{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"84. Dr. Juli Slattery \u2013 God\u2019s Great Design for Sexuality","description":"Welcome to Episode #84 of the Red Ink Revival Leadership Podcast. Today\u2019s conversation is with Dr. Juli Slattery.   Dr. Slattery is a clinical psychologist, author, speaker, and the president\/co-founder of Authentic Intimacy. She earned her college degree at Wheaton College, an MA in psychology from Biola University, and an MS and a Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology. Dr. Slattery served at Focus on the Family writing, teaching, and co-hosting the Focus on the Family Broadcast. She left Focus on the Family to start Authentic Intimacy, a ministry devoted to reclaiming God\u2019s design for sexuality. Dr. Slattery launched SexualDiscipleship.com, a platform designed to help Christian leaders navigate sexual issues and questions with gospel-centered truth. She is the author of ten books and host of the weekly podcast \u201cJava with Juli.\u201d Juli and her husband Mike are the parents of 3 sons; they live in Akron, Ohio.   Our conversation takes us to\u2026   * How Juli came to faith in Christ. * Why she became a clinical psychologist. * Her heart to redeem God\u2019s design for sexuality. * Managing conversations around gender, sexuality, pronouns, orientations, and identities. * What the purpose of sex actually is. * How when we get the purpose of sex wrong, we get so many other things wrong as well. * How sex and sexuality reveal deeper things within our hearts and souls. * The importance of remaining sex positive while pursuing sexual integrity. * What sin is and the broader understanding of sin in the context of sexuality. * Whether LGBTQ+ a \u201csin\u201d matter, and how to best approach the topic in relationships. * How to navigate marriages with sexual incongruence. * Where to find help if there is sexual conflict in marriage.   If you have questions you would like addressed in a future episode, topics you would enjoy hearing, or just want to give us feedback, we would love to hear from you. Email us at redinkrevival@gmail.com.   Visit our website: redinkrevival.com.   Please rate, review, share, and subscribe!   Edited and produced by Evan (Emac) McAlister. ","author_name":"Red Ink Revival Leadership Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/RedInkRevival.com","html":"