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Intended Design // Intimacy & Pleasure

This post has been sitting in my Drafts folder for more than two years. I’m equal parts excited and anxious to dip my toe in this pool, but you know what?! We are about FREEDOM around these parts. (And around all the parts, if you catch my drift?!) BUT FIRST! Some TAJOR Housekeeping. (TAJOR = The Asha June, Oh! Report; do we like the abbreviation??) I’m excited to announce that book number TWO is in the works! And I’m taking the summer to write my fingers off. Which means a break from new posts and pods here. (But there is a whole archive [https://ashajuneoh.substack.com/archive] to dig through if you’re looking for a weekly dose of wonder, connection, and hope!) I hope your summer is full of rest and fun and afternoon naps and belly laughs. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming… Like every topic in our Intended Design series, this is such a huge conversation — with so much history and so many layers. So today, I’m simply sharing my story with you — one perspective, one peak behind the curtain, of this vast and important issue. This is my journey into shame and my journey out of it and into freedom. First, go listen to me fumble and ramble my way through this sensitive subject. Second, come back here and work your way through what I think are the top 10 podcasts from Francie’s collection. (But I have no doubt that once you devour these, you’ll be hungry for all of them.) * Episode 236 - A Fresh Chapter: Female by Design [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/236-a-fresh-chapter-female-by-design/id1493541368?i=1000727815289] * Episode 186 - Called to Pleasure: Rest, Arousal, Sensuality and Female Design [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/from-purity-culture-to-pure-pleasure-164/id1493541368?i=1000623640111] * Episode 164 - From Purity Culture to Pure Pleasure [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/from-purity-culture-to-pure-pleasure-164/id1493541368?i=1000623640111] * Episode 92 - Pleasure series part 1 [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/episode-92-pleasure-series-pt-1-reclaiming-your-orgasmic/id1493541368?i=1000553131966] * Episode 93 - Pleasure series part 2 [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/episode-93-pleasure-series-pt-2-female-anatomy-orgasm/id1493541368?i=1000553912059] * Episode 94 - Pleasure series part 3 [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/episode-94-pleasure-series-pt-3-your-orgasm-questions/id1493541368?i=1000554685946] * Episode 95 - Pleasure series part 4 [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/episode-95-pleasure-series-pt-4-sensual-massage-how/id1493541368?i=1000555424739] * Episode 167 - Reframe Conversation: Masturbation [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/reframe-conversation-masturbation-167/id1493541368?i=1000625895062] * Episode 111 - Your wonderful female body: Orgasm part 1 [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/your-wonderful-female-body-orgasm-pt-1/id1493541368?i=1000571051371] * Episode 113 - Your wonderful female body: Orgasm part 2 [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/your-wonderful-female-body-orgasm-pt-2/id1493541368?i=1000575330499] ps. This conversation is just getting started! There is a stirring in my heart to do some sort of deep dive Bible study in collaboration with Francie — Francie, if you’re reading or listening, let’s chat! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ashajuneoh.substack.com/subscribe [https://ashajuneoh.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Intended Design // Wellness

Honestly can’t believe it’s taken me this long to throw in a Little Mermaid reference! But seriously, I hope this short and sweet and simple reminder brings you freedom. Knowledge can be a great gift, but knowledge itself is not what sets us free. Knowledge of truth is what sets us free. “…you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” // John 8:32 Here’s to deep breaths, long walks, lots of water, and lots of sleep. (Yes, even in the midst of Maycember.) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ashajuneoh.substack.com/subscribe [https://ashajuneoh.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Intended Design // Womanhood & Motherhood

Before we even get started, I need to make it very clear that I do not believe motherhood is the end-all-be-all of womanhood. Motherhood is a beautiful gift, but it is not the ultimate gift. I titled this the way I did because I am talking about both in this podcast. And while you must be a woman to be a mother, you absolutely do not have to be a mother to be a woman. And with that, I invite you to press play. ps. As promised, here’s the website [https://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/2.htm] I use that links each word in the Bible to the original word and definition. (It’s the “Strong’s NASB” version from the far-right dropdown at the top of the page.) pps. Some of the insight in this podcast came from this Instagram post [https://www.instagram.com/p/DSA-_-ek894/?img_index=1]. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ashajuneoh.substack.com/subscribe [https://ashajuneoh.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Intended Design // Real Faith

This month, we’re digging into God’s intended design for different aspects of life and creation. First up… faith! This is simply 12 minutes of me sharing a real experience from my very real life. Because that’s who faith was designed for — not infallible robots in a simulation but real people in the real world. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ashajuneoh.substack.com/subscribe [https://ashajuneoh.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

On living your dash...

You may have noticed the little line on my wrist in pictures or in person — it’s simply a dash — and I’m excited to share the story (or poem, rather) behind the ink. It’s a family tradition with a very exciting and eventful inception. (Side note: getting a tattoo with my mother-in-law and brother-in-law is one of my most fun memories.) ps. I referred to Jake’s cousin as a “former” Navy SEAL in the pod, and I apologize if that’s the wrong way to word it. I’m guessing once-a-SEAL-always-a-SEAL applies here, but I just meant that he isn’t currently working as a SEAL at this time. We are so very grateful for his sacrifice and service! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ashajuneoh.substack.com/subscribe [https://ashajuneoh.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]