"Straight Talk about Strengthening Marriage"
Newsletter #100 (June 2019)

Characteristics of Healthy/Unhealthy Sexuality ~ VIDEO - Help for Higher-Desire Wives ~ Laura's Recommended Books ~ Ultimate Intimacy App ~ Unhooked: Help an Addicted Loved-One Recover ~ VIDEO - Cruise 2020
"Raising the Bar on Intimate Relationships:
Characteristics of Healthy and Unhealthy Sexuality"
by Laura M. Brotherson, Meridian Magazine

Do you know what healthy sexuality looks like? To raise the bar on the intimate relationship in our marriages, couples need to know what healthy sexual relationships are if they want to be able to create a "sextraordinary marriage."

In part 1 and part 2 of this article Laura shares 20 characteristics that help determine what defines healthy and unhealthy sexuality.

CLICK -- for Part 1 of Article (characteristics #1-10)
CLICK -- for Part 2 of Article (characteristics #11-20)
"Help for Higher-Desire Wives"
VIDEO - KSL TV "Studio 5"
Friday, May 17, 2019 - Salt Lake City, UT

In popular culture, we hear about how important sex is for men and that women just don't have the same drive. But what if that isn't the case in your marriage? Watch Laura's interview with host Brooke Walker of KSL Television's "Studio 5" as they discuss four helps for higher-desire wives.

Recommended Books
Laura's Counseling Handouts

NEW!! In addition to Laura's counseling handouts, you can now review her recommended self-help books on The Marital Intimacy Institute website! No time to read? Audiobook options are also available! Some of Laura's recommended books include:
  • Self-Compassion
  • Loving What Is
  • Boundaries
  • Codependent No More
  • Every Man's Battle
Check out these and many others on Laura's Resources page.
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Want more free therapy? Many of Laura's clinical handouts and worksheets are now available to anyone on our counseling website - The Marital Intimacy Institute. On Laura's Resources page, you will find handouts on the following topics:
  • Addiction
  • Depression
  • Infidelity
  • Marriage
  • Pre-Marital Prep
  • Self-Development
  • Sex Therapy
Ultimate Intimacy App

Have fun increasing your intimate connection with your spouse with the Ultimate Intimacy App - a free Christian-friendly app designed to strengthen marriages by making lovemaking fun and deepening couples' intimate connection. Some of the features include:
  • Custom bedroom game
  • Conversation starters
  • Romantic coupons
  • Bucket list
  • Date ideas
CLICK -- for more details and to download the app
by Jason Coombs

Is someone you love addicted? Have you found yourself wondering if all of your efforts to "help" or "fix" your loved one are really going the right direction? What are the best strategies to help someone in bondage to a substance find real results?

Jason Coombs, a person in long-term recovery and the Founder and CEO of Brick House Recovery, provides answers in his newly released book and Amazon Best Seller Unhooked: How to Help an Addicted Loved On Recover. Jason shares key concepts and highlights Laura's 7 Steps to Spiritual Surrender!

"In this book Unhooked, Jason provides a raw, heart-rending look into the depths of addiction and recovery. More importantly he helps family members facing addiction learn how to 'be okay, even when they are not okay' by utilizing God's enabling, healing and strengthening power as they surrender to Him. This book beautifully guides readers through the process of spiritual surrender, which is key to having peace, success and creating lasting change. I highly recommend this book to anyone facing the devastating difficulties of loved ones dealing with addiction."
~Laura M. Brotherson, LMFT, CST

CLICK -- for more details
CLICK -- to purchase on Amazon
Laura's Couples' Valentine's Cruise #7 - Feb 2020


Join us on our next Couples' Valentine's Cruise #7 -- Feb 15-22, 2020!! We're so excited to announce our first Mexican Riviera cruise - making this cruise even more accessible and affordable to you sailing out of California!

Get all the details about this Princess Cruise and how to register on our StrengtheningMarriage.com Cruise page (where you can check out all our past cruises and fun photos as well) or visit our Columbus Travel Couples' Valentine's Cruise website for additional cruise information. This cruise is filling fast so call today with your deposit! 
 
If you've been on our Couples' Cruises before you know how awesome these cruises are... if you haven't you're in for a real TREAT for you, your spouse and your marriage!!
To Reserve Your Cabin --
Call Columbus Travel TODAY!
800-373-3328 -or-

Sex in Utah and all around the world is about to change for the better with the opening of The Marital Intimacy Institute in Provo, Utah. We're excited to offer our marriage-strengthening services both locally and online. Learn more about Laura's counseling services, her Wait List and her Priority Client option!

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