how what you eat can impact your libido and perimen...
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🇫🇷 7 Reasons I Love France and Want to Take You There!
Ladies, this is your invitation from Sarah to join her on a "Daughters of Grace" Women's pilgrimage to France in May 2026!It's this May 4-13th, in the footsteps of St. Thérèse, her mama St. Zélie, St. Joan of Arc ("I was born to do this!...
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30:25
What Should You Wear to Bed? 💕
What should you wear as you climb into bed with your husband for a lovemaking night?Sarah invites you to consider:Wearing something that makes you feel good. 1. It might feel good in terms of comfort. It ...
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Do You Need a Sex Sabbatical?🚫
What is a sex sabbatical? How do you know if you need one? What do you do during it, and how do you change up your dynamic afterwards?In this episode, Sarah shares how a sex sabbatical can be a helpful way to reset your love life in marr...
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Our Lady and Your Love Life
What does the Blessed Virgin Mary have to do with your love life as a Catholic wife? Is it even appropriate to turn to her for help in this area, seeing as she is a virgin--the Virgin of virgins, in fact?Yes! She is the passiona...
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Touched Out! 4 Tips
So many moms feel touched out by the end of the day and don't want their husband to touch them, especially not in lovemaking. How do you handle this?In this episode, Sarah shares 4 tips for handling that touched-out feeling t...
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Making Time For It When You're a Busy Mom
How do you find time for sex when you'e a busy mom with young kids?First, Sarah shares three mindset shifts, plus a bonus note on attitudes about motherhood:1. You NEED to make time for your marriage. You don't find it, you ma...
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What Is There for Husbands? ... with Nathan Bartel
In this episode, Sarah welcomes special guest Nathan Bartel... her husband! Sarah asks Nathan about what led him to create his Holy Desires course for husbands. Along the way, they chat about:Philosophy (Nathan's Master'...
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What Can You Do in NFP Abstinence Time?
If you're using NFP to avoid pregnancy (TTA), how can you thrive in your marriage with the abstinence period in your fertile window? How do you stay close? What sort of physical affection and touch is appropriate? (No genital stimulation for in...
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5 Reasons It's Worth Working on It
Maybe you're a Catholic wife with sex struggles in your marriage, but you think, "Oh well, that's just how it is." In this episode, Sarah lays out five reasons why it's worth your bother to figure out how to make things better for you.
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What about Period Sex?
What about having sex during your period (as a married Catholic woman)? What are some things to think about? There are no moral prohibitions to this in the Catholic faith. Different NFP methods may have guidance around avoiding period sex if yo...
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What about Quickies?
Are quick lovemaking sessions (less than 20-30 min or so) a good idea in your Catholic marriage, or not? In this episode, Sarah offers some cautionary and probing questions meant to identify if quickies are helping build your unity and connecti...
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Why Discovering Your Libido Brakes and Accelerators Is Important
What gets you in the mood? That's an accelerator. What are you libido-killers? Those are your breaks. In this episode, Sarah describes common brakes and accelerators for women. She shares some ideas for how to learn what your own personal...
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17:19
What Counts as Just Cause for Using NFP?
How grave do your reasons need to be to use NFP to avoid pregancy? The precise language the Church uses in Humanae Vitae discussing the kinds of reasons legitimating using NFP actually refers to "just reasons," "serious reasons," or...
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10:49
NFP with a Contraceptive Mentality? It's Not a Thing.
Can you use NFP with a contraceptive mentality? Is this something to beware of? No.Sarah debunks the false worry that NFP users need to watch out for using NFP with a contraceptive mentality.She looks at the origin of ...
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Marital Debt is Not Church Teaching
What is this idea of marital debt? Where is it in the Catechism, or in other official magisterial Church documents? (Hint: It's not actually there!) What does a belief in marital debt do to a married Catholic or Christian woman?In this e...
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How to Say No (Nicely!)
How do you lovingly decline your husband's initiation of sex in a way that is still connecting and that doesn't feel like such a harsh personal rejection to him? In this episode, you'll learn how to put your "no" inside a Positivity...
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9:47
Don't Put Your Marriage on the Back Burner! 3 Reasons to Keep Growing
The Abundant Catholic marriage course is on sale for 50% off (coupon code: JOY) until Thurs, June 10th in honor of the upcoming feast of Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin!🌹 Learn more at canafeast....
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3 Keys to Emotional Intimacy from Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin
In this episode, I’m joined by my husband Nathan as we share three keys to building emotional intimacy in marriage, inspired by Saints Louis and Zélie Martin.You will hear about how this saintly couple put faith at the center of their re...
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22:09
3 Reasons Why You Don't Like Sex (Catholic wives)
Are you not enjoying sex in your Catholic marriage? I bet I know why. It's likely at least one of these top 3 reasons that come up with women all the time in my coaching.1. Obligation sex. 2. Not enough foreplay
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25:22
Talking with Your Kids about Sex with Dr. Julia Sudusky
What can parents do to help prevent sexual abuse of their kids AND raise them to have a balanced, shame-free attitude towards their bodies? What should you do if your child keeps touching themselves? Dr. Julia Sadusky, a licensed clinical psych...
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57:31
How Often Should You Be Doing It in Your Catholic Marriage? 🤔
How frequently should you be making love in your marriage?This episode is all about frequency! In it, I share about:-Quality vs. quanity-Desire differences between spouses-Spontaneous vs. responsive libido-Wha...
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21:55
Perimenopause, Hormones, and Libido with Christina Valenzuela
What is perimenopause? How long does it last? What are the signs that you are in it? How can it affect your fertility and libido? Sarah talks with Christina Valenzuela, creator of the Perimenopause Prep Course, about thriving in the years befor...
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