Episode 318: You're Allowed to Want Stuff! Talking Desire with Jay Stringer

Send us Fan Mail Jay Stringer, licensed therapist and author of Unwanted , is back to talk about his brand new book Desire: The Longings Inside Us and the New Science of How We Love, Heal, and Grow. Together, we unpack why so many of us — especially those from church backgrounds — were taught to fear and suppress our desires rather than develop them. We dig into enmeshment, the "provisional self," why differentiation is actually the secret to intimacy and a healthy sex life, and why low libido is never just a libido problem. If you've ever felt broken, empty, or like you don't even know what you want anymore, this conversation is for you. TO SUPPORT US: Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month to support our work And check out our Merch, or any of our courses ! Give to the Good Fruit Faith Initiative of the Bosko Foundation Join our email list! LINKS MENTIONED: Get Jay Stringer's book Desire Get Jay's book Unwanted Follow Jay on Instagram Sheila's book The Marriage You Want , and the video curriculum that goes with it Support the show Join Sheila at Bare Marriage.com ! Check out her books: The Great Sex Rescue She Deserves Better The Marriage You Want and the Study Guide The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex and The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex And she has an Orgasm Course and a Libido course too! Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at Sheila's LinkTree.

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Episode 318: You're Allowed to Want Stuff! Talking Desire with Jay Stringer is an episode from Bare Marriage by Sheila Gregoire.

This episode is 68:26 long.

This episode was published on Mar 5, 2026.

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