Health Archives - Uncovering Intimacy

SWM 088 – My Vasectomy Experience

A reader asked:
Your post about your surgery is 5+ years old…. any updates, additional thoughts, additional things to research? Is there a certain “technique” we should look into (stitches vs something else I read about briefly?) dare I ask, has it affected your faith? We are Southern Baptist raised, and raising our kiddos Baptist/ non-denominational. In other words, denomination is not a factor in this decision. But there are so many opinions out there, I’m at a loss. I know that is what they are, just opinions. At this point, if I spend time in prayer and the Lord brings me peace… I’m going to trust God to give my husband the same peace. If not, we will go another route.
As the wife, even if we are both pro-vasectomy, I just don’t know how our relationship would handle the guilt if something did go wrong….

SWM 067 – Infatuation, New Relationship Energy, and Love

Why you don’t have that “I want to rip your clothes off” feeling anymore. In this post/podcast episode, I tackle the question of what causes that feeling, and the neuro-chemicals involved.

September Kegel/Squat Challenge

Well, summer is nearly over. Here in Canada, this is our last long weekend until Thanksgiving in October, so our family is going camping and while we’re there, my wife is running a Spartan Beast – 21 km (13 mile) obstacle course (her new hobby/obsession).

Is it wrong for Christians to be Circumcised?

A few weeks ago, I received a question through our Have a Question page. Normally I would just answer them in our monthly questions round up, like this one, but this question had so much history to go through and it’s so polarizing in Christian

How do you do kegel exercises?

My regular readers should know by now that we’re doing a 30-day kegel exercise challenge, and today is day 1! Now, if you want to participate in the group, you should join it on Facebook here. I thought I’d write a quick post about how

Who wants to join a 30 day kegel exercise challenge?

Do you know what kegel exercises are? Alright, if you do, you can skip the next paragraph. If not, listen up. Your kegel muscles are basically your pelvic floor muscles. They’re heavily involved in anything bathroom or bedroom related (waste expulsion, orgasm, etc.). Kegel exercises

What do people do about cleanup after sex?

Sex can often by a bit of a messy activity. Between bodily fluids and lube, there’s generally a lot of liquids to deal with after you’re done. And unfortunately, no one really talks about it, so you don’t really know what to expect, or how

5 ways to stop stress from killing your sex life

Stress has a huge impact on our sex lives. It changes everything from the initial desire to have sex, through to arousal and ultimately the ability to orgasm. For most people, sex negatively impacts all these things. So, one of my readers wants to know,

Why can’t I be happy with myself

Friday night, Jay challenged me to say “I’m happy with the progress I’ve made” out loud, to myself. Would you have a hard time saying that out loud? Even to yourself? I did. It was incredibly difficult. It took a conversation that lasted a couple

Why do I smell bad (down there) after we’ve had sex?

There are many women who suffer from this condition, an unpleasant smell or odour after sex, sometimes for days or even a week afterwards. Here’s a question about it from one of our readers: I have a question I have wondered about for years. This

Why doesn’t my wife get wet?

I get a lot of husbands asking me the question “Why doesn’t my wife get wet?” I similarly get questions from wives asking why their husband doesn’t believe them when they say they’re enjoying themselves during sex despite not being lubricated. So, here we go.

Rebecca Lynn Gruwell on SWM 047 – Spontaneous desire is a blessing: “I have thoroughly enjoyed these articles on spontaneous vs responsive sex drive! They have been so helpful in putting words…” Mar 18, 08:58

Jay Dee on SWM 100 – My daughter’s speech – The crisis of my generation – transgenderism: “I know! The first time I heard her deliver it, I heard a father in the room say “We need…” Mar 14, 23:09

Cassandra on SWM 100 – My daughter’s speech – The crisis of my generation – transgenderism: “I am not gonna lie, I was bummed that that ended so abruptly! Is it possible to do a part…” Mar 14, 20:55

Prameed J Pilli on SWM 100 – My daughter’s speech – The crisis of my generation – transgenderism: “When ( man or woman ) interferes with God/ nature as we know it – we invite disaster. Sooner or…” Mar 14, 02:08

Michael G Deluca on SWM 100 – My daughter’s speech – The crisis of my generation – transgenderism: “Very brave of you to go against the popular cultural point of the day. I hope you can continue to…” Mar 14, 01:28

Anonymous on Should I be upset if my spouse falls asleep during sex?: “You falling asleep is not a reason for him to cheat. First, you need to explore why you’re falling asleep.…” Mar 13, 20:16

Rebecca on SWM 100 – My daughter’s speech – The crisis of my generation – transgenderism: “I would love to hear your daughter share her journey.” Mar 13, 16:14

Rebecca on SWM 100 – My daughter’s speech – The crisis of my generation – transgenderism: “What a great speech! Kudos to your daughter for taking on such a hot topic and being willing to suffer…” Mar 13, 16:10

Cat on SWM 100 – My daughter’s speech – The crisis of my generation – transgenderism: “I commend your daughter for her courage. She is putting a voice to a very unpopular, politically-incorrect, and yet logical…” Mar 13, 12:20

Cat on SWM 100 – My daughter’s speech – The crisis of my generation – transgenderism: “Nate, excellent correlation. Yes, these lawmakers / advocates are essentially predators on our children, deliberately working at destroying the parent-child…” Mar 13, 12:10