Hi, I'm Havala. Welcome to Howla's Podcast, and today we are continuing our series on relationships.

We're talking about, well, last week we talked about high-functioning couples, those that have a lot going on and how to navigate pioneering in your coupling.

And this week we're going to talk about sex and intimacy as couples.

And I know that there's a lot of things that you could be thinking about when I say this and I really hope that you

first of all don't don't flip this off because I really don't want you to think oh here we go again or I'm good it doesn't matter because we're really going to have a good conversation around really how the church sees it how we see as women and then ways to help us live in a healthy sexual

environment as God created and then also I want to say for those of you that

maybe aren't married and you're like oh why are we talking

about this there was so many things I wish somebody had told me before I got

married that after I got married I had to work out and it felt way more high

stakes than it did being able to just build the story where I was.

So today we're going to have a great conversation.

We have obviously one of our favorites at Truth the Table, my close friend and your friend really, if you've been around me for a little bit,

Caitlin Zick is with me today.

And I'm so glad you're here.

Me too.

This is my favorite subject.

I know.

In fact, even prepping for this podcast it was like we could go here and here

but for those of you that are just tuning in and you may not know Caitlin she's

a mom of four kids she's married to Kolesic, they are pastors of a incredible church called

Risen King. She also helps me direct and lead the Truth Academy community and she's just an all-around amazing woman.

She is one of those women that you could talk about anything whether it's are these

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