Navigate *Intimacy* in Your Relationships

How do you navigate conversations about sexuality and identity without letting fear, politics, or the pressure to have all the answers get in the way of loving people well?

This week, Juli sits down with Laurence Koo to talk about why questions of identity can feel so overwhelming, and how you can walk alongside someone even when you don't have all the answers. They also challenge the way we think about the "culture wars," explore what it means to see sexuality through the lens of the gospel, a

What if God isn't asking you to fix every feeling before you come to Him? What if you could bring Him your anxiety, your frustration, your insecurity—even the parts of yourself you wish weren't there?

This week, Juli's talking with Dr. Alison Cook about learning to notice what's happening inside us without immediately judging, fixing, or shaming our inner thoughts. Plus, you'll hear how understanding our own inner world can change the way we show up in marriage, parenting, and our relationship

How much have you already thought about your body today?


For many of us, the answer is… a lot. This week, we're talking about the ways body image can quietly shape our mornings, our marriages, our dating lives, our parenting, and the things we're willing to do.


What if our bodies were meant to give us freedom, not keep us stuck?


Guests: Hannah Nitz & Val O'Brien


Follow-up resources:


Being Sexy Has Nothing To Do with Your Body by Juli Slattery (blog)


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This week, Juli's answering your real questions about sex. Here's what's in the line up:

"What do I do if I don't find my husband attractive?"

"Before marriage, I thought I was dying for sex. Now, it's a chore. Why?"

"I've never had an orgasm and I don't care. Is that wrong?"

"Is it wrong to please myself if my husband can't do it?"

"How does sex point us to God?"

"How do I seduce my wife?"

"What do you do if your spouse decides they "don't actually need" sex?"

"Nothing is off limits. No

Have you ever found out that a Christian leader you trusted had a major moral or sexual failure…and suddenly wondered, What am I supposed to do with everything they taught me?

Can I still read their books?
Can I trust what I learned?
Does this mean I could fall too?
This week, we get honest about what happens when someone who shaped your faith falls, and how to remember that Jesus—not our favorite pastor, author, or teacher—is the one we ultimately follow.

Guests: Hannah Nitz, Josiah Bogue

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Sex is never just about sex. That’s why simple conversations about it can bring up shame, rejection, past wounds, and seriously different expectations. In this classic Java with Juli conversation with the late Dr. Doug Rosenau, he and Juli talk about why couples need more than a shared bedroom—they need a shared language.



You’ll learn how to:
• Talk about sex when it feels awkward
• Create words that feel safe and meaningful to both of you
• Know what to do when a word or request becomes tri

What if the question your teenager is asking isn’t really the question they need you to answer?

This week, we’re talking with Val O’Brien of the 10,000 Questions Project about what she’s learned from collecting thousands of questions from teens. And here’s the surprising part: some of the hardest questions about sex and God are really questions about pain. Instead of jumping straight to an answer, what would happen if we got curious? Asked another question?

Sometimes the most important thing a