My Delight with Sarah Bartel
by Sarah Bartel
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Catholic Rom-Com Novels with Author Olivia Hope McCarthy
Catholic Rom-Com Novels with Author Olivia Hope McCarthy
About this podcast
You are not broken!
The culture is broken. Your expectations may be skewed. But God designed your feminine sexuality to flourish in marriage if it is honored and nurtured appropriately.
This show is for Catholic women who want to know how to enjoy sex in marriage. This show helps you learn how to create a positive view of sexuality and your body in line with Catholic teaching and ALSO gain practical knowledge, tips, and scripts. If you want to know more about what it means to care for your unique, God-designed sexuality as women --so that you can thrive in your sex life in marriage and help change the culture--join in these honest, woman-centered conversations hosted by Sarah Bartel, moral theologian and Catholic sex + marriage coach.
“Sexuality is a source of joy and pleasure: The Creator himself ... established that in the genitive function, spouses should experience pleasure and enjoyment of body and spirit. Therefore, the spouses do nothing evil in seeking this pleasure and enjoyment.” -Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2362
Episodes
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- Catholic Rom-Com Novels with Author Olivia Hope McCarthy · 59 minListen to Sarah and Catholic rom-com author Olivia Hope McCarthy chat about Olivia's novels... What inspired her to start writing clean rom-comsThe importance of finding outside…
- Sex is Not a Need · 39 minHave you picked up the idea that sex is a need, especially for men? This idea is false. Sex is not a need. It's a desire. Believing that sex is a need for men in marriage puts a…
- "It Used to Seem Like So Much Work": Elizabeth's My Delight Success Story · 33 minMarried twelve years with four kids, Elizabeth and her husband mentor engaged couples for the church and teach sympto-thermal NFP through the Couple-to-Couple League. Raised in…
- 3 Benefits to Learning NFP with Haley Yeager · 20 minHaley Yeager is a Creighton Model FertiliCare NFP instructor and the host of the Truth and Fertility Podcast. Sarah asked her what she would say to a young engaged Catholic woman…
- 3 Perimenopause Tips with Rita Johnson · 13 minSarah sits with Catholic Health and Hormones expert Rita Johnson of Divine Mercy Nutritional Care to discuss how to thrive in perimenopause. Inspired by a conversation with the…
- A Positive Vision of Sex for Catholic Wives · 9 minCatholic married women, have you ever thought that you might have limiting beliefs about sex in your marriage? Have you ever envisioned that you could experience sex with your…
- 15 Real Couples Shared What Their Marriage Needs--Emotional Connection · 40 minRecently, Sarah invited her marriage ministry followers to reply to a simple question: "What Does Your Marriage Need Right Now"? She offered to take their marriage prayer…
- The Beach Mindset Vacation Your Marriage Actually Needs 🏝️ · 18 minMaybe you don't need to work on your marriage right now. Maybe you need to rest, play, and relax more together. This creates a lush space for connection to naturally flourish. In…
- 5 Ways to Encourage Each Other Better in Your Marriage · 24 minIt helps the bad times feel more bearable. It makes the good times even more joyful. Encouragement is magic for your marriage relationship. In this episode, Sarah shares how…
- Highlights from My Women's Pilgrimage to France! 🇫🇷 · 1 h 1 min"I felt like I was embraced by St. Thérèse."🌹 What happened on the May 2026 women's pilgrimage to France? So many gifts, graces, encounters, and special moments! Even though…
- Your Marriage Needs More AWE: Affection, Warmth, and Encouragement 💖 · 10 minIf you want a good foundation in your marriage for those problem-solving, conflict-solving, tension-resolving conversations, you need to build rapport and connection first with…
- What about Wives Withholding Sex When They're Upset? 🤔 · 20 minIs it sinful for a wife to withhold sex when she's upset at her husband? Is it unfair if they've planned to make love, but then he does something to upset her, so she doesn't…
- 10 Truths Every Catholic Bride (and Wife!) Should Know to Have Good Sex in Marriage · 28 minHere's the episode with all the things married women wish someone had told them when they first got married. Maybe you've been married a while, and no one ever told you. It's not…
- Making Space in Your Brain for Lovemaking 🧠 · 11 minYour brain is your most important sexual organ. As you go through your days, weeks, months, and years, you need to make space in your brain for relaxation, creativity, fun, and…
- "Like Heaven on Earth": Megan Gephart's My Delight Success Story✨ · 29 minWhen Megan Gephart first signed up for the My Delight course, her husband was deployed. She and her husband were both active duty military, and they wouldn't be together for…
- A Husband's Perspective on Desire Differences... with Nathan Bartel · 17 minMost marriages have one spouse who is more interested in sex, and another who is less interested. This is desire difference. While this is normal--most marriages have a desire…
- The Five Spiritual Attacks to Expect While Fasting... with Denise Jelinek · 43 minWhen we fast, we can expect a pattern of five spiritual attacks--whether the fast is from food, behaviors like scrolling, people-pleasing, or other comforts. The enemy works in…
- 3 Tips from the Song of Songs for Your Love Life 🌺 · 12 minIt's almost Lent! Listen to the voice of the Lord speak: "I will lead her into the desert, and there I will speak to her heart." Hos 2:14 So many good Catholic married women feel…
- What is Sexual Coercion? with Jenny DuBay · 41 minMaking you feel guilty for saying "no." Wearing you down with asking over and over. You just want to get some sleep... the babies will be up at 5 am, so you just give in to get…
- Nutrition, Libido, and Perimenopause with Rita Johnson · 33 minHow does nutrition impact our hormones for libido and perimenopause thriving? Sarah is joined by Catholic nutritionist Rita Johnson of the Health and Hormones podcast to chat…
