Can money be a tense topic in your marriage?  Today my guest gives us some insight as to what’s going on deeper behind the money issues in marriage. Shaunti Feldhahn has completed extensive research around the tie between love, money, and relationships, and reveals some of the things she found on today's episode. She also paints a picture of what becoming a true team in handling our money looks like as a married couple. Toward the end of the episode Shaunti describes how we as wives can take steps toward unity in our finances with our husbands.

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 On today’s episode Joy Skarka joins us. She is the director of discipleship at Authentic Intimacy and is passionate about sharing her story of redemption. Joy was recently published in a book titled Sanctified Sexuality where she writes about Forced Sexuality. Today we get to hear her story and how her experience with sexual assault has affected her spiritual life as well as her married life. Joy gives us a glimpse into what intimacy looks like after healing from a difficult sexual past and she also is not shy when stating blessings she has seen along the way. 

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Authentic Intimacy online bible studies 

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In this episode I sit down with an old friend, Lauren Green, who gives awesome insight into how to talk to our children about sex and their sexuality. We cover a few different age groups and the topics which may be discussed with a Biblical worldview. She also speaks to why it is imperative that our children learn about their sexuality from their parents. 

Later in the episode we talk about how the culture influences our children's view of sexuality and how discussing safety topics is more important now than ever. 

Finally we cover the role a healthy marriage plays in talking to our kids and how a couple can get on the same page prior to opening up doors to conversations with their children.

If you have kiddos, this is a great one to listen to!

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Sexuality By Design Curriculum

God Made All of Me

7 Lessons to Introduce Your Kids to Biblical Sexuality

The Focus on the Family Guide to Talking with Your Kids about Sex

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Not If But When

It’s officially the one year anniversary of this podcast. To celebrate, in this episode I answer some of the questions you submitted. From deep to silly, this episode is meant to celebrate the one year mark of Pursuits of Passion. Listen to hear which episode was my favorite, how I pray for my husband, and what we do as a couple at bedtime.

The times we are living in currently sure are crazy. With uncertain circumstances arising, the thought of working on your marriage can feel impossible while you are just trying to remain sane yourself. On this episode I share how diving into God's word is an awesome solution for both problems. The Bible brings comfort in times that are hard but also inspires you to pursue your love life in the way God has pursued us. 

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We all notice things in our spouse that are quite different. From small personality quirks to larger issues that can drive a wedge into the marriage relationship. 

In this episode, I talk about how personality tests can give you a better understanding of your spouse. One that they may not have been able to completely verbalize to you. I also break down a Biblical understanding of why we as women attempt to control our husbands and the way they do things. 

A Pursuits of Passion first! Chris, my husband, joins me for the first time on the podcast to play "This or That" and "Ruin Christmas in Four Words." 

In this week’s episode, I reveal what my “red buttons” are. One of my red buttons sent me to therapy as it was truly causing me to be controlling out of fear. Fears from my past were dictating my present behavior as a wife in a negative way. I talk about learning that my husband was not God and how I was able to surrender the fear I had to God. Well...most of it.

Everyone knows communication is key to a successful relationship, but why hasn't this same truth been carried over into communicating about sex? Join me as I talk about how important it is to create a comfortability around talking about sexual intimacy with your husband. 

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