{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Made for Connection: God\u2019s Design and the Healing of Intimacy","description":"Many people find themselves longing for intimacy but pulling away or sabotaging if it comes close. Today Dr. Carol explores what it means to have an \u201cintimacy disorder.\u201d You\u2019ll hear real-life vignettes of people struggling in this way, and we\u2019ll unpack how early experiences, attachment wounds, and the brain\u2019s survival wiring shape our capacity for connection. We\u2019ll look at what neuroscience reveals about how these pathways form, and how they can be rewired and healed. Theology and brain science together tell a remarkable story. We were created in the image of a relational God, made for connection that reflects His nature. As we face the broken stories in our sexual and relational histories, and as God\u2019s presence meets us there, the old patterns that once protected us can begin to transform. Discover what sexual and relational goodness can look like when intimacy becomes healed and whole.   Find out more about Dr. Carol Ministries in-person intensives, or check out individual coaching with Dr. Carol. ","author_name":"Relationship Prescriptions with Dr. Carol","author_url":"http:\/\/drcarolministries.com","html":"