Most couples never learn how to talk about sex—and it quietly sabotages intimacy, desire, and connection in marriage. In this powerful Marriage IQ episode, Dr. Heidi Hastings and Dr. Scott Hastings sit down with OB/GYN nurse, educator, author, and podcast host Cindy Scharkey (Permission for Pleasure) to talk about female pleasure, sexual communication, desire discrepancy, anatomy education, painful sex, and how couples can cultivate a thriving “sexual garden” over time.

If you’ve ever wondered:
✔️ “Is something wrong with me?”
✔️ “Why don’t I want sex like I used to?”
✔️ “How do we talk about intimacy without shame?”
✔️ “Can I explore pleasure without abandoning my faith?”
…this episode is for you.

What you’ll learn in this conversation:
• Why a woman’s first sexual relationship is with herself
• The #1 reason so many women struggle to orgasm (and it’s NOT “brokenness”)
• How religion + purity culture can shape desire, shame, and arousal
• Why “low desire” is often a pleasure issue, not a libido issue
• Simple tools couples can use to improve intimacy—starting this week

🎧 Watch until the end for Cindy’s closing message on presence + mindfulness, and why being “checked out” mentally makes pleasure almost impossible.

Cindy’s Resources

📘 Get Cindy Scharkey’s book Permission for Pleasure

🌿 Blog Post : 4 Techniques Women Use To Increase Pleasure With Penetration
🎙️ Podcast Episode : Pleasure Techniques
🔗 Website: https://www.cindyscharkey.com/

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