3 Ways To Maintain Intimacy During Pregnancy

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About This Episode Pregnancy can change the way a couple connects, but it doesn't have to create distance. Recorded the week before their c-section, and in the middle of a wildfire evacuation, Aaron and Jennifer share what they have learned walking through pregnancy six times. They teach three areas of intimacy to protect in any season when physical intimacy is disrupted: physical, mental and emotional, and spiritual. They talk honestly about pelvic rest, about Aaron's physical orientation and Jennifer's emotional one, and about the recurring lesson that telling your spouse where you are, rather than silently deciding and leaving them guessing, protects your marriage from insecurity and lies. Aaron also shares news about the show's upcoming shift to guest interviews.

About Aaron & Jennifer Smith Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.

In This Episode Physical intimacy — Holding hands, massages, and staying close even when intercourse isn't possible. Mental and emotional intimacy — Intentional bedtime conversations, checking in, and making each other laugh. Spiritual intimacy — Praying together, sharing Scripture, and reading the Word. Different wiring — Aaron's physical orientation and Jennifer's emotional one. Communicate where you are — Why silent decisions breed insecurity and lies. Safer to be close — It's safer to be intimate than it is to be distant. Any season — Applying these principles whenever physical intimacy is limited. What's next — The show's upcoming shift to guest interviews.

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