What happens when your marriage feels impossible to sustain—but you believe God still has a plan? In this powerful episode, we sit down with author and speaker Laurie Krieg, who shares her story of navigating a mixed-orientation marriage, wrestling with faith, desire, trauma, and the transformation that followed.

In this episode, we cover:

• Laurie’s honest story of same-sex attraction and her decision to marry a man

• What it means to trust God when your marriage feels “impossible”

• Trauma, Jesus, and the healing process

• Practical ways to love your spouse through pain

• What Christians can do better to love and support LGBTQ+ individuals and families

This episode will stretch your compassion, deepen your faith, and remind you that every marriage—no matter the struggle—can be a place of redemption and growth.

Resources:

👉 Get our free training about how to get your marriage unstuck.

👉 Apply for our amazing couples retreat coming up in the spring!

👉 And join our free private facebook group, Christian Couples Improving Sex & Intimacy

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In this special Q&A episode, we answer five anonymous listener questions about the most common struggles couples face in their intimate lives. Topics we cover:

• Healthy, uplifting alternatives to pornography for erotic inspiration

• Why some men struggle to orgasm from oral sex — and what helps

• Balancing strong sexual desire with your relationship with God

• How to get on the same page when you and your spouse want sex differently

• What to do when your own sexual desire feels low or disappears

If you'd like to submit your questions for a future episode, submit your anonymous question on our website or in our private Facebook gorup.

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For so many Christian couples, sexuality and spirituality can feel like they’re at odds. We’ve been taught that to be holy means to suppress desire—but what if our sexuality is actually one of the most powerful ways to love?

In this deeply insightful episode, we talk with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife about how to integrate faith, desire, and embodiment. We explore how repressing our sexuality keeps us disconnected, how true intimacy begins with self-honesty, and why learning to love through our sexuality is a profoundly spiritual act.

You’ll hear about:

• Why sexual integration, not suppression, leads to spiritual strength

• How ego, fear, and control distort connection—and what it means to love from the soul

• The difference between sex as validation vs. sex as communion

• How couples can cultivate that eros energy—aliveness, joy, and freedom—in their marriage

Whether you’ve wrestled with shame around sexuality or you just want a richer, more connected relationship, this conversation will inspire you to see your body and your marriage in a whole new light.

👉 Check out Jennifer's brand new book, That We Might Have Joy.

👉 Get our free training about how to get your marriage unstuck.

👉 Apply for our amazing couples retreat coming up in the spring!

👉 And join our free private facebook group, Christian Couples Improving Sex & Intimacy