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Your Healing Journey
#250: Healing After Abortion
It’s time to let women know there is healing after abortion. While Christians rightly proclaim the sanctity...
#248: Gay Girl, Good God: Jackie’s Story
"If you ask him to, God will make you straight." Have you ever said this to a loved one who is struggling...
#169: Your Wounded Heart
It wasn’t that bad. What happened to you definitely wasn’t as bad as other abuse stories you’ve heard and read about. It’s...
#244: Your Love-Hate Relationship with Food
Do you want out of your love-hate relationship with food? This isn't a conversation about what you should or...
#239: Stop Dreading Christmas
Somewhere along the line, this "most wonderful time of the year" overwhelms us, making our souls feel both...
I Don’t Trust Myself
A few days ago, I rushed to see Toni (the lady who cuts my hair) in the middle of the work day. I got there with just a few minutes to spare after getting off a conference call. Someone else was sitting in Toni’s chair. “I’ll just wait in the lobby until you’re done,”...
Pure Sadness and a Better Way Forward
I recently read a very sad book, Pure by Linda Kay Klein. This book keeps popping up in my newsfeed which tells me that people want to talk about it. The subtitle of the book hits precisely why this book caused my heart to ache: “Inside the evangelical movement that...
#224: Sexuality & Surrender
Laurie daily submits her same-sex sexuality to the Lordship of Christ while married to her best friend, Matt. ...
#215: Miscarriage & Infertility
After years of buying baby gifts for friends, one in every eight women wonder if it will ever be her turn. Is she...
#202: Childhood Trauma and How It Impacts You
Powerful moments and memories from our childhood stick with us. They affect who we become and how we interact with others. If your...
Learning to Say “I Was Wrong”
If you are old enough to recall the sitcom Happy Days, you’ll remember “The Fonz.” Henry Winkler played the character of Arthur Fonzarelli, the coolest guy in town. The Fonz in his leather jacket and perfect hair could get all the ladies with the snap of his fingers....
#201: Healing From Abuse and Sexual Trafficking
Healing from abuse and sexual trafficking is difficult, but possible. In this Java with Juli, Juli talks with...
#105: Out of the Shadows
Church should be a safe place. But far too often church is an easy environment for pedophiles and abusers to ruin lives, and destroy...
#198: Sharing God’s Message for Sexuality
God redeems our sexuality and allows us to share our stories with a hurting world. In this...
#195: Finding Your Confidence
Who do you think you are? Do you think you’re brave? Do you think you’re creative? “I love to encourage other women to stop...
#192: Engaging in Restorative Relationships
We are wounded in relationships with others, and it only makes sense that relationships are also where our healing will...
How to Choose a Wise Counselor
(Presione aquí para leer en español) All your own efforts and gumption, your prayers and advice-seeking, your reading and research—you've tried it all, and still your struggle persists. You've reached it: the point at which you know you need help. You need a...
#184: Authentic Intimacy Prepared Me for Marriage
We love hearing your stories. The excitement that flows from the heart of a woman who has been changed by God is...
#58: Lessons From a Former Prostitute
Angel lived a life of prostitution and drugs on the streets of Akron, Ohio. Her life changed the day she met Becky, a woman who...
Healing After #metoo
As you watch a flood of #MeToo tags come through your social media feed, what is your reaction? Maybe you feel sick to your stomach, need some time to let the grief wash over you, or experience a rush of anger. Me too. How does something that is so hidden and...
#174: Can You Walk Away from Same-Sex Attraction?
No one has lived closer to the controversy over being “ex-gay” than Anne Paulk. When her ex- husband...
#173: Lessons I Learned from Grief
“One of the things I learned was that I could not fix what was broken, but I could create something new.” Join Dr. Juli Slattery and...
#168: Do You Believe Everything Is A Gift?
Hannah Nitz was able to sit down with two women who have influenced her since she was 12- Noelle Beck & Juli...
BONUS! When God Re-Writes Your Story
Mary DeMuth has a powerful story to tell: what it was like to return to the place where she was raped at five years old. On this...
Webinar: When You Feel Like Quitting
For many of us, the small sentence "I feel like quitting" can jump into our minds often. When we are in the middle of a hard season, tough situation, or even just a long day, life can feel too heavy. Can you relate to wanting to quit when it comes to your marriage...
#154: Healing Doesn’t Happen Overnight
Do you ever feel like you’ve been permanently marked with a Sharpie® pen? That the hurts and heartache from your past just won’t go...
#153: Discovering Who You Are
What you believe about God has a huge impact on what you believe about yourself. When you’re at the top,...
Webinar: How To Grow Closer To God
We make resolutions all the time--we're going to be stronger, healthier, wiser, more intentional, etc. But, do you think about making resolutions that grow your spiritual life? In this webinar, Linda Dillow teaches how you can grow closer to God. Linda shares from her...
#19: What You Need to Know About Domestic Violence
Do you walk on eggshells around your husband? Are you constantly trying to be a better wife, friend, or daughter? This candid...
#146: All You Need Is Jesus! …And Your Therapist
When the words “Christian” and “counseling” are mentioned in the same sentence, there’s no shortage of opinions about whether or not...
#145: How to Find Hope When Christmas Hurts
For some, this Christmas is anything but merry. Empty chairs where a loved one once sat, the loss of a job and no presents under the...
Webinar: When Your Greatest Fears Come True
Can you think of your greatest fear? Perhaps it's your husband getting into pornography, finding out you've been cheated on, watching your kids walk away from the Lord, or great harm being done to you. When your worst fear comes true, how do you continue to walk in...
#143: Courage to Confront: What You Can Learn From the Mennonite Faith
"Man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart." How true we find this scripture to be when we honestly consider...
#142: How To Find Peace In Forgiveness
Popular author Anne Lamott wrote that, “Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to...
#139: Why Your Story Matters
Did you know you have a story to share? Your story may be one of incredible redemption. Or it...
#138: My Long Journey of Healing from Childhood Abuse
Bev was an active wife and mom. She was even the women’s ministry leader at her church. And then, the memories started to come back....
#136: How We Overcame an Affair: A Conversation with Jill and Mark Savage
"Every question Jill would ask, I tried to answer. My posture was: I will answer any question without defense. I...
#135: My Heart Is Still at Home: A Conversation with Jill Savage About Confronting Infidelity
As a role model and encourager to thousands of wives and moms, Hearts at Home founder Jill Savage was shocked and heartbroken to...
#129: How You Can Choose Contentment Every Day
Women are worriers. We worry about things that will happen. We worry about things that won’t happen. We see it as...
#107: Surprised By The Healer
Listen to the founders of Authentic Intimacy, Dr. Juli Slattery and Linda Dillow talk about a book they co-authored, Surprised by...
#99: Living With Crisis Pregnancy Choices
The decision to have an abortion may seem like a quick fix, but the repercussions remain with a woman for the rest of her life....
#42: Healing From Trauma
Too often, children are exposed to horrific events that their minds just can’t comprehend or process. Later in life those...
#87: Uncovering Hidden Anger
Is anger a sin or is it a normal healthy emotion? When you get angry, how do you handle the issue at hand? Join Dr. Juli Slattery...
#83: When God Gets Hold Of You, Part II
You’ve been diagnosed with a fatal disease, your personal and professional life is in shambles, and you’ve been arrested and charged...
#82: When God Gets Hold Of You, Part I
Dr. Juli Slattery has a brutally honest conversation with Christopher Yuan, the son of Chinese immigrants, who discovered at an...
#73: When Life Becomes Undone
Have you ever felt as though you’ve gotten “the short end of the stick?" Has there been loss, sickness, tragedy or injustice in your...
#51: Working Through Depression
Have you lost your enthusiasm or your energy? Has your sense of adventure and willingness to gather in social situations dwindled...
#44: Unbelievable Betrayal, Outrageous Restoration
This is the story of how one husband’s pornography addiction lead to a distorted perspective of sexuality. His illegal actions,...
#37: We Shouldn’t Be Friends!
Your husband cheated on you and divorced you. Then one week after the divorce is final, he marries a younger woman. The typical...
#30: Worshipping Through the Pain, Part II
Does the idea of worshipping in the midst of pain and desperation seem like a complete contradiction? Psalm 32:6 talks about how we...
#29: Worshipping Through the Pain, Part I
Does the idea of worshipping in the midst of pain and desperation seem like a complete contradiction? Psalm 32:6 talks about how we...
#21: The Pain of Losing a Child
There is little anyone can do to help with the grief of a miscarriage, but if you or someone you...
#8: Some Things Are Too Big to Forgive
Are some things beyond forgiveness? Life hands us some really hard things; things that we think...
#6: Healing from Sexual Abuse
Have you experienced sexual abuse? Do you know someone who has? It's an issue that is incredibly difficult to talk about. Sometimes...
The Challenge of Grace
We spend a lot of time as Christ-followers talking about forgiving one another. After all, Jesus taught the importance of forgiveness, saying that our Heavenly Father will not forgive us if we fail to forgive each other. That’s pretty heavy! While forgiveness is a...
#63: Hope and Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse
Statistically, one in four women have been sexually abused as a child. Often times to mask their wounds, these women...
#110: How to Find Your Identity in Jesus
On this episode of Java with Juli, Dr. Juli Slattery is joined by Yvette Maher and author Heather Holleman. They candidly discuss...
God’s Healing Stinks
(Presione aquí para leer en español.) Have you ever had the experience of God “unfolding” the meaning of a Scripture passage in your heart? Recently, He’s been doing that in my heart with John 11. This is the account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. Over the...
#112: When Life Doesn’t Turn Out the Way You’ve Planned
Shana Miller got married for the first time when she was 46 years old. In this conversation with Juli, Shana shares how she...
Why Your Story Matters
Have you ever wondered if your life matters? Out of all of the people on the planet, why is your life unique? From the time of my childhood, I’ve heard that I was made “in the image of God.” This one truth sets all humanity apart from every other created being. As...
Encountering the Radical Love of Jesus
Through our work at Authentic Intimacy, Linda Dillow and I have met hundreds of women on a healing journey. Some are dealing with sexual trauma, others infidelity and betrayal, and still others can’t shake the shame from their past. We have witnessed the power of our...
Lady Gaga and Jesus the Healer
It is not often that I find myself in agreement with Lady Gaga and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, but last night was an exception. In a dramatic presentation, Lady Gaga performed Till it Happens To You as dozens of male and female victims of sexual...
Why We Must Be Surprised by the Healer
This month I gave birth to my eighth book. Actually, it was a “co-labor” with my dear friend and mentor, Linda Dillow. When I use the word “labor,” I mean it. This book, Surprised by the Healer, was probably the most difficult that either of us has ever written....