Shannon’s Blog

Make TIME For Your Marriage!Busyness is probably the #1 Intimacy Buster in marriages today! It’s easy to make time for everyone and everything else screaming for your attention, but only leave leftovers for your husband, and some days there’s simply not much left over!  My friend and professional life coach,…

What’s one of the main reasons a woman feels so drawn toward an inappropriate emotional or sexual entanglement? Because she needs someone ELSE to CARE for her! Instead, she needs to learn HOW to take care of HERSELF!

The Difference Between Healthy and Unhealthy LoveIn a talk about understanding and practicing the art of healthy relationships, Katie Hood reveals the five signs you might be in an unhealthy relationship — with a romantic partner, a friend, a family member — and shares the things you can do every…

Enhance Your Health With Sex!Many women mistakenly assume that they only need sex when they are frisky. But a woman’s frisky radar often reads “Zero. Zip. Zilch. Nada.” However, that doesn’t mean she doesn’t need to feel pair-bonded with her husband. In our house, we have numerous kinds of sex…

One of the common issues with female clients lately, especially since the quarantine, is that they are hearing from old flames via Facebook, emails, or texts. Or worse, they’ve reached out to an old flame themselves!  Is this wise?  If not, WHY not?

Join Dr. Tim Clinton and yours truly as we discuss the Porndemic exploding in our country and in our homes! Included are MANY tips and resources on how you can be set free from the battle of porn and sex addiction in your marriage.

To be a Sexually Confident Wife is every woman’s birthright. To have a Sexually Confident Wife is every husband’s desire.  I wanted to bring something back for family and friends from my first mission trip to Honduras several years ago. After tasting the incredibly sweet mangoes that grew naturally in…

Do YOU fantasize about your pastor, professor, boss, or an older, wiser authority figure? Do you also have unresolved “Daddy issues” from childhood? Yes, there IS a connection between the two! 

About 10,000 people a month Google the phrase, “Am I ugly?” Meaghan Ramsey of the Dove Self-Esteem Project has a feeling that many of them are young girls. In a deeply unsettling talk, she walks us through the surprising impacts of low body and image confidence—from lower grade point averages…

Discover the Big “O” Hormone! When we are tenderly touched by another human being, a wonderful hormone called oxytocin is released. Then what happens? We feel good about the person who touched us, and we crave even more touch from the same person. It creates a powerful, relationship-building upward spiral….

One of the most common concerns coming up in coaching sessions with women lately is the fact that some are suffering from boredom and loneliness during this Covid-19 crisis, and it’s tempting them to act out emotionally (or sexually) in ways that they never thought they would!  Listen in as…

In long-term relationships, we often expect our beloved to be both best friend and erotic partner. But as Esther Perel argues, good and committed sex draws on two conflicting needs: our need for security and our need for surprise. So how do you sustain desire? With wit and eloquence, Perel…

Embrace a Sexually Confident Lifestyle!Embracing a lifestyle of sexual confidence is not about having a great body or obsessing over getting one. It’s not about fitting the “young, hot” stereotypical mold. It’s not about being his sexual rag doll, doormat, or vending machine. It’s not about killing your conscience and…

This is Part 2 of a 1992 Oprah Winfrey show discussing racism.It’s a time of great change, and hopefully change for the GOOD of ALL mankind and ALL race relations!

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Orgasm by Mary Roach  “Bonk” author Mary Roach delves into obscure scientific research, some of it centuries old, to make 10 surprising claims about sexual climax, ranging from the bizarre to the hilarious. (This talk is aimed at adults. Viewer discretion advised.)

I wish I could wear a hidden recording device so I could capture the funny looks I often receive when I talk about Sex and God in the same sentence.  Too often, people fail to make the connection between healthy sexuality and spirituality, viewing them as polar opposites. As if…