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Category Archives: Sexual Intimacy

eZine #88: The Pillars of a Strong Marriage

January eZine: The Pillars of a Strong Marriage LET'S KICK THINGS OFF… We've mentioned these before, but there are 4 key pillars to an amazing marriage. >Commitment >Communication >Companionship >Closeness This...

Marriage: Building Connection Seminar

We are thrilled to announce that Doing Family Right will be bringing back our "Building Connection" Seminar this Fall! We had great success with this unique course last year and are...

Podcast 133: RECOVERY 15 – Against All Odds: A Sexual Addiction Recovery Story

Podcast 133: RECOVERY 15 - Against All Odds: A Sexual Addiction Recovery Story This podcast is a special one to us! It details how, against all odds, a couple overcame the...

eZine #77 : Making Valentine’s Day Last

February eZine: Making Valentine's Day Last All Year!   We don't think Valentine's Day should be celebrated only once a year! Here's how you become a lifetime Valentine to your spouse!...

Podcast 129: Intimacy Roadblock: Overcoming Sexual Barriers in Marriage

Podcast 129: Intimacy Roadblock: Overcoming Sexual Barriers in Marriage Dr. Dave Currie shares practical tips and a helpful perspective to help couples face the many challenges encountered in the bedroom, and...

Marriage: The Love Formula

Appreciate the Formula of Love As the years go by, without the right attention, it’s not uncommon for a marital relationship to begin to waver—as in fade or grow apart. Routine,...

Marriage: The ABC’s of Hugging

The ABC’s of Hugging Hugging is one of the core expressions of connection between human beings. We have come to know that affection, affirmation, attention and appreciation toward a developing child by...

Podcast 117: RECOVERY 12—How Sexual Addicts’ Choices Hurt Their Partners

Podcast 117: RECOVERY 12—Cutting Your Losses—How Sexual Addicts’ Choices Hurt Their Partners To help the partner of a porn or sexual addict realize the multiple ways that they have been hurt...

eZine #54: Ramping Up Resolutions—Review & Refocus Your Life

New Year’s Resolutions are nice ideas but they are often shallow and short-lived, going nowhere, helping no-one. But what if the New Year’s resolution idea was reframed into more of a time to REVIEW...

Podcast 110: Understanding Lasting Marital Intimacy

Loving in 3D: Understanding Lasting Marital Intimacy Dr. Dave and Donalyn share one of their favourite concepts on how to keep a marriage strong and last long! Loving in 3D –...

Podcast 107: Why Emotional Connection May Seem Impossible

Intimacy Anorexia: Why Emotional Connection May Seem Impossible Based on the landmark work of Dr. Doug Weiss, we seek to help couples determine if they are facing the paradigm of Intimacy...

eZine #50: Determining Sexual Variation in Marriage

One of the biggest reasons for divorce is issues in the bedroom. There are varying reasons for this, from sexual abuse to distorted understandings about sex often taught by the church...

Podcast 099: RECOVERY 9—Building a Sexual Recovery Plan

Podcast 099: RECOVERY 9—Building a Credible Sexual Recovery Plan Understanding the importance of the careful development of a solid and detailed plan for sexual and porn addiction recovery including choosing and...

Marriage: Understanding Lasting Marital Intimacy

Loving in “3D”: Understanding Lasting Marital Intimacy The month this article went to print, Donalyn and I celebrated 44 years of marriage! That’s a ton of relational experience trying to get marriage...

Marriage: The Wisdom of Solomon

The Wisdom of Solomon – a 2018 Version of Proverbs 5 Avoid Pornography and Any Depiction of Immoral Sexuality My sons – and all you pre-teens, young people and even boomers,...