#423 - How to Heal from S*xual Brokenness with Ashley Jameson
Release Date: 12/04/2024
#441 - An announcement...
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Well friends, today’s episode is going to be a bit different! After nine years of weekly episodes, I’ve made the decision to take a break from the show for a little bit. This isn’t something I’ve taken lightly- it's something I’ve been praying about, wrestling with, and reflecting on for months. And while it’s hard to hit pause on something I love so much, I know it’s the right time. With my daughter heading into middle school, my son starting fourth grade, my first year of seminary coming to a close, and my 40th birthday around the corner (!), life has been beautifully full. In...
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#440 - Organize First, Decorate Second with Whitney English
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I’m thrilled to welcome back my friend, Whitney English, to the show today! She is an author, artist, and self-proclaimed reluctant expert in surviving family drama with grace... and a glue gun. Whitney is known for telling the truth with humor, finding beauty in the mess, and believing that good stories and good design can heal just about anything- whether she’s organizing a junk drawer or untangling generational dysfunction. Her new book, Organize First, Decorate Second, is out now, and today, we’re diving into everything from the psychology of organization and decoration to practical...
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#439 God, Can We Chat? Bringing Our Doubts to God with Niki Hardy
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I'm thrilled to welcome Niki Hardy to the show this week! Niki is the author of the Audie Award-nominated Breathe Again and One Minute Prayers for Women With Cancer. Her newest book, God, Can We Chat? A Daringly Honest Guide to Growing Closer to God, One Doubt at a Time, hit shelves in March, which I’m so excited to chat about today. Niki has left corporate life, moved continents, gone to seminary, planted churches, launched businesses and nonprofits, and navigated seasons of deep loss, cancer, church hurt, and painful uncertainty. Through it all, she firmly believes that God loves a...
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#438 - Chicken-Fried Wisdom & the Women Who Raised Us (Right-ish) with Melissa Radke
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You are in for an absolute treat this week! My guest is the one and only Melissa Radke- bestselling author, speaker, TV personality, comedian, and the self-proclaimed HGIC (Head Girlfriend in Charge). With over 1.1 million followers, Melissa has been lifting women up since 2016, dishing out everything from hair tips to life advice with her signature humor and heart. Her brand-new book, Chicken Fried Women, just hit the shelves, which is a love letter to the strong, faith-filled, flawed, and unforgettable women who shaped her life. She reflects on generational legacies, healing family dynamics,...
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#437 From Resentment to Repair in Marriage with Dr. Morgan Cutlip
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This week on the podcast, I’m joined once again by the brilliant Dr. Morgan Cutlip- author, psychologist, and relationship expert. She is known for equipping individuals and couples with practical, down-to-earth tools to navigate the most challenging parts of relationships. She has a true gift for turning psychological research into relatable, real-life strategies, and she shares her wisdom through her books, courses, blog, podcast, and social media platforms. Morgan first joined us to talk about her book Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself, and now she’s back with her brand-new...
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#436 - Shatterproof - Pain to Purpose with ESPN's Lauren Sisler
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This week, I am so excited to be joined by the incredible Lauren Sisler. She is an Emmy Award-winning sports broadcaster, ESPN sideline reporter, author, keynote speaker, and the queen of the sideline shimmy. After landing her dream career with ESPN and reporting on college football and gymnastics, she began to open up about a story she once kept hidden: losing both of her parents to opioid addiction. Through sharing her journey, Lauren has not only shed light on the stigma surrounding addiction, but she’s also found a powerful way to help others navigate their own struggles. Whether...
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#435 - The Sacred Order of the Underestimated with Mary Marantz
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I’m thrilled to welcome back my dear friend Mary Marantz for her third appearance on the show! If you’ve been here a while, you already know how incredible Mary is- she’s a powerhouse in every sense of the word. As a podcaster, author, speaker, photographer, and coach, she truly does it all. Today, we’re diving into her latest book, Underestimated, which releases later this month. We’re talking about what it means to be underestimated, why fear is a boring liar, and how playing small was never part of your purpose. This conversation was so good and I’m so excited to share it with...
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#434 - Celebrating One Year of "If I Don't Laugh, I'll Cry"!
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It’s been one whole year since If I Don’t Laugh, I’ll Cry made its way into the world, and today, we’re celebrating! In this special anniversary episode, I’m reflecting on the journey of writing and releasing this book- what it was like to put my story on paper, the emotional highs and lows, and the incredible messages from readers that have reminded me why I wrote it in the first place. Whether you’ve read the book or are just hearing about it for the first time, I hope this episode makes you laugh, reflect, and feel a little less alone in your own beautiful mess. Thank you for...
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REPLAY | A Special Conversation with MY DAD!
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This week, I'm thrilled to welcome the most special guest ever on my show- my dad. With the release of my book just around the corner (coming out next week- can you believe it?!) I couldn’t think of a better time to have him on the podcast. Together, we dig into some of the stories that are (and aren’t) talked about in my book. Join us as we laugh, reminisce, and share stories of the joys, the challenges, and everything in between. My dad has such powerful things to say about gratitude, slowing down, choosing love, and finding joy in the darkest of moments. This conversation is...
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REPLAY: Until the Streetlights come on with Ginny Yurich, 1000 Hours Outside
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I'm under the weather this week, so I'm sharing one of my favorite episodes! This week, I’m excited to welcome Ginny Yurich, a homeschooling mother of five and the founder of a global movement reclaiming childhood and fostering family connections through nature-based play. Alongside her husband, Josh, Ginny is the brilliant mind behind the 1000 Hours Outside lifestyle brand, featuring an online store, app, and much more. Whether you have kids or not, this episode is an absolute must-listen. We dig deep into issues that resonate, especially for those of us...
info_outlineMy guest this week is the amazing Ashley Jameson. She is the Associate Director of Pure Desire Ministries- a ministry dedicated to equipping individuals and churches with the tools to heal from the impacts of sexual brokenness, addiction, and betrayal.
She and her husband, John, discovered Pure Desire during one of the most challenging seasons of their marriage, battling the devastation caused by a pornography addiction. It’s tools and resources provided them with the support necessary to heal their marriage and family. Four years later, Ashley now leads leadership training for Pure Desire's regional group advisors nationwide, helping spread the message of recovery and healing in communities and churches across the country.
I truly believe this conversation is one that can bring hope, healing, and freedom to so many. Let’s dive in!
3:23 – Ashley 101
• Discovering her husband’s addiction
• How Purse Desire’s resources helped her family
• Joining the Pure Desire team
6:22 – The Realities Of Addiction
• The latest stats on Christian pornography use
• The lack of churches addressing this issue
• The unique challenges women face with pornography addiction
12:42 – Breaking The Silence
• The importance of normalizing these conversations
• Impactful resources you can offer your congregation
• How compulsive sexual behavior rewires the brain
• The need for churches to become educated and equipped to handle these challenges
21:41 – The Neurological Impact Of Pornography
• Having open conversations as a family
• Early exposure to harmful content
• How repeated exposure rewires the brain
32:23 – Taking Steps Toward Healing
• The steps churches can take to become supportive environments
• Resources available through Pure Desire
• Getting help for betrayal trauma
• Practical first steps for women struggling with pornography
FEATURED QUOTES
“The newest numbers are showing that 75% of Christian men are looking at pornography, 40% of Christian women, and it's also saying that 82% of Christians are saying that nobody is helping them avoid pornography.”
“We don't have to be afraid to talk about these things in a church or as leaders or as parents, because this stuff is already happening. What we're doing is just bringing it to light so we can start sifting through it and figuring out how to be part of the solution.”
“My number one recommendation would be, do not go another day without having a plan of at least sharing it with one safe person who you can say, ‘will you walk with me as I try to figure out what my next step is?’”
Learn more about Ashley:
Pure Desire Ministries
https://puredesire.org/
Pure Desire’s Resources
https://puredesire.org/resources/
Unfiltered: Real Talk About Sex and Love Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unfiltered-real-talk-about-sex-love/id1749351656
Get in touch with Pure Desire
(503) 489-0230