Sex with Soul: A Conversation with Jennifer Finlayson-Fife
What if the path to deeper spirituality isn’t through resisting your sexuality—but through more fully embracing it?
For many Latter-day Saints, sexual intimacy is experienced as a pleasant pastime, a bargaining chip, a well of shame, a source of frustration—or even a necessary evil. Far less understood is its potential to be something much more: a source of deep joy, spiritual transcendence, and communion with another soul.
In her new book, That We Might Have Joy, Jennifer Finlayson-Fife provides an honest, in-depth look at how sexual intimacy acts as both diagnosis and cure for what ails modern marriage, and a meaningful invitation to create something richer and more connected. Sexuality is not as a threat to faith, but a pathway toward it. Sexual intimacy can reveal the truth of a relationship—and for those willing to confront that truth, it can become the starting point for something far more soul-sustaining.
Join us for a conversation about Jennifer’s new book and about how to achieve greater integrity—within our marriages, our faith, and ourselves.
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Jennifer Finlayson-Fife is a therapist, educator, and coach with a doctorate in Counseling Psychology. For over two decades, she has helped individuals and couples—particularly within the LDS community—strengthen their relationships and develop a more integrated view of sexuality. Through her online courses, live workshops, and Room for Two podcast, she has supported the emotional and sexual development of thousands. Known for her clarity, compassion, depth, and humor, Dr. Finlayson-Fife is a sought-after voice on the topics of faith, intimate relationships, and personal growth.
Zachary Davis is the Executive Director of Faith Matters, the Editor of Wayfare Magazine, and a co-founder and director at Organized Intelligence. He is also the host of the podcasts Article 13, Writ Large, and Ministry of Ideas. He is the recipient of two John Templeton Foundation grants. He is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and Brigham Young University and lives in Somerville, Massachusetts with his wife, Mariya and their three children.