Hey friend, welcome to Java with Julie, hosted by me Julie Slattery.

This podcast is a listener-supported outreach of authentic intimacy, which is a ministry that helps people make sense of God and sexuality.

Well, I think it probably goes without saying that married sexuality can be pretty complex.

And at authentic intimacy, as a ministry, we spend a lot

of time addressing the challenges that married couples can face. We get messages all the time from

couples who are trying to navigate things like erectile dysfunction, mismatched libidos, sexless

marriages, and recovery from betrayal trauma. Now, I've been doing this work for a while, but my guest today has even more experience. Dr. Michael Saitzma is somebody that you may be very familiar with, and he has 25 years of experience as a sex therapist. He's the founder of building intimate marriages and the co-author

of the book Secrets of Sex and Marriage, Eight Surprises that Make All the Difference. Dr. Sitesma is both

extremely knowledgeable and also very practical, so find a comfortable spot, grab your Java,

and listen in to my conversation with Dr. Michael

Sitesma.

Well, Michael, you and I are on a cruise right now.

We're speaking together on a family life marriage cruise, which is super fun.

It's just beautiful out here.

It is.

So people might be enjoying a little bit of the background music of the lounge,

but hey, we are in coffee, so it's job with Julie. We are. It's actually pretty good coffee.

I haven't had my first sip yet. You better go ahead. There you go. But I thought I take advantage

of the time that we have some downtime here on the cruise to just glean some of your expertise.

You have been doing sex therapy for couples for how long?

Since 98, that's been my primary focus.

I did some before that.

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