Juli Slattery and Gary Thomas share wisdom and insight to keep your marriage together when the storms of life threaten to rip it apart. Grab your Java and join us!

Guest: Gary Thomas

Show notes:

• Join an online book study
• Making Your Marriage a Fortress by Gary Thomas*
• Sacred Pathways by Gary Thomas*
• Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas*

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Juli shares her thoughts on 2022, on having hard conversations about sexuality, and how to ask God to use your painful circumstances to grow your character. How much more of your sexuality will you let Him reclaim in 2023?

Co-host: Mike Slattery

Show notes:

• Make a donation to Authentic Intimacy
• Join an online book study with Authentic Intimacy
• God, Sex, and Your Marriage by Dr. Juli Slattery

Seeing the good in all things does not mean ignoring the bad. Rather, as we approach the hard things, we see the goodness of God. Is your cup half full or half empty today?

Co-host: Hannah Nitz

Show notes:

• Make a donation to Authentic Intimacy
• What's It Like to Be Married to Me? by Linda Dillow*
• Satisfy My Thirsty Soul by Linda Dillow
• Say "Hi" to Hannah over at the There's More Podcast

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Open the gift that allows you to experience true intimacy. Our long-awaited Savior came to set us free from sin and shame. Will you exchange your heart for His?

Co-host: Hannah Nitz

• Make a donation
• God, Sex, and Your Marriage by Dr. Juli Slattery
• Passion Pursuit by Juli Slattery and Linda Dillow
• Surprised By the Healer by Juli Slattery and Linda Dillow
• Join an online book study

When marriage is simply about getting our needs met, we end up playing whack-a-mole with the symptoms of sin and brokenness. Knowing God's purpose for your marriage and sexuality brings richness and purpose to seasons of struggle.

Co-host: Hannah Nitz

Show Notes & More Resources:

• God, Sex, and Your Marriage by Dr. Juli Slattery
• Make a year-end donation to Authentic Intimacy
• Why Does Sex Matter in Marriage? Pt. 2 (Juli's blog)
• What's the Purpose of Your Sexuality, Really? (Juli's blog)
• Q&A: Is Homemade Porn OK in Marriage? (video)
• Say "Hi" to Hannah Nitz over at the There's More Podcast

Linda Dillow shares about the loss of her daughter during the pandemic. Join us for this incredible story of how the Lord answered her cry, "God, please don't waste my pain!"

Guest: Linda Dillow

Show notes:

• Calm My Anxious Heart by Linda Dillow
• Make a year-end donation at authenticintimacy.com/give
• Java #147:How To Find Fulfillment at the Feet of Jesus with Linda Dillow (exclusive content)*
• A Sacred Sorrow: Reaching Out to God in the Lost Language of Lament by Michael Card*

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Are you ready to end that toxic relationship in your life — your love-hate relationship with food? No more regret, frustration and shame. God's Word is inviting you into a different, more nourishing rhythm.

Guest: Erin Davis

Show notes:

• Fasting and Feasting by Erin Davis*
• Java #71: Body Image and the Bedroom (exclusive content)
• Give an Authentic Intimacy membership to a friend

*Referral link. AI may earn fees.

Are Christians a prickly audience when it comes to sharing our brokenness and pain?  Let's change that. Join us to hear why God cares about all the things we think we're not supposed to talk about.

Guest: Blake Guichet

Show notes:

• Confessions of a Crappy Christian by Blake Guichet*
• The Confessions of a Crappy Christian Podcast
• Gift an AI Membership at www.authenticintimacy.com/gift
• Apply to be join the AI Team

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Nearly 3 out of 4 women experience pain during or after sex. If that's you, we have good news: a pelvic floor therapist can help. There's a lot to learn, grab your Java and listen in!

Guest: Heather Marra, PT

Show notes:

• Start watching Sexual Pleasure: How To Get Your Mind and Body to Work Together or buy it here.
• Join an online book study with AI
• Find a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist
• The Married Guy's Guide to Great Sex by Cliff & Joyce Penner*
• Enjoy! The Gift of Sexual Pleasure for Women by Cliff & Joyce Penner*
• The Celebration of Sex for Newlyweds by Dr. Doug Rosenau*
• Sex Without Pain by Heather Jeffcoat*
• Apply to join the AI Team

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Glenn Packiam joins Juli to talk about how the biblical metaphor of ordinary table bread reveals God’s extraordinary story of redemption and healing in our (ordinary) lives.

Guest: Glenn Packiam

Show notes:

• Blessed Broken Given by Glenn Packiam
• Why We Must Be Surprised By the Healer (Juli's blog)
• Java #405:How to Be Broken and Used by God (At the Same Time) (exclusive content)
• Surprised By the Healer by Dr. Juli Slattery and Linda Dillow

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