Addicted to the Story: When Romance Becomes a Counterfeit with Elise Orozco (Encore)
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Heidi St. John
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šļø 25 February 2026
ā±ļø 61 minutes
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Summary
This episode originally aired on October 22, and Iām bringing it back because this is a conversation we simply cannot ignore.
As explicit āromanceā fiction and erotic content continue to become normalizedāespecially among womenāitās important that we talk honestly about what itās doing to our hearts and our marriages.
In this powerful and vulnerable conversation, Elise Orozco shares how so-called āromanceā fiction slowly drew her in, how it impacted her marriage and her walk with the Lord, and how God led her to freedom.
This isnāt about shame. Itās about guarding our hearts and remembering that Godās design for intimacy is protective, beautiful, and life-giving.
If you care about strengthening your marriage and living in freedom, donāt skip this one.
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| 1:02.6 | St. John. Welcome to the Heidi St. John podcast. I'm really glad that you guys are here. |
| 1:07.0 | If you are watching this interview today on Rumble or on YouTube, you will notice that we are in |
| 1:13.1 | our newly designed studio today. And this is my very first sit down interview. And I'm super |
| 1:17.9 | excited about it. We're going to dive into a conversation today that a lot of Christians are |
| 1:22.8 | quietly struggling with, but very few people are openly talking about it. And that is the explosion of |
| 1:29.1 | erotica for women. And I have a very special guest in my studio today that I'm going to introduce |
| 1:34.4 | to you guys in just a minute. But I want you guys to really think about this as we enter into this |
| 1:38.7 | topic because I have been praying that hearts would be soft so that the seeds that are dropped today |
| 1:45.2 | are gonna take root in fertile soil. |
| 1:46.8 | This is gonna be a fantastic conversation. |
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