"Show It Off" or "Cover It Up": Messages That Shape Our Body Image, #381
Java with Juli - Making Sense of God and Sex
Authentic Intimacy®
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
What messages have you been told about your body and your sexuality?
This week, Juli sits down with her friends Dawn Jones and Danisa Suarez for a candid conversation about the unique experiences of Black, Latino, and White women when it comes to the messages they received about their sexuality. They touch on topics like body image, beauty standards, shame, and the pressure women feel to either hide or flaunt their sexuality.
Guests: Dawn Jones, LPC-S & Danisa Suarez, LPC, CST
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Dawn Jones' Practice: Legacy Counseling & Consulting
Jorge & Danisa Suarez's Practice: CCI Counseling
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you've been listening to Job with Julie for a while, have you noticed that there aren't any ads here? |
| 0:06.3 | Well, that's intentional because we want this podcast to feel like a safe place for conversations about God and sexuality. |
| 0:13.5 | At Authentic Intimacy, we hear every day how much these conversations matter. |
| 0:19.1 | And if this podcast has encouraged you, challenged you, or help you feel just a little less |
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| 0:28.1 | Your partnership helps us reach more people with truth, hope, and healing. |
| 0:33.0 | And I would love to have you as part of our team. |
| 0:36.0 | As a way to say thank you, I'm going to send you |
| 0:38.8 | a copy of my new updated book, 25 questions you're afraid to ask about love, sex, and intimacy. |
| 0:45.5 | You can become a monthly partner today at authenticinemacy.com slash give or just look for a link |
| 0:52.0 | in the show notes. Now let's head to the coffee shop. |
| 0:57.7 | Hey, welcome to Java with Julie. |
| 0:59.7 | This is Julie Slattery, and this podcast is an outreach of authentic intimacy, which is a |
| 1:04.8 | ministry that's dedicated to helping you make sense of God and sexuality. |
| 1:09.8 | Well, today's conversation is one that I've wanted to bring back for a while because it's |
| 1:14.5 | frankly a lot of fun and it speaks to something that I think a lot of us are learning to navigate |
| 1:20.2 | well. |
| 1:21.3 | How does our understanding of sexuality and our bodies, how is it shaped not just by |
| 1:27.0 | scripture but also by the unique cultures that |
| 1:29.9 | we've grown up in? I'm joined by two really delightful, wise, and honest women, Don Jones, |
| 1:36.8 | and Denise Asweras, and they are both trained therapists, ministry leaders, and women who bring |
| 1:42.6 | a lot of deep insight from their own cultural experiences. |
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