That We Might Have Joy | Author Q&A with Dr. Jennifer

Conversations with Dr. Jennifer

Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Sexuality, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, listeners joined Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife for a Q&A discussion about her soon-to-be-released book, That We Might Have Joy (order your copy HERE!). During the conversation, she answered listener's questions about the process of writing the book, how she decided on the topic, and what lessons she learned along the way. But, true to form, Dr. Finlayson-Fife offered more than just simple answers to questions during this discussion—she challenged limiting cultural messages about the body, spoke about the courage it takes to face the truth in our relationships, and explained why intimacy always begins with self-honesty. If you'd like to get a SIGNED copy of the book, join us at RESTORE (use code JFF2025 to save 10%) or at a special Faith Matters gathering on October 1st! We have a busy schedule this fall! Click HERE to learn more about our upcoming events, we'd love to have you join us!

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0:00.0	While I want to paint the picture of what's possible, it's really important to start where you are and to be honest about where you are and to bring more soul, more honesty, more courage to where you are.
0:14.7	That's always how we get stronger.
0:17.2	Spiritual development is not for the faint of heart.
0:20.8	It's not easy, but it can really help to understand the process that we're involved in and why it matters,
0:27.0	and that it's really about a God that wants us to have joy, that our courage yields more capacity for joyfulness and for peace in our own hearts.
0:46.1	Welcome to Conversations with Dr. Jennifer, a collection of interviews on the topics of
0:51.5	relationships, sexuality, spirituality, and more, all featuring Dr.
0:56.8	Finlayson Fife.
1:01.1	Welcome, everyone.
1:02.6	I'm so excited for this Facebook Live.
1:06.6	This has been a long time, it's been a long process of writing this book, but I'm so excited to finally be at the point at which it is now available for all of you.
1:19.4	And I'm just excited to be with those of you that are here tonight to just talk about it and to have a little mini celebration before the bigger celebration in September.
1:31.1	So welcome. I'm glad you're here. Several of you have written in questions and I'd just be happy
1:37.5	to take them and just talk about a little bit about the book and the process. And Christy certainly
1:42.9	jump in whenever you want to ask clarifying questions
1:46.1	or you have questions that you think would be helpful to people. You know, one of the top
1:50.8	most asked questions is will the book be available in audio format? And yes, it's going to be,
1:56.5	I haven't started recording it, but I start in just a few days. I'm working with somebody
2:00.7	here who
2:01.5	helps authors record their books. And so I'm really hopeful that I will sound alive and dynamic as I
2:11.1	read my book. But that's not my favorite thing, but she will be coaching me. And if I
2:16.7	flatten or whatever, she'll say,
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