Feeling Distant? How to Build Emotional Intimacy in Your Marriage, #589

Java with Juli - Making Sense of God and Sex

Authentic Intimacy®

Julislattery, Society & Culture, Authenticintimacy, Ihatesex, Christian, Relationships, Pornography, Biblicalsexuality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Ismasturbationasin

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

We're diving into the often overlooked side of sexual intimacy: emotional connection in marriage. They unpack three building blocks of emotional intimacy—emotional availability, sensitive responsiveness, and trust. From understanding male and female brain chemistry to tips on daily connection habits, this conversation gives you tangible ways to create a stronger, healthier marriage.

Guest: Gary Thomas

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0:00.0	Hey friend, it's Julie. Tuesday of this week is Giving Tuesday, and every dollar that you give to
0:07.2	authentic intimacy is going to be matched up to $70,000. So each week, Java with Julie reaches more
0:14.2	than 10,000 men and women providing ad-free and honest conversations with biblical answers to questions about God and sexuality.
0:23.4	One Apple podcast listener recently wrote,
0:26.6	This was a good place for me to start learning and understanding what God wants for my sexuality.
0:32.0	It helps me make sense of what's in the Bible, but it also helps break down the present-day struggles.
0:37.9	I don't feel alone when I'm listening.
0:40.8	And that is certainly my heart for every job with Julie listener.
0:45.2	Will you help us continue to help others make sense of God and sexuality?
0:49.7	Give today and you'll double your impact at authentic intimacy.com slash give.
0:56.5	It doesn't matter what your spouse is saying as much as who is saying it.
1:02.4	If I don't value what she's saying, it's going to read that I don't value you.
1:09.4	Because if it matters to her, it's got to start mattering a little
1:13.7	bit to me. Well, hey, friends, welcome to another episode of Java with Julie. This podcast is an
1:22.4	outreach of authentic intimacy, which is a ministry helping people make sense of God and sexuality. And you know that we talk a
1:30.9	lot about sexual intimacy on this podcast. In fact, we recently did a listener survey, and about
1:37.4	75% of you wanted us to talk about sexual intimacy even more. And so we'll continue to do that.
1:45.9	But there's another part of sexual intimacy, another side of this, which is really the emotional connection that a husband and wife
1:50.5	have that often we don't get to. And a lot of you ask questions about that. I think stereotypically,
1:57.2	the woman is asking, hey, my husband won't connect with me.
2:01.1	He doesn't want to talk.
2:02.5	He just wants to connect through sex.
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