Being a parent is amazing and so rewarding, and no parents would trade it for anything. But unfortunately for many couples, their marriages and intimacy often take a back seat to the kids, and because of that, the marriage suffers. Couples justify this and say "we will focus on our marriage once the kids are gone." Your relationship isn't something you can just turn on and off like a light switch. Marriage takes a ton of effort and it is something you have to work on constantly, and it is never stationary. You are either growing closer together, or further apart. If you want a happy and succe ..read more

Are there one or two very little things impacting so many other areas of your marriage in a negative way? What if you were just a couple little things away from having a wonderful relationship? In this podcast episode Nick and Amy talk about how for many marriages, there are probably just one or two little things that could be causing a ripple effect to take place  causing other issues in your marriage that wouldn't normally be there. For example, if you are having disagreements over finances, that then causes arguments, which then causes issues with your emotional intimacy, which then ..read more

As there are so MANY distractions in life, stresses and other things that cause low libido or "lack of drive" with sexual intimacy, there are ALOT of couples that struggle with their sexual wellness/sexual desire.  This lack of sexual desire often has very negative impacts on marriages, especially when you have a high desire spouse and a low desire spouse, and we hear this from both men and women. In this episode, Nick and Amy talk with Dr. Shawn Talbot who is the inventor of a new sexual wellness product called “Ignite” that can help people with their sexual wellness and desire. They ha ..read more

In a previous episode with Alex Boye, he talked about the power of our words and the impact it can have on not only to ourselves, but to our spouse (and others). There are villages in Africa that take this so seriously, they will kick you out of the village if you are too negative as they believe the words can poison the whole village. In this episode Nick and Amy tackle the hard topic of verbal abuse. When most people hear the word "abuse" they think of horrible things being said. But let's be honest, anything we say to ourselves or others that has a negative impact can be some sort of abuse ..read more

In this bonus episode Nick talks with Julie and Greg Gorman with Married For A Purpose about the Intimacy and Adventure Retreat coming up in St George, Utah April 14th - 16th. They discuss what couples can expect and learn when attending the event. Check out the Adventure and Intimacy Retreat April 14-16th in St George Utah! Learn how to communicate better, and have better sexual intimacy in your relationship HERE If you haven't already, go check out the Ultimate Intimacy App in the app stores, or at ultimateintimacy.com to find "Ultimate Intimacy" in your marriage. It's FREE to download and ..read more

We as couples are always comparing ourselves to other relationships, and it is normal to wonder where our relationship may stand in comparison to others. What things are we doing or what could we be doing to have a better marriage? There are several things that couples in stable and healthy relationships always do. In this episode Nick and Amy talk about the things couples that have stable and healthy relationships ALWAYS do. These 12 things when implemented will take your marriage to another level. This episode will help you know what things you might be missing (if any) and what you can im ..read more

Sexpectations are the expectations you both have about sex in your marriage. This includes frequency of sexual intimacy, who initiates, foreplay, toys, what is ok and not ok, scheduled or spontaneous.. you get the point. Discussing sexpectations together in your marriage is vital! How can you have better sexual intimacy (or anything else) if you don't talk about it? Sex plays such an important role in marriage and you both need to be on the same page when it comes to sex. The more you discuss and talk about things in the bedroom, the more comfortable you are going to become, and the better th ..read more

In this episode, Nick and Amy talk with health and sex expert Cindy Scharkey about the best techniques and positions to increase her pleasure! Most women cannot have an orgasm from intercourse alone, but how many of us know that or even talk about that? No wonder it is so difficult for many women to have an orgasm, or to enjoy sexual intimacy. After listening to the episode, you will better understand how to increase her please and take your sexual intimacy to a new level. Also check out podcast episode 30 "It's All About The Clitoris, The Key To Unlocking Female Pleasure" with Cindy Scharke ..read more

You've spoken and we've listened. So many husbands and wives have expressed need during this stage of life... menopause.  How it affects libido, and what you can do about it! In this episode Nick and Amy talk all about menopause with health care expert Cindy Scharkey.  Cindy has over 35 years experience in the industry and answers many of the common questions. What is menopause?  How does it impact sexual intimacy and libido?  How long can menopause last? What can a husband do to support his spouse during this time? How do you keep sexual intimacy alive during these years ..read more

We have talked about the love languages before, but it is such a big issue for couples that we felt like we needed to do another episode diving into the topic at a much deeper level, and providing step by step things that you can do. Many couples tell us that although they know each others love languages, there are still issues in their marriage over different love languages in the relationship. It is not enough to know each others love languages, but there are other things you need to do to and implement to fulfill each others needs and find that balance. In this episode Nick and Amy talk ab ..read more