Well, hey friend, this is Julie, and thanks for joining me for Jabba with Julie.

This podcast is part of a ministry called Authentic Immacy, and our job is to reclaim God's design for sexuality.

You know, two major threats to sexuality within a marriage are depression and having trauma in your past.

And on this podcast, we've spoken directly to the individual who's struggling with trauma

or depression.

And we've addressed it in books like Surprised by the Healer and Passion Pursuit.

But today, I want to talk specifically to the other half of that marriage.

And if that's you, you're probably asking questions like, how do I cope?

How long is this going to last? Do I just need to adjust my expectations? And what do I do if my spouse

doesn't want to get help and do the hard work to get through this? Well, to dig into some of these

questions with me, I've invited a new friend, a local Akronite. She's a job with Julie Listerner.

Her name is Victoria Got Broad.

Victoria is a professional clinical counselor and also heads up the trauma team at a local

Christian counseling firm around me, Emerge Counseling Ministries.

Now, I'm going to tell you out of the gate, these are not easy questions, and you're

not going to hear any simplistic

answers from me or Victoria. But I encourage you to grab your coffee and listen in, because

Victoria is going to share both from her expertise as a clinical professional. But then towards

the end of the conversation, she shares really openly about how she and her husband have navigated these exact waters in their own marriage.

I think you're going to find her vulnerability to be disarming and warm as we enter into this difficult conversation.

Now, if you like to follow up with some more resources on how to cope with these challenges,

as they relate specifically to sexual intimacy in marriage,

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