🔔 Mary Lenaburg and her husband Jerry started reviewing Hallmark Christmas movies to honor their daughter Courtney, who was blind and loved the sound of bells. What began as Instagram Stories turned into a viral moment on Yahoo Entertainment with Candace Cameron Bure and Danica McKellar sliding into their DMs.

But this episode goes way deeper than movie reviews. Mary opens up about navigating perimenopause, healing from a seven-year pornography addiction in her marriage, and what intimacy actually looks like after 38 years together. This one's for you if you've ever felt like nobody talks honestly about what happens to your body, your marriage, and your faith after 40. Welcome to The LIVing Room with Liv Harrison.

Guest Bio:

Mary Lenaburg is a Catholic speaker, author, and mentor known for her candid teaching on marriage, grief, and midlife faith. She and her husband Jerry have been married for 38 years, and she cared for their daughter Courtney, who had severe disabilities, for 22 years until Courtney's passing in 2014. Mary speaks nationally at universities and parish events, and she and Jerry went viral on Yahoo Entertainment for their Hallmark movie reviews on Instagram. She lives in Fairfax, Virginia.

Chapter Markers
00:00 Virginia Snow, Texas Tornadoes, and Mother Nature's Hot Flash

01:45 Wait — Nobody Gave Us the Menopause Talk?

03:10 Hysterectomies, Catholic Sex Ed, and the Nun's Supply Drawer

05:00 Aunt Mary's Honest Guide to Perimenopause (She's Been Through It)

06:30 Finding the Right Doctor: Why Mary Now Sees a Menopause Specialist

07:45 Cortisol, Adrenal Support, and Healing Your Gut — Liv's Type 2 Diabetes Too

11:00 Nobody Talks About Midlife Intimacy — So Mary and Liv Will

12:30 Quality Over Quantity: Real Talk About Sex After 50

14:00 Porn Addiction, Trauma, and the Marriage God Restored — Mary Gets Vulnerable

16:30 "Things That Used to Live in Maine Now Live in New Mexico" — The Body Changes

18:30 Growing Old Together Is NOT the Notebook — It's Depends and Mushy Food

20:30 Mary's 85-Year-Old Mom Still Goes to Daily Mass — Aging as a Gift

23:00 The Titus 2 Woman: Reaching Back and Pulling Another Woman Forward

26:00 How a Hallmark Christmas Movie and a Daughter Named Courtney Started It All

29:00 Yahoo Entertainment, Danica McKellar DMs, and Going Viral in Their Late 50s

34:30 Candace Cameron Bure, Silver Bells, and Favorite Hallmark Films

38:30 Marriage Books, Theology of the Body, and What Actually Helps Couples

40:30 Praying for Mary: Her New Marriage Ministry and What God Is Stirring