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Why the Church Must Talk About Sex with the Next Generation

Relationship Prescriptions with Dr. Carol

Release Date: 07/15/2025

Hope for Hurting Marriages: The Path to Healing and Lasting Intimacy show art Hope for Hurting Marriages: The Path to Healing and Lasting Intimacy

Relationship Prescriptions with Dr. Carol

How healthy is your marriage—really? Maybe things look fine on the outside, but inside you feel more like roommates than soulmates. Maybe the arguments never seem to end, or the silence feels even louder. You might be carrying the weight of disappointment, betrayal, or loneliness and wondering if there’s any way forward. If that’s where you are, you’re not alone—and your story isn’t over. In this episode, Dr. Carol comes alongside you with honesty and hope. She shares why so many marriages, even Christian ones, end up struggling or in crisis, and what can begin to change that...

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Today’s kids are growing up in a digital world filled with hidden threats including pornography, predators, and pressures that most adults never faced at their age. In this episode, Dr. Carol talks with Sarah Siegand, co-founder of Parents Who Fight, about what it really takes to protect our children from online dangers. This is more than a tech issue; it’s a spiritual battle for the hearts and futures of the next generation. Sarah shares practical, grace-filled insight for parents, pastors, and church leaders who want to be both informed and empowered. From setting healthy...

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Purity, Shame, and Wholeness: Reclaiming God’s Good Design show art Purity, Shame, and Wholeness: Reclaiming God’s Good Design

Relationship Prescriptions with Dr. Carol

Purity culture promised protection and blessing, but for many it left a legacy of shame, confusion, and even distance from God. In this episode, we sit down with licensed psychologist Dr. Camden Morgante who knows the struggle firsthand, both personally and professionally. She shares her own story of growing up in purity culture, the myths that shaped her faith, and the painful ways those messages got tangled with her sense of identity and sexuality. Together, we unpack what it looks like to heal from toxic beliefs while holding onto a faith that is life-giving, embodied, and whole. You’ll...

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How Does Psychology and Theology Impact Your Spiritual Formation? show art How Does Psychology and Theology Impact Your Spiritual Formation?

Relationship Prescriptions with Dr. Carol

Sometimes Christians focus exclusively on one aspect of our lives, perhaps the spiritual. But we are created as integrated human beings - physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual. What if your biggest breakthroughs came not from working harder, but from connecting the dots between your faith, your thoughts, and your daily actions?  In today's episode, Dr. Carol discusses this and more with the authors of Integrated Mindset,  professors Dr. Brad Strawn and Dr. Earl Bland to uncover the surprising ways theology and psychology can work together for lasting transformation....

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More Than Behavior: What Surrendering Your Sexuality to Jesus Means show art More Than Behavior: What Surrendering Your Sexuality to Jesus Means

Relationship Prescriptions with Dr. Carol

What does it really mean to surrender your sexuality to Jesus? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Carol talks with clinical psychologist, author, and co-founder of Authentic Intimacy Dr. Juli Slattery, about the deeper layers of Christian sexual discipleship. Too often, the church focuses only on behavior, but true transformation goes far beyond rule-keeping. It’s about identity, intimacy, and bringing the most vulnerable parts of ourselves into relationship with God for Him to heal and transform. Dr. Slattery unpacks the difference between sex and intimacy, and why our deepest sexual...

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Jerks, Red Flags, and God's Design for Healthy Lasting Relationships show art Jerks, Red Flags, and God's Design for Healthy Lasting Relationships

Relationship Prescriptions with Dr. Carol

In a culture where relationship longevity is at an all-time low, even within the church, how can we build relationships that truly last? In this insightful conversation, Dr. Carol talks with Dr. John Van Epp, a leading relationship expert, pastor, professor, and creator of curricula for singles, engaged couples, and married couples. With over a million people impacted by his programs in both faith-based and secular settings, Dr. Van Epp brings much practical wisdom rooted in research and Scripture. Together, they explore the Relationship Attachment Model (RAM) and how it offers a framework...

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Created for Glory: How Beauty Awakens Faith and Courage show art Created for Glory: How Beauty Awakens Faith and Courage

Relationship Prescriptions with Dr. Carol

What does beauty have to do with fear, faith, and the future? In this compelling conversation, Dr. Carol sits down with former Muslim and now author and pastor Naeem Fazal to explore how beauty is not just aesthetic; it's transformational. Naeem shares his powerful personal story of overcoming deep fear and rejection, and how beauty is bound up in the very life of relationship with God. “Beauty has the power to shape our souls,” he says. And in a world that feels increasingly fractured, that truth matters more than ever. Together they unpack why loss and failure don’t have to define...

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Why the Church Must Talk About Sex with the Next Generation show art Why the Church Must Talk About Sex with the Next Generation

Relationship Prescriptions with Dr. Carol

Today’s young people are navigating a sexual landscape unlike anything previous generations have faced. Porn is not just accessible—it’s expected. Messages about identity, desire, and intimacy are being shaped more by screens than by Scripture. In this important conversation, Dr. Carol talks with Joel Warneking and Bill Williams from 423 Communities, a ministry that walks with people toward freedom from unhealthy sexual patterns and into deeper intimacy with God. Joel and Bill unpack what’s really going on in the hearts and minds of the next generation, and why transformation...

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More Than a Retreat: What Three Women Discovered at the Intensive show art More Than a Retreat: What Three Women Discovered at the Intensive

Relationship Prescriptions with Dr. Carol

What happens when you step away from the noise of life and create space for God to do deep heart work? In this special episode, Dr. Carol sits down with three courageous women who participated in one of our recent Intensives—four powerful days designed as a safe place to deal with the broken places in their stories around intimacy and relationships, and to experience deep healing, transformation, and connection with God and others. In this honest and hope-filled conversation, they share what drew them to the Intensive, the surprising ways God met them, and how their lives look different on...

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Sex, Men, and God show art Sex, Men, and God

Relationship Prescriptions with Dr. Carol

For many men, sexuality and spirituality feel like two separate worlds. In this honest and insightful conversation, Dr. Carol talks with former pastor, ministry leader, and spiritual director Bill Delvaux about what it truly means to invite God into our sexual story. Bill shares why so many men experience a deep disconnect between their sexuality and their relationship with God, and how that disconnect often leads to shame, secrecy, and soul-fragmentation. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. Bill unpacks a redemptive process of healing and integration—where God's presence meets...

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Today’s young people are navigating a sexual landscape unlike anything previous generations have faced. Porn is not just accessible—it’s expected. Messages about identity, desire, and intimacy are being shaped more by screens than by Scripture. In this important conversation, Dr. Carol talks with Joel Warneking and Bill Williams from 423 Communities, a ministry that walks with people toward freedom from unhealthy sexual patterns and into deeper intimacy with God.

Joel and Bill unpack what’s really going on in the hearts and minds of the next generation, and why transformation doesn’t happen through willpower alone. They highlight the science of brain rewiring and the spiritual power of grace-filled community—especially in small groups—where lasting change is made possible. If you care about discipleship, sexual integrity, or the future of the church, this episode will challenge and equip you to be part of the healing story God is writing in a porn-saturated world.

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