Smart Counsel

What is healthy sexuality? How do healthy sex, relationships, and intimacy factor into an abundant spiritual life? What can we reasonably expect in our sex lives, particularly as we get older? And what does the abundant life look like for people practicing long term sexual abstinence? Rhys is an Orthodox Christian, and a sex addiction counselor, and was invited to speak at an Evangelical Church about the topic of healthy sexuality in the Abundant Life. Now, the Abundant Life is Christianese for “Living to your Fullest Potential.” Since he works closely with sexual addictions, and with matters of gender and sexuality, they wanted to know his thoughts. This presented a really cool opportunity! And an interesting challenge. How to translate all the clinical verbiage and science, as well as a Sex Positive attitude, into language and a form that Evangelical listeners could hear, understand, and maybe be open to pondering further, all while being true to the Orthodox faith tradition. This conversation is the end