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Conversations with Dr. Jennifer

Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife is a sex and relationship expert who has been interviewed for hundreds of podcasts–and now you can access all the amazing content covering issues of faith, sexuality, integrity, belonging, and more right here on the interview archive!

Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife is an LDS relationship and sexuality coach with a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. Her teaching and coaching focus on helping LDS individuals and couples create greater connection and passion in their emotional and sexual relationships.

In addition to her private practice, Dr. Finlayson-Fife has created five empowering and highly-reviewed online courses. Each course was designed to give LDS individuals and couples the tools requisite to creating healthier lives and stronger intimate relationships. Dr. Finlayson-Fife also offers many workshops and retreats where she teaches these life-changing principles in person.

The advice offered through any and all podcasts in which she is featured is educational and informational in nature and is provided only as general information. It is not meant to establish a therapist-patient relationship or offer therapeutic advice, opinion, diagnosis treatment or to establish a standard of care. The information contained in these communications is not comprehensive and does not include all the potential information regarding the subject matter, but is merely intended to serve as one resource for general and educational purposes.

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Latest Episodes:

The Messy Middle: Midlife Crisis Facebook Live Q&A Nov 21, 2023

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As distressing as midlife can feel sometimes, it's a season full of potential.
It’s the time when, if all goes well, we start to realize that our attempts to earn our value and prove our lovability to others have been not only been exhausting, but also fruitless.
It’s the time when we shift our focus from pleasing others to living in alignment with what we actually believe is best. And as a result, we make greater efforts to live in a way where we can feel at peace with ourselves, our choices, and the impact that our actions have on those around us.
When we can see midlife for what it is, a period of soul-stretching and important growth, we will be able to better tolerate the inevitable ups and downs that come along with it.
This NEW podcast episode is the recording of a live Q&A that Dr. Finlayson-Fife held for members of her Facebook Community. During the discussion, Dr. Finlayson-Fife took questions from the group about midlife and how we can navigate these often disillusioning middle years with clarity, wisdom, and hope.
This conversation is also available on YouTube, you can watch it HERE.

Coaching Our Children: Self-Authoring, Belonging, and Personal Authority Nov 14, 2023

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As parents, we are hardwired to focus on our child’s wellbeing. Early on, this inclination serves our children well but, as they grow, if our relationship with them doesn’t evolve to make room for their emerging autonomy, we will keep them from developing the capacities they need to flourish in adulthood and navigate the increasingly complex world around them.
As scary as it is to step back and watch as our children take more ownership of their lives and choices, and as hard as it is to watch their inevitable missteps along the way, doing so is fundamental to their growth and development.

In this NEW podcast episode, Dr. Finlayson-Fife joins Tom Telford, Liza Telford, and Preston Niederhauser, hosts of the BrainSTOKE podcast, to give parents helpful guidance on how they can be loving, wise mentors as their children stumble through the sometimes turbulent transition into adulthood.
Listen to the full episode to learn more about:
* Fostering your child’s capacity to self-author

* Fitting in vs belonging

* Establishing guardrails for our kids and knowing when and how to adjust those guardrails

* Overcoming resentment about our own lack of self-authoring

Overcoming the FEAR of Intimacy Oct 31, 2023

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In this special Halloween episode, Dr. Finlayson-Fife joins Jeff & Cathy of the LILY POD podcast to discuss why intimacy can be so terrifying, how we can overcome these fears, and the benefits that await those who are courageous enough to really care, know, and understand themselves and others.
Jeff & Cathy are co-authors of the Amazon best-seller Intentional Courtship: A Mid-Singles Guide to Peace, Progress, and Pairing Up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Together they founded Love in Later Years (LILY) which serves and supports single adults seeking peace, healing, and more joyful relationships. Jeff and Cathy are both Advanced Certified Life Coaches and each hold Bachelors' degrees in Family & Human Development.

Love, Loss, and Living Life on Life's Terms: A Conversation with Dr. Adam Miller Oct 24, 2023

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Last month, Dr. Adam Miller joined Dr. Finlayson-Fife and Room for Two subscribers for an interactive discussion about love and loss.

The conversation was simply too good to keep contained on the Room for Two podcast, so we are releasing it here today on Conversations with Dr. Jennifer for EVERYONE to enjoy. This beautiful exchange of ideas between Dr. Finlayson-Fife and Dr. Miller will change the way you think about love in the best possible way.

Dr. Adam Miller is a professor of philosophy at Collin College in McKinney, Texas. He earned a BA in Comparative Literature from Brigham Young University and an MA and PhD in Philosophy from Villanova University.

He is the author of over ten books, including “Letters to a Young Mormon” and “Original Grace”, he serves as the current director of the Mormon Theology seminar. You can learn more about Adam and his work HERE.
If you would like to take part in future conversations like this one, consider subscribing to Room for Two!
This podcast episode discusses the Zack and Kelly series, found on Dr. Finlayson-Fife's Room for Two podcast. You can listen to a portion of the first episode of the series without a subscription HERE.

Heart & Hustle: Cultivating Intimacy in Busy Lives Oct 10, 2023

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Bumping up against the limits of our time, energy, and resources is one of life’s greatest frustrations.
As noble as our intentions and aspirations may be, we all are forced to prioritize how we will spend our finite time and resources in the face of limitless demands and opportunities. Recognizing our personal and professional limitations and being deliberate in the choices we make, allows us to bring our best selves to our careers, families, and lives in general.

In this episode, Dr. Finlayson-Fife joins Dr. Dave and Ashley of the On Call with Dr. Dave podcast to talk through the impact of high-demand careers on relationships and the important role that self-awareness, honest communication, and conscious choosing play in keeping resentment and entitlement at bay.
Listen to the full episode to learn more about:

Collaboration and partnership
Important factors to discuss before pursuing a high-demand career while in a relationship
Combating entitlement and resentment
Keeping play and eroticism alive in marriage

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Developing Sexual Wholeness Oct 03, 2023

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The 2023 Restore Conference (a Faith Matters Gathering) is just around the corner! This year, Dr. Finlayson-Fife will be presenting on Eros energy and how this expansive, transformative, and transcendent energy is connected to our spirituality.

Today we are releasing the recording of Dr. Finlayson-Fife's 2022 Restore presentation, "Developing Sexual Wholeness." In this episode, Dr. Finlayson-Fife discusses the integration of spirituality and sexuality from an LDS theological perspective. She also walks through the three stages of development (Egocentric, Social, and Self-Authoring) and how each developmental stage shapes how we think about ourselves, our sexuality, and God.

You can watch the video of this presentation HERE.

The Challenge of Pornography in Marriage Sep 26, 2023

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In this recent Facebook Live, Zach and Darcy Spafford of the Thrive Beyond Pornography podcast joined Dr. Finlayson-Fife to share their personal experience working through unwanted pornography use in their marriage and how after years of feeling stuck and frustrated, they were able to shift gears and make meaningful, lasting progress in their relationship to pornography and their relationship to each other.

Listen to the full episode to learn more about:

Self-authoring and the importance of claiming your life and choices
The problem with compliance/defiance framing
Role-based marriage vs choice-based marriage
Eroticism in marriage
Approaching difficult conversations with curiosity

A recording of this conversation is also available on our YouTube channel.

Modesty From the Inside Out Aug 29, 2023

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Our bodies and our ability to experience love and joy through them are loving gifts from a loving God.

Sometimes we teach important principles like modesty and chastity in ways that promote an entirely different idea–in ways that imply that our bodies and sexuality are burdens to be overcome and obstacles to our spirituality.
It can also be tempting to overcorrect for this body-shaming stance and see modesty as simply an effort to suppress sexuality and dignity (of women, in particular).
Both of these extremes are simple-minded and unhelpful. A truer understanding of modesty takes into account the value of moderation, self-respect, and how these are related to our choices.

In this NEW podcast episode, I join Aubrey and Tim Chaves from the Faith Matters podcast to talk about modesty and how we can relate to and cherish our bodies so as to experience deeply embodied joy through them.

Listen to the full episode to learn more about:

Problematic understandings of modesty
Why modesty is such a culturally charged topic
Sexual self-mastery
Healthy ways to talk to youth about modesty and sexuality
Stages of moral development
The gift of sexual conservatism

Three's a Crowd [Triangulation in Relationships] Aug 15, 2023

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Triangulation–is a concept you’re likely familiar with, even if you’re not familiar with the term.

If you’ve ever been frustrated with your spouse and turned to a friend to complain, you’ve triangulated.
Triangulation is our attempt to bring stability to perceived instability in a relationship. As any new cyclist can attest–three wheels are much more stable than two. And relationships aren’t all that different. Dyads (relationships of two) are inherently unstable, and when that instability makes us anxious (as it often does), we can feel the pull to turn to someone outside of the relationship to diffuse our anxiety.

Triangles aren’t always a bad thing–seeking wise input from a therapist or thoughtful friend can help you see yourself in your relationship more clearly. You can use that insight to bring more stability to the dyad through your own growth. But, there are plenty of unhealthy types of triangles as well (affairs, finding validation from family or friends) and when we turn to those (usually in an effort to justify our own immature behavior) we prevent ourselves and our relationships from growing in important ways.

In this NEW podcast episode, I join Heather Frazier of the Pivot Parenting Podcast to talk about triangulation in families and the negative impact that triangulation has on our children and our marriages.

Listen to the full episode to learn:

* What triangulation is and why it is so tempting

* The three classic roles in triangled relationships—victim, perpetrator, and rescuer (and how we toggle between roles at different times)

* How to distinguish between healthy triangles and unhealthy ones

* How triangulation is related to codependency

* How to break the pattern of triangulation when it’s undermining your relationships
In this episode, Heather mentions how much she loves the Room for Two Podcast--you can learn more about Room for Two (and start your subscription) HERE.

Divorce and Differentiation Aug 01, 2023

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When a marriage crumbles, we see a life we once hoped for crumble along with it.
It’s a crisis in every sense. And crises hurt. They are disorganizing and challenge our sense of who we are.
But, as painful as crisis is, we can use it to grow. When our current understanding of ourselves or others crumbles, we can use the pain to grow into more wisdom and a more solid self.

In this NEW podcast episode [“Differentiation and Divorce”], Dr. Finlayson-Fife joins Hyo North of the Leading With Grace podcast to talk about how differentiation can help those working through the complexities of separation or divorce navigate forward with wisdom and maturity.
Listen to the full episode to learn more about:
* Separation and divorce

* Collusive alliances and how they keep us stuck

* Differentiation as it relates to divorce

* Forgiveness

* Forging capacity in the face of crisis

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