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Husband Material
Drew Boa
Why Your Desires Matter (with Jay Stringer)
1 hour 3 minutes Posted Mar 2, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
Welcome And Book Preview
Who The New Book Is For
The Civil War With Desire
From Curiosity To Repairing Desire
Five Core Longings Framework
Differentiation And The Provisional Self
Porn As Mimic Intimacy
Reenactment And Performance Anxiety
Self-Mastery Versus Aliveness
Who Shapes Your Desires
Over-Indexing And Imbalance
Parenting Raw Desire
Hospitality For Difficult Parts
Community As Antidote To Shame
Trinity, Selfhood, And Union
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What if the desires you've been suppressing are not bad, but simply underdeveloped? In this episode, Jay Stringer explores five core longings that drive us—and why we need to welcome them rather than try to conquer them or shut them down. You'll hear how desire is shaped by childhood experiences, pornography, and other forces—as well as how desire can be reshaped and resurrected. Jay Stringer is a licensed mental health counselor, researcher, and speaker who helps people uncover the unexpecte...