Your husband is strong, yet has a very tender side that only you get the gift of seeing. But, how can you help his heart come alive? What is your man longing to hear? Your words have incredible power to build your husband in a way that no one else can. It's true!

This episode might surprise you, but it's insight on how to speak right into the masculine strength of your husband. Let's get specific and learn to honor the ways God created you both, male and female.

Enjoy this replay from a previous Christmas episode that is still so tender and true!

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When life feels overwhelming, sex is usually the last thing on our minds.

Between overstimulation, nonstop to-do lists, and caring for everyone else, many of us feel touched out—like our bodies have nothing left to give. But what if instead of avoiding touch, we could reimagine it as a source of nourishment, not depletion?

"I used to think I needed to escape my body to rest. Now I know, nourishing touch can bring me back home to myself."

In this episode, Francie unpacks a tender and practical reframe of what it means to reconnect with your body (and your spouse) in the middle of real-life exhaustion. Through story, prayer, and science-backed insight, she shares why touch, when rightly timed and received, can restore your nervous system, renew your energy, and deepen intimacy in the messiest seasons.

You'll hear:
– Why women often feel "touched out" and how to name it with compassion
– A simple nervous system check-in to tune into what your body really needs
– The four kinds of touch (and how to ask for them without shame)
– How sensual connection can actually lower cortisol and raise oxytocin
– Why pleasure isn't a performance—it's a reset

This isn't about adding sex to your to-do list. It's about receiving the kind of intimacy that truly replenishes you.

Resources Mentioned:
– Women's Anatomy of Arousal by Sheri Winston (non-Christian lens, rich body insight)
– Francie's masterclass: Confidence with Sexy Talk

– Mentorship: Join The Circle

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If sex has ever felt like something you're supposed to perform, instead of something you can enjoy, you're not alone.

If you've ever felt awkward in your body… unsure how to initiate… or disconnected from desire… this episode is for you.

Francie shares the tender, true story of how she moved from disconnection and insecurity into a deeper sense of embodiment, pleasure, and playful confidence in her marriage.

"I used to think sexy was something I had to put on. But now I know, it's something I carry when I'm connected to myself."

You'll discover:
Why feeling "off" or uncertain in your body is more common than you think
How to gently reawaken pleasure and presence (even after years of disconnection)
What it looks like to cultivate feminine energy and confidence in your own way
Simple, grace-filled ways to start feeling more at home in your body and more alive in your marriage

This isn't about pressure or performance. It's about reclaiming the goodness God designed for you… body, heart, and soul.

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Join Francie's new 90-minute masterclass: Becoming Confident with Sexy Talk, your guide to finding your voice before, during, and after intimacy.

Growth Courses

101 Strong Foundations for Married Sex, here

201 Pleasure and Orgasm: Passion and Practicals, here

Before (And After) I Do, here

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Keep learning and get direct access to Francie! Join the Circle group mentorship. Inside the Circle, we talk practicals and get support to grow. Learn more here: The Circle

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What happens to intimacy when everything falls apart?

This week, Francie opens the door wide into her real life…hospital visits, mold in the ceiling, special needs parenting, and emergency back surgery. In the middle of it all, she shares a raw and redemptive truth: sexuality isn't just for the easy seasons. It's a God-designed gift for the hard ones too.

"I used to think sex was about the mood and the lighting. Now I know, it's about survival. Connection. Healing."

Iintimacy can be a sacred source of strength, even when everything around you feels broken.

You'll hear:
What Francie is walking through right now in her home and marriage
How she and Wyatt are learning to lean into physical intimacy after surgery and through trauma
Why our bodies need connection in times of stress and suffering
A reframe of sexuality as a gift for healing, not just for romance

Whether your life feels overwhelming or just a little upside down, this episode will remind you: your body, your marriage, and your intimacy are not disqualified by struggle. They may actually be strengthened in it.

Let's keep growing. Check out Francie's new masterclass: Becoming Confident with Sexy Talk to help you grow in freedom and find your words in the bedroom.

Growth Courses

101 Strong Foundations for Married Sex, here

201 Pleasure and Orgasm: Passion and Practicals, here

Before (And After) I Do, here

Get Connected Inside the Circle Group Mentorship

Keep learning and get direct access to Francie! Join the Circle group mentorship. Inside the Circle, we talk practicals and get support to grow. Learn more here: The Circle

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If you've ever been taught that purity means ignorance…
That modesty means shrinking back…
Or that submission means silencing your voice…

This episode is a breath of fresh air, and a bold invitation to something better.

Francie picks up where she left off in "The Lies We've Believed" series with a powerful reframe: moving beyond fear-based rules toward a new foundation of sexual wholeness. One that honors God, blesses your body, and invites joy.

She shares her journey of healing from shame and disconnection, and the three pillars that are reshaping her, and so many women's, sexual discipleship:

Education – Learn the beauty of your body, your design, and God's intent
Celebration – Say thank you for what God made good
Integration – Bring your sexuality into your spiritual life, every day

If you're ready to let go of fear and legalism, and live fully as a woman made in God's image, this episode is for you.

Want to keep going? Check out Francie's new masterclass: Becoming Confident with Sexy Talk to help you grow in freedom and find your words in the bedroom.

Growth Courses

101 Strong Foundations for Married Sex, here

201 Pleasure and Orgasm: Passion and Practicals, here

Before (And After) I Do, here

Get Connected Inside the Circle Group Mentorship

Keep learning and get direct access to Francie! Join the Circle group mentorship. Inside the Circle, we talk practicals and get support to grow. Learn more here: The Circle

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God's heart for purity is beautiful. It's about being filled with His presence — shaped by love, truth, and freedom. But many of us grew up believing something else entirely.

In this final episode of the Lies I Believed series, Francie shares how her desire to honor God was shaped by teachings that defined purity by what you don't do, don't know, or don't feel. Over time, those well-meaning messages created a type of "purity" rooted in fear, ignorance, and self-protection — not love or connection.

This episode gently names the distortion and offers a new vision: one where purity is not about fear or control, but about joyful formation, honest connection, and celebrating God's good design.

What you'll hear:

- Why purity is not the same as ignorance or inexperience

- How purity messages disconnected us from our bodies and desires

- The dangerous link between "purity" and personal worth

- Why education and relational connection are crucial to healthy formation

- A vision of purity that is about presence, maturity, and embodied joy

Whether you're raising daughters, walking your own journey of healing, or reframing what purity means in your adult life, this conversation will help you shift from shame-based silence to redemptive clarity.

Growth Courses

101 Strong Foundations for Married Sex, here

201 Pleasure and Orgasm: Passion and Practicals, here

Before (And After) I Do, here

Get Connected Inside the Circle Group Mentorship

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God designed marriage as a picture of mutual love, service, and oneness — a reflection of Christ and the Church. Within that, submission is meant to be life-giving: a way we honor and serve one another in love.

But for many women, especially those raised in conservative or evangelical traditions, the teaching of submission took on a very different tone — one marked by fear, silence, and shrinking back. What was intended to be a beautiful expression of trust became, for some, a justification for control or erasure.

In this episode of Female by Design, Francie explores the ideas of submission with humility and curiosity — and how distorted interpretations can affect not only our marriages, but our relationship with our own voice, body, and identity.

This is not a rejection of submission, but a reclamation of it — returning to the kind of mutual, honoring partnership that reflects God's heart.

What you'll hear:

- A biblical vision of submission rooted in love, not hierarchy

- The cultural and theological misapplications that cause harm

- How false teachings of submission can lead to disembodiment and numbness

- What healthy, joyful submission looks like in a thriving marriage

- How reclaiming your voice is part of reclaiming your design

Whether you've struggled with feeling "too much" or "not enough," this episode is an invitation to come out of hiding, and into wholeness — in your faith, your marriage, and your femininity.

Growth Courses

101 Strong Foundations for Married Sex, here

201 Pleasure and Orgasm: Passion and Practicals, here

Before (And After) I Do, here

Get Connected Inside the Circle Group Mentorship

Keep learning and get direct access to Francie! Join the Circle group mentorship. Inside the Circle, we talk practicals and get support to grow. Learn more here: The Circle

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If you grew up in church communities shaped by evangelical or conservative values, chances are you were taught a version of modesty that sounded holy — but left you feeling ashamed, disconnected from your body, or even afraid of your own beauty.

In this episode, we're naming what many of us lived: the modesty messages that told us our bodies were dangerous, that our presence might cause someone else to stumble, and that it was up to us to manage everyone else's purity.

It's the start of a new series — Lies I Believed — and we're beginning by gently unpacking the messages that formed us, and opening the door to healing and renewal.

Inside this conversation:

- Why modesty became more about fear than freedom

- The roots of shame many of us inherited from purity culture

- How these beliefs still show up in our bodies, marriages, and parenting

- What it means to reclaim a biblical vision of beauty, dignity, and pleasure

This episode isn't about swinging the pendulum or pushing a new dress code — it's about rethinking how we see our bodies through God's eyes, and creating space to disciple our daughters differently.

Growth Courses

101 Strong Foundations for Married Sex, here

201 Pleasure and Orgasm: Passion and Practicals, here

Before (And After) I Do, here

Get Connected Inside the Circle Group Mentorship

Keep learning and get direct access to Francie! Join the Circle group mentorship. Inside the Circle, we talk practicals and get support to grow. Learn more here: The Circle

Donate to keep the message moving:

Your one time donation will allow us to continue to produce and distribute teaching and resources. Thank you for partnering with us! Donate here.

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