{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Changing Our Habits and Hangups Around Sex with Dr. Cheryl Sparks","description":"Yep, we\u2019re going there\u2014we\u2019re starting a brand-new series called Sex and the Whole Ball of Wax.  Listen, we know \u201csex\u201d is a loaded word for many, and in this series, we\u2019re talking about a range of issues around sex. Here\u2019s where we\u2019re starting: can you remember what you were taught about sex growing up? How much of the information you received did you find helpful\u2014and how much was plain wrong, or didn\u2019t apply to you whatsoever? And how much of that information\u2014the stuff you actually needed\u2014was left out?  Nancy sits down with one of her dearest friends, Dr. Cheryl Sparks, a counselor with extensive experience helping couples think through their habits and hangups around sex. With tenderness and vulnerability, Nancy and Cheryl talk through some of their earliest experiences with sex and how what they were\u2014and weren\u2019t\u2014taught as kids and how that informed their actual experiences in the bedroom later as adults. They talk through the difficulty of switching from messages like \u201csex is bad\u201d to \u201cnow that you\u2019re married, charge ahead, sex goddess!\u201d Cheryl gently helps us explore what it would look like to broaden our definitions around what\u2019s \u201cnormal\u201d and \u201csuccessful\u201d when it comes to sex, so that we can more easily experience the joys and intimacy the gift of sex can bring.   * * * Breathe life into your soul and find your God-given power with Nancy\u2019s \u201cCalled to Confidence\u201d 20-day guide. Download your FREE copy at nancyhickslive.com\/featured-teachings. ","author_name":"So What? Why It Matters, with Nancy Hicks","author_url":"https:\/\/www.nancyhickslive.com\/podcast","html":"