What if the reason you don’t want to be touched at the end of the day… isn’t rejection - but nervous system overload?In this honest, hope-filled conversation, I sit down with Dr. Sarah Bartel, moral theologian and Catholic sex & marriage coach, to talk about what it really means to feel touched out - especially as a wife and mom - and how couples can rebuild loving intimacy without pressure, guilt, or shame.We explore the science of the nervous system, the theology of mutual self-gift, and practical steps couples can take this week to create safe touch that builds desire instead of shutting it down.If you’ve ever loved your husband deeply but felt completely overstimulated by the end of the day… this episode will feel like a deep exhale.

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