Hey friend, welcome to Java with Julie. I'm Julie Slattery and thanks for joining me. Just a reminder

that Java with Julie is a listener-supported podcast and is an outreach of authentic intimacy

and ministry dedicated to reclaiming God's design for sexuality. So really appreciate any of you

that can help us continue this podcast by donating to authentic intimacy.

Well, my guest today is Dr. Doug Rosenau, and he is in the midst of rewriting his book,

Soul Visions, redefining single sexuality. Dr. Doug is one of my favorite guests on Job with Julie,

and he's really a pioneer in Christian

sex therapy. I love his heart for helping Christians understand sexual wholeness, even apart

from marriage. And that's what we're going to be talking about today. So some of the things

you're going to hear Dr. Doug and I talk about are, first of all, the difference between social

sexuality and erotic

sexuality and how singles can exercise their social sexuality in healthy ways.

We'll also talk about how our gender is expressed and affirmed in our sexuality as single people

and how to find intimacy in both community and in deeper friendships. Dr. Doug's book where

he discusses these topics is called Soul Visions and as I mentioned he's in the midst of

reworking it. The new book is called Single and Sexually Whole and that hopefully will be available

sometime around January of 2022. We'll link to Soul Virgins, Sex and the Single Girl,

and a few blogs that I wrote called

What Do I Do With My Sexual Desire and Can You Be Single and Sexual?

In our show notes and at AuthenticNMC.com.

Don't forget to check out our online book studies

where you can find groups that go through books like Sex and the single girl, actually both in English and Spanish.

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