046: My Money, Our Money

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Money is a hot topic, especially in relationship to love and sex in long term relationships. Money is energy, and it's power. How you handle money together shapes so much of the rest of your experience of your partnership and how you feel about yourself. So, today, I thought I'd dive into it in an episode about my money, our money, your money, and look at the relationship side and the erotic side of what happens with couples and money.

As you listen to this episode, you'll learn::

  • Managing money when you both have different approaches (spender or saver?)

  • Diving into your “money memories” and what they may mean for you today

  • How the meanings that you assign to money affect your relationship dynamic

  • Recognizing both partners’ contributions to the relationship

  • Navigating an income differential in a way that is satisfying to you both

And more.

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“Money is like a mirror, it will reflect whatever we hold up to it.” ”

- Michele Lisenbury Christensen 

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

Fair Play by Eve Rodsky

Money Harmony by Olivia Mellan and Sherry Christie

YNAB (You Need a Budget)

Hot Moments in This Episode:

  • The money habit that’s a sex-crusher (8:20)

  • How money conflicts can be the canary in the coal mine (9:42)

  • Explaining what I mean by “financial infidelity” (13:25)

  • The different money strategies I have heard from hundreds of people (17:56)


My wish for you is that you see yourself as that visionary, that change agent who is blessed with a vision that others might not yet see, but a vision that will serve you in the world very well, if you nourish yourself well enough to hold the vision and devote yourself to it with self love and perseverance. And may the light within you illuminate the world around you.

If the conversations on this podcast are resonating for you and you want to create the love, sex, and aliveness you desire with more ease, I invite you to enter a deeper relationship with me, through private coaching or my group mentorship program. Either way, you get powerful tools, conversation cheat sheets, meditations, and my loving and skillful attention every month, so your capacity for the pleasure and joy you want grows, continuously. CLICK HERE to apply for a consultation.

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045: Reviewing Your Year in Love and Sex

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I am a nerd for planning. I love to envision the future. I love to review the past. And New Year's time is totally a time when I want to look over the past year and see the themes and then set intentions for the new year with my husband. But pretty early in our relationship, I got the picture that Kurt was not a planner in the same way that I was. And perhaps you can relate. I find that in most couples, there's one person who's way more into this stuff than the other. And that's perfectly alright. I'm here to help both of you have a peaceful and joyful way of moving through a process of really capturing the gems from the past year, setting intentions for the coming year, and keeping your relationship on a really powerful trajectory.

As you listen to this episode, we’re talking about::

  • The three most common questions I get about reviewing your year and setting intentions

  • Why it’s worth it to review your year together

  • How to have a meaningful review of the year even if your partner is not really into planning

  • Identifying the themes of your past year together

  • The free live events I’ll be hosting to help you in your planning and review process

And more.

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““Truly amazing relationships get stronger over time, instead of grinding each other down over time. They're intentional.” ”

- Michele Lisenbury Christensen 

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

CouplesVision.com: Get your free couples planner!

Hot Moments in This Episode:

  • How reviewing your yea is kindaaa like my fifth grade racquetball class (4:17)

  • What do I mean by “relational amnesia”? (8:02)

  • The myth about relationships I’ve seen affect thousands of couples (10:38)

  • The annual exercise that I highly encourage all couples to do- even if you skip everything else (14:40)

My wish for you is that you see yourself as that visionary, that change agent who is blessed with a vision that others might not yet see, but a vision that will serve you in the world very well, if you nourish yourself well enough to hold the vision and devote yourself to it with self love and perseverance. And may the light within you illuminate the world around you.

If the conversations on this podcast are resonating for you and you want to create the love, sex, and aliveness you desire with more ease, I invite you to enter a deeper relationship with me, through private coaching or my group mentorship program. Either way, you get powerful tools, conversation cheat sheets, meditations, and my loving and skillful attention every month, so your capacity for the pleasure and joy you want grows, continuously. CLICK HERE to apply for a consultation.

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044: Are You the Visionary in Your Relationship?

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"If I'm such a visionary about relationship, and my partner doesn't think that way, isn't that a problem?" This is a question I have heard many times and one I asked myself in my relationship, too. It’s a big responsibility and can feel like a burden. But what I have come to see is that I am someone who has been gifted with the opportunity to hold vision. So in this episode, I'm going to share with you what I've learned about being a visionary in love. I'm going to answer some of those key questions that visionaries often ask me, and I'm going to call you up, I'm going to invite you into courage and into action in the role of the visionary.You will definitely be hooked up on this episode.

In this episode, we’ll discuss:

  • What a visionary is and what our role is in our relationships

  • Why you don’t have to worry if you feel like you’re always two steps ahead of your partner in visioning your relationship

  • The difference between “values” and “approach” and why it matters

  • Recognizing the higher desire partner in aspects of your relationship

  • How to pursue your “too big” vision without resenting (or creating resentment from) your partner

And more.

 Join the conversation by listening, then share your story or response on our voicemail at 206-659-9865 or inside our free Conscious Couples’ Circle on Mighty Networks.

““Being the visionary means that we take 100% responsibility for becoming and living from the qualities within ourselves that will bring about that vision.” ”

- Michele Lisenbury Christensen 

Links Mentioned in This Episode:

CouplesVision.com: Get your free couples planner!

Hot Moments in This Episode:

My wish for you is that you see yourself as that visionary, that change agent who is blessed with a vision that others might not yet see, but a vision that will serve you in the world very well, if you nourish yourself well enough to hold the vision and devote yourself to it with self love and perseverance. And may the light within you illuminate the world around you.

If the conversations on this podcast are resonating for you and you want to create the love, sex, and aliveness you desire with more ease, I invite you to enter a deeper relationship with me, through private coaching or my group mentorship program. Either way, you get powerful tools, conversation cheat sheets, meditations, and my loving and skillful attention every month, so your capacity for the pleasure and joy you want grows, continuously. CLICK HERE to apply for a consultation.

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043: Hotter, More Loving Holidays

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Every year for the holidays, you make it a priority to spend time with your extended family or focus on making magic for your kids, but your relationship becomes an afterthought. Over the last 24 years together, Kurt and I have really focused on this and learned a lot about how to make sure that our holidays are a magical time for us as a couple as well. Together, we outlined the seven paths to hotter, more loving holidays, so that you can create a holiday season that's more pleasurable, intimate, peaceful, and nourishing so that after the holiday, you feel energized and inspired and not depleted.

You will definitely be hooked up on this episode.

As you listen to this episode, you’ll hear about:

  • The questions that you and your partner can ask before each holiday to create a better experience

  • Ways that you can indulge your senses to maximize pleasure and aliveness

  • Taking the stress out of gift-giving

  • Setting boundaries with loved ones that will protect your energy

  • How time alone together can keep you sane(r)

 Join the conversation by listening, then share your story or response on our voicemail at 206-659-9865 or inside our free Conscious Couples’ Circle on Mighty Networks.

“I invite you to look at where the pockets are where you might be able to create shared pleasure with your partner and keep yourself orgasm fueled so that you're at your best for the holiday.”

- Michele Lisenbury Christensen 

Hot Moments in This Episode:

  • My “blasphemous” tip for creating more aliveness during family trips (6:22)

  • How to keep the eroticism alive when you’re staying in your childhood bedroom (8:41)

  • Why I bought a cow for my friends and family (16:31)

  • Coming up with a Plan B for when a family member acts out (19:35)

I hope you find this episode excites you and inspires you to embrace your inner lover.

If the conversations on this podcast are resonating for you and you want to create the love, sex, and aliveness you desire with more ease, I invite you to enter a deeper relationship with me, through private coaching or my group mentorship program. Either way, you get powerful tools, conversation cheat sheets, meditations, and my loving and skillful attention every month, so your capacity for the pleasure and joy you want grows, continuously. CLICK HERE to apply for a consultation.

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042: Where Sex Gets Stuck

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In today's episode, we're gonna follow up our last conversation which was all about the core qualities that make a great lover in a long-term relationship with the other side of that same coin. There are four categories of obstacles to great passionate sex that just gets better for a lifetime. And the results I get with clients all trace back to my devotion to pinpointing and addressing these obstacles in a systematic way. Naturally, that all starts with knowing what those obstacles are in the first place. So that's why today we'll walk through the four obstacles to great passionate sex.

Don’t miss out on this episode if this speaks to you.

As you listen to this episode, you’ll hear about:

  • The four categories of obstacles that I see getting in the way of sex all. the. time.

  • Questions you can ask yourself (or your partner) to assess your obstacles in these areas

  • My method for pinpointing the combination of obstacles and addressing them

  • Who you are and what you do out in the world affects how you show up in bed.

 Join the conversation by listening, then share your story or response on our voicemail at 206-659-9865 or inside our free Conscious Couples’ Circle on Mighty Networks.

“Enjoy your partner's body and your own and reveal your energy to them in a way that no one else gets to see.”

- Michele Lisenbury Christensen 

Hot Moments in This Episode:

  • What the acronym ASS means and how it keeps you stuck in a rut (4:34)

  • Why it’s not necessarily problematic that you’re not having orgasms (11:18

  • What I’ve learned from teaching sex education to eighth graders (12:34)

  • How your husband’s past experiences may come between you in bed

I hope you find this episode excites you and inspires you to embrace your inner lover.

If the conversations on this podcast are resonating for you and you want to create the love, sex, and aliveness you desire with more ease, I invite you to enter a deeper relationship with me, through private coaching or my group mentorship program. Either way, you get powerful tools, conversation cheat sheets, meditations, and my loving and skillful attention every month, so your capacity for the pleasure and joy you want grows, continuously. CLICK HERE to apply for a consultation.

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041: Qualities of a Great Lover

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Would you like to have the kind of sex that surprises you and makes your partner surprised by the emergence of that facet of you? The sort of lovemaking that keeps you both coming back for more? Sex that allows you to call up the energy at the end of the day when you're both tired, but you cannot resist the adventure because you have no idea where it will lead? This episode is for you! I will share four qualities of a great lover, and I’m sure if you apply at least one of the qualities, your relationship will never be the same.

You cannot afford to miss this episode.

As you listen to this episode, you’ll learn:

  • How body fascination comes in handy in your sex life

  • When you are aware of your identity, you become an irresistible lover

  • Being present for yourself and your partner is the best thing you do for your relationship

  • Playing it safe and declining to reveal ourselves is the perfect recipe for boring sex

  • The energy you bring to the relationship determines how good it gets

 Join the conversation by listening, then share your story or response on our voicemail at 206-659-9865 or inside our free Conscious Couples’ Circle on Mighty Networks.

“Intimacy is both high sensation and high emotion. If you can't regulate yourself, when there's that much flowing through, it's kind of like if you can't swim in a fast flowing river. And you're going to get carried away by it.”

- Michele Lisenbury Christensen 

Hot Moments in This Episode:

  • To be a great lover, you need to get fascinated by your body and your partner’s body [04:54]

  • Great lovers create a story of who they are [07:15]

  • The essence of staying present in the right moments [14:34]

  • How great energy brings life into lovemaking in a relationship.[17:50]

I hope you find this episode excites you and inspires you to embrace your inner lover.

If the conversations on this podcast are resonating for you and you want to create the love, sex, and aliveness you desire with more ease, I invite you to enter a deeper relationship with me, through private coaching or my group mentorship program. Either way, you get powerful tools, conversation cheat sheets, meditations, and my loving and skillful attention every month, so your capacity for the pleasure and joy you want grows, continuously. CLICK HERE to apply for a consultation.

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040: Creating Turn On

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This week, we're going to talk about creating turn on. Often, couples come to me wanting to feel more turned on in their relationship. I’m going to say something you might find unexpected: we can’t depend on our partners to turn us on (at least, not completely). From my experience, turn on is something we create within ourselves. Our turn on has a lot to do with a great many things that take place outside the bedroom outside the erotic arena. 

You cannot afford to miss this episode.

As you listen to this episode, you’ll learn:

  • The benefits of turning ourselves on

  • The unfortunate ways that we turn ourselves off

  • How to turn ourselves on and rekindle the power inside us.

 Join the conversation by listening, then share your story or response on our voicemail at 206-659-9865 or inside our free Conscious Couples’ Circle on Mighty Networks.

“I firmly believe that turned on women, who have come fully alive to themselves. Women who claim and maintain that unicorn space are the key to solving the problems that ail the world.”

- Michele Lisenbury Christensen 

Hot Moments in This Episode:

  • What happens when we don’t turn ourselves on?[03:03]

  • How we turn ourselves off.[05:53]

  • The process of turning ourselves on.  [09:34]

I sincerely hope that this episode has challenged you to turn yourself on to bring out that powerful woman in you.

If the conversations on this podcast are resonating for you and you want to create the love, sex, and aliveness you desire with more ease, I invite you to enter a deeper relationship with me, through private coaching or my group mentorship program. Either way, you get powerful tools, conversation cheat sheets, meditations, and my loving and skillful attention every month, so your capacity for the pleasure and joy you want grows, continuously. CLICK HERE to apply for a consultation.

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039: Getting Out of Your Head in Bed

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We need to talk. One of the conversations I think we need to have is about how to get out of your head during sex. If this applies to you, you’re not alone: so many of my clients get stuck in their heads in bed. And there's a number of reasons for this. 

In this episode, I will talk you through the traps that many people get stuck in that take the enjoyment out of sex and how you can start getting out of your head and into the moment.

As you listen to this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Some of the most common reasons men can’t show up fully in bed

  • What to do when you’re feeling self-conscious

  • What I mean when I say you may be “misusing sex”

  • How to be present to your partner in bed

  • Ways that you can make more space in your life for amazing, connected sex

 Join the conversation by listening, then share your story or response on our voicemail at 206-659-9865 or inside our free Conscious Couples’ Circle on Mighty Networks.

“That's the real beauty of the erotic realm- it's a place where we can wake up to those patterns, where we can really see with crystal clarity”

- Michele Lisenbury Christensen 

Hot Moments in This Episode:

  • What my dancing has in common with your sex life

  • How I know your partner is NOT evaluating you

  • What to ask yourself instead of, “Am I doing this right?”

  • Why asking “How long is my to-do list versus my partner’s?” can equal better sex


My wish for you is to release yourself from expectation and find deeper connection. I hope you let yourself be worshipped and worship yourself at this temple of pleasure.

If the conversations on this podcast are resonating for you and you want to create the love, sex, and aliveness you desire with more ease, I invite you to enter a deeper relationship with me, through private coaching or my group mentorship program. Either way, you get powerful tools, conversation cheat sheets, meditations, and my loving and skillful attention every month, so your capacity for the pleasure and joy you want grows, continuously. CLICK HERE to apply for a consultation.

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038: Intimate Getaways Part II

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Do you crave an intimate getaway with your partner? You can make your desire a reality. Many people always feel like having a trip with their partners is impossible, especially if children are involved.

In this episode, I will be sharing how Kurt and I planned and actualized our intimate getaway. I will teach you the three core stages of creating an intimate getaway and creative ways of ensuring your children are well taken care of as you enjoy your trip.

Listen in and learn.


As you listen to this episode, you’ll learn:

  • The core values of creating an intimate getaway

  • How to plan your resources before, during, and after the trip

  • How to find care for your kids during the trip

  • Re-entry and recovery after the trip. You want to return feeling better than you left!

“I see a lot of people who either live in deprivation, or live in indulgence. What I’m advocating for here is living in mindfulness so that you know what you have, and you’re appreciative of it,[18:37]”

- Michele Lisenbury Christensen 

Hot Moments in This Episode:

  • Core steps of creating an intimate getaway: Intentionality, resources, and logistics[02:41]

  • Mapping the resources on the trip[15:38]

  • How we set up and we set out for the trip[23:26]

  • How you can plan your BEST EVER re-entry and recovery [29:33]

I sincerely hope that this episode has played a role in convincing you that you can have the intimate gateway you have always been craving. All you need is a plan and intention. 

I’d love to hear what you’re taking away from this episode and what questions you have. Feel free to share your experiences, ask questions and get more actionable ideas for creating the love and sex you deeply desire in ways that evolve you.

If the conversations on this podcast are resonating for you and you want to create the love, sex, and aliveness you desire with more ease, I invite you to enter a deeper relationship with me, through private coaching or my group mentorship program. Either way, you get powerful tools, conversation cheat sheets, meditations, and my loving and skillful attention every month, so your capacity for the pleasure and joy you want grows, continuously. CLICK HERE to apply for a consultation.

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037: Intimate Getaways Part I

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My husband, Kurt, and I just got home from our latest adventure to Croatia. It sparked so many thoughts I can’t wait to share with you about why I think it's so important that couples carve out the time to be together, to get a completely different environment, and to have some novelty and adventure. I'm going to share with you over two episodes what we've done, why, and how you can do it, too. In this episode, we're going to dive into all the ways your relationship can benefit from an intimate getaway and tackle the mental blocks that keep you from your next adventure.


As you listen to this episode, you'll hear about:

  • Why we prioritize traveling alone together, even when it’s challenging

  • Some of our recent and memorable adventures

  • The guilt of leaving your children behind and how I overcome that mindset

  • How an intimate getaway can help you find a deeper connection with your partner and yourself

  • The emotional, physical, and financial risks of traveling and the rewards you and your family will gain for tackling them

And more.

“As we take these intimate getaways, we get a new intimacy with ourselves and just remember our most alive selves.”

- Michele Lisenbury Christensen 

HOT MOMENTS IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Why I don’t feel badly for taking a trip to Europe 5:23

  • How we got a day to ourselves in Japan while traveling with kids 9:32

  • How being in a different country reminds us why we fell in love 13:59

  • Why I panicked before my trip to Croatia and how I got past it 19:39

 I hope this episode affords you a new perspective on traveling with your partner.  My wish is that you have many beautiful and enlightening adventures throughout your long lives together.  And may the light within you illuminate the world around you.

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