Laura’s Strengthening Marriage Blog

It’s not everyday that you find a movie that is dedicated to strengthening marriages. Fireproof is just that. It’s got action and drama, love and humor, and intense emotion. It’s awesome. Yet it sends a message that is rarely seen on the big screen that your marriage is worth fighting for, and that the best way to go about it is by including God in the process.   Read the rest of this entry �

Can I just say how infinitely impressed I am with Jordin Sparks, former American Idol winner. Though she has a great voice, it’s not even her singing talent that I’m so impressed with at the moment. It’s her courage and her conviction that has me cheering. She’s got guts! I love it!

As a presenter, Jordin Sparks initially sat through a verbal bashing of promise rings, which she wears, until she’d had quite enough. The MTV Video Music Awards show host was having quite a heyday at the expense of those who actually believe it’s a good idea to save sex for marriage. Read the rest of this entry �

Women have incredible sexual potential. Female sexuality has traditionally been minimized, but for the benefit of one’s wholeness, and for the strength of one’s marriage, an awakening of one’s sexuality within marriage becomes vital.

Sexual satisfaction may seem unimportant to the wife who has not yet made it a priority. Nevertheless, sexual development in marriage goes to the heart of one’s wholeness and personal development. It ultimately allows for the ecstasy of mutual enjoyment in marriage. This is God’s intended gift.

In order to empower women to reap the blessings of sexual wholeness and marital oneness, we must know what it is we are working toward. What are the secrets of sexually satisfied wives? If it is our intention to become sexually whole in our marriages, what are the characteristics of a sexually satisfied wife that we too can develop? Read the rest of this entry �

Laura was recently interviewed on the KJZZ TV “The Home Team” show with host Julie de Azevedo Hanks. She was asked to do a second show as well that was pre-recorded then broadcast on Monday, September 15, 2008.

We had a great discussion about why sex is such a taboo subject, and how to get past the taboo to talk to our kids about sex. We appreciate the courage and candor of our special guests Chris and Heidie.

You can watch these two additional segments by clicking on the video screens below. Feel free to leave a comment and share these clips with friends and family.

VIDEO CLIPS

Why Is Sex Such a Taboo Subject
Sex is one of the single most difficult subjects for couples and families to discuss comfortably and confidently. Author and intimacy educator, Laura M. Brotherson, discusses with Utah’s KJZZ “Home Team” host Julie de Azevedo Hanks why sex is such a taboo subject for couples and how they can overcome this difficulty. (9/08)

How to Talk to Your Kids about Sex
Author and intimacy educator, Laura M. Brotherson, shares insights with Utah’s KJZZ “Home Team” host Julie de Azevedo Hanks to help parents learn how to talk to their kids about sex. They discuss the four steps of: (1) Preparing to teach; (2) What to teach; (3) When to teach; and (4) How to teach. Learn what the four “have-to-times” are for talking to your kids about sex. Parents can prepare themselves and their children for a relationship-building experience discussing sex and intimacy in preparation for a positive and fulfilling intimate relationship in marriage. (9/08)

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CHECK OUT THE TWO NEW VIDEO CLIPS

I had the opportunity to be a guest on KJZZ TV “The Home Team” show with host Julie de Azevedo Hanks on Monday, July 7, 2008. We had a great discussion about the female sexual response, and I shared six ways couples can strengthen their marriage sexually.

You’ll find the following two video segments from this show by clicking on the links. Feel free to leave a comment and share these clips with friends and family.

VIDEO CLIPS

Pt1 - 8Ts of the Female Sexual Response
Laura helps couples strengthen their marriage sexually as she discusses the 8 Ts of the female sexual response with Utah’s KJZZ “Home Team” host Julie de Azevedo Hanks.

Pt2 - 6 Tips to Strengthen the Sexual Relationship
Laura shares 6 tips to help couples strengthen their marriage sexually. Thank you to Heidie and Chris, the brave couple, who were willing to share their story and their successes.

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I’m torn. I’m certainly excited about a vice-presidential candidate that is a strong, conservative, tax cutting, corruption-busting, pro-life mother and wife. Sarah Palin looks like a wonderful person with a great family. She appears to be a true patriot. I’m excited about her potential as a political leader. I’m sure all the intense media attention has been a huge burden on their family. I feel for them.

But my work as a marriage educator and advocate gives me a different focus and concern than those who are trying to destroy Sarah Palin’s political candidacy with unfounded hack jobs. My concern is for the young people, and even those not so young, who are receiving yet another media message that teen sex and pregnancy don’t appear to be that big of a problem. Read the rest of this entry �

I will be a guest on the Home Team “You and Me Monday” show with host Julie de Azevedo Hanks on KJZZ TV channel 14 (Salt Lake City, UT) on Monday, July 7 from 9 - 10 a.m. to do a segment on sexual intimacy in marriage.

They have asked me about inviting a couple (or a woman) who has read and benefited from my book, and/or that has worked with me through phone consultations to join us on the show to share their experience.
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It should come as no surprise that Satan has many tactics to try to get marriages and families off course in an effort to weaken and destroy them. That seems to be his number one objective. What’s really irksome to me is how Satan is using the sexual relationship in otherwise good marriages to weaken them.

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