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The Sex Talk You Never Got - What We Have Lost About Sex [The MANual Ep. 31]

The MANual

Most of us didn't get a real sex talk. We got silence. We got a few clinical facts. Or we got shame dressed up as wisdom. What we actually needed — what most of us never received — was formation. A true, honest, embodied understanding of our sexuality that connected to our identity, our relationships, and our faith. In this first episode, we open Sam Jolman's book "The Sex Talk You Never Got" and start where he does: with the question of what was missing. We talk about the difference between information and formation, why shame has been the dominant language of sexuality in most Christian homes and churches, and what it might look like to begin a new story. This isn't a clinical breakdown. It's a conversation between two people who are also on this journey — working through what we received, what it cost us, and what healing could look like. ────────────────────────── IN THIS EPISODE: → Why silence and shame shape us just as powerfully as words → The difference between getting a sex talk and receiving formation → Jolman's core claim: your sexuality is a story to be redeemed, not a problem to manage → The invitation to grieve what we didn't receive — and begin something new ────────────────────────── ABOUT THIS SERIES: We're reading "The Sex Talk You Never Got" by Sam Jolman chapter by chapter — bringing theology, honesty, and real conversation to one of the most formative and least-talked-about areas of the human experience. New episodes every Friday. Subscribe so you don't miss one. ────────────────────────── BOOK: "The Sex Talk You Never Got" by Sam Jolman Find it wherever books are sold. #sexuality #ChristianPodcast #healing #SamJolman #purityculture #faith #sexualformation #bookstudy