#475 Why Empathy, Inner Healing, and Teamwork Are at the Heart of Building Intimacy
Java with Juli - Making Sense of God and Sex
Authentic Intimacy®
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2023
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
It isn’t uncommon for a couple committed to God and committed to each other to struggle to build intimacy. While it might seem like the issues and challenges you’re facing are all external, it’s often the case that there’s internal work that needs to be done. Sean and Lanette Reed join Juli in this episode to discuss how humility, faith, and empathy, helped them bridge gaps to create true intimacy.
Guests: Sean and Lanette Reed
Sean and Lanette’s Instagram: @seanandlanettereed
Sean and Lanette’s YouTube: Life with Sean and Lanette
Sean and Lanette’s TikTok: @Seanandlanette
Book: Marriage in Transition by Sean and Lanette Reed
Website: seanandlanette.com
Podcast: Marriage in Transition
Blog: Why Is Healing So Hard?
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Book: Finding the Hero in Your Husband by Dr. Juli Slattery
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hey friend and welcome to Job with Julie, hosted by me, Julie Slattery. |
| 0:05.7 | This podcast is the listener-supported outreach of authentic intimacy, a ministry dedicated to reclaiming God's design for sexuality. |
| 0:13.8 | What are some of the roadblocks you've experienced when it comes to cultivating a healthy and connected marriage? |
| 0:19.9 | Have you and your spouse ever found yourself |
| 0:22.0 | revisiting the same issues, challenges, and conflicts over and over again? I know I have. Well, |
| 0:27.6 | this was definitely the case for my guest today, Sean and Lynette Reed. They were committed |
| 0:32.7 | to their marriage and to their faith in God, but they really struggled to be on the same page of motion. |
| 0:39.0 | I'm excited for you to hear how this couple moved with humility and faith to allow God |
| 0:43.7 | first to transform them individually and then their marriage. Sean and Lynette Reed are |
| 0:49.1 | speakers and authors with over 20 years of pastoral experience and have a huge passion to help couples and families thrive. |
| 0:56.4 | In this episode, they are joining me to share about their story of marriage, faithfulness, and healing |
| 1:02.2 | as they both pursued healthy identities and a healthy marriage. |
| 1:06.3 | I think it's going to be a great conversation that will encourage you. |
| 1:08.9 | So grab your Java and join me at the |
| 1:11.5 | coffee shop. Well, Sean and Lynette, thanks so much for taking the time to be on Java with Julie |
| 1:20.6 | with me. It's great to get to know you and to hear a little bit about your story in the next |
| 1:24.9 | hour that we're going to share. So welcome. |
| 1:32.9 | Thank you. We're excited to be here. Yeah. Hey, you guys are passionate about marriage. You spend a lot of time writing, teaching, thinking about marriage. So let me start with that |
| 1:40.8 | basic question of why. Why do you care so much about marriage that you spend your life really building it? |
| 1:49.0 | Oh, man, that's a loaded question. |
| 1:52.0 | I would say just from a personal perspective, my wife and I, we've come from families that, you know, her mom and dad were together for 27 years |
| 2:04.0 | before he passed away. And so they were a great model and example of marriage and family. |
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