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In the Season 2 opener of the SheRecovery Podcast, Crystal chats with Jessica Harris. In this interview, Jessica helps to answer the question we hear almost more than any other: How do I talk to my husband or boyfriend about my past or present battle with porn addiction? While there is no one size fits all answer to this question—there is help to be found in this extremely important conversation to inspire courage and wisdom on this topic.

Jessica Harris is a blogger, speaker, author, wife and mother who is passionate about seeing women set free from sexual sin and shame . She is the voice behind beggarsdaughter.com, an online blog tackling issues of pornography and sexual struggles among women in the church. She is the author of Beggar's Daughter: From the Rags of Pornography to the Riches of Grace and has shared her story on platforms around the world, changing the conversation about women, pornography, and grace. When she's not working on her next book project, caring for her daughters, or playing board games with her husband, you can find her enjoying the great outdoors or a cup of tea... maybe both. 

Resources Referenced:

• Dirty Girls Renewed on Kickstarter
• BeggarsDaughter.com - Porn & Marriage Series
• Beggar's Daughter: From the Rags of Pornography to the Riches of Grace 
• Dirty Girls Come Clean

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Welcome back to part six of my relationship intimacy series! Today we wrap up the series by talking about how to increase physical intimacy in your relationship. Over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to explore a few different aspects of physical intimacy that will help you right where you are in your relationship, helping you to sensitively take steps of exploring where you want to go from here.

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Today's expert interview is with Amanda Louder. Amanda is a Certified Life Coach who helps women from conservative Christian backgrounds love their sex life. She helps women embrace their sexuality to help them strengthen their relationship with themselves, their spouse, and God.

In addition to being a coach, Amanda has been married to her husband Kevin for 8 years.  They have a blended family of 5 children ages 12-21 and live in Salt Lake City.  In her spare time, she enjoys reading, watching her kids play sports, traveling, fishing, and camping.
You can find Amanda on her website: Amanda Louder Coaching

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It's week four of our relationship intimacy talk, where we find new ways to create a well-rounded and deeply intimate relationship with our partner. This week, we're going to dig into what emotional intimacy is and how to get more of it in your relationship.

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Last week I started talking about the topic of intimacy. Over the next five weeks, I'll be doing a deeper dive into each of the different types of intimacy mentioned in that first article. This week is all about spiritual intimacy, which I define as being able to share your ideas about spirituality with your partner while allowing them to do the same in a supportive, non-judgemental way. Listen in as I share three ways to increase spiritual intimacy in your marriage.

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Sex or Intimacy, are they the same or is there a difference. The Kings’ are yet tackling another topic that can easily ruin a marriage. Ask yourself, how often do you hear about intimacy regarding marriage? How often is it taught that intimacy is an important part of marriage? Not often. All you hear of is sex, sex and more sex. If the sex is not good than the marriage is bad, right? As you listen in on tonight’s show, please provide us with your thought’s of tonight’s marital topic. Feel free to share.  Blessings. 

If you want your marriage to truly be ALL that it can be, we HIGHLY recommend pulling out a chair for God at your marriage table. But that can be easier said than done! In this episode, Mark and Steve talk in-depth about HOW to build a marriage partnership with God—

• Addiction and betrayal can easily create a kind of "God-trauma" for each spouse individually and for the marriage--how can you navigate this?
• You each bring your past knowledge and experience with God to your marriage. How can you BUILD on that past to evolve and grow together as a couple?
• Be willing as a couple to explore how your connection with God currently does or doesn't work and what it can become.
• Be willing to try new approaches to spirituality in your marriage.
• Plan out a spiritual direction, but have a willingness to be flexible and adapt as needed. 
• Learn HOW to engage in raw, vulnerable, transparent "couple prayer" as an irreplaceable part of your deep marital connection.  

Find out more about Steve Moore at:  Ascension Counseling

Learn more about Mark Kastleman at:  Reclaim Counseling Services

Wondering if your marriage can survive porn and sex addiction? This article will give you some hope—https://www.reclaimcounselingservices.com/can-marriage-survive-porn

How can you "heal" your marriage relationship?—https://www.reclaimcounselingservices.com/how-to-mend-your-marriage

Ready to STOP Keeping Secrets in your marriage?—https://www.reclaimcounselingservices.com/no-more-secrets-in-your-marriage

What is the difference between "True Intimacy" and "sex" in a marriage relationship?—https://www.reclaimcounselingservices.com/true-intimacy-vs-sex-in-marriage

Should you ask your spouse about their previous sex life? What if you find yourself thinking about sex with your former spouse-is that a problem? And, what if your spouse is thinking about sex with their former spouse-should you be concerned? What if there are clear differences in your sex life now and then-what do you do with that and how do you keep it from being a problem? Healthy marital sexuality is important to the vitality of any marriage. More and more, married couples are engaging in re-sex, that is, a second or subsequent sexual relationship. Whether the story is death, divorce, or relationship dissolution, one or both partners has had a sexual relationship with at least one other person prior to the current marriage. Dr. Juli Slattery joins Ron Deal to have a conversation about sex.

Show Notes and Resources

Learn more about Dr. Juli Slattery.  https://www.authenticintimacy.com/
Get the book Rethinking Sexuality. https://shop.authenticintimacy.com/products/rethinking-sexuality
Sex as Sacrament? Learn more... https://www.authenticintimacy.com/resources/2756/is-sexual-intimacy-a-sacrament
Sexual differences CAN build intimacy. Check this out... https://www.authenticintimacy.com/resources/12334/sexual-differences-can-make-us-better-lovers
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