Rip It Off Podcast

Real talk about
sex, shame,
and marriage.

For the good Christian girl who followed all the rules — and is still quietly wondering why intimacy feels so hard.

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Thousands of women have found freedom through honest, biblical conversations

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Good Girls, Bad Theology
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Rip It Off Podcast
New Episodes Every Thursday
Good Girls, Bad Theology
Naked & Unashamed Journal
5 Lies Free Guide
Free Intimacy Quiz
Michelle Castro

Hey, I'm Michelle

You didn't get
bad theology on purpose.

"Most of us were working with incomplete information. We built a theology about our bodies and our desire that made sense given what we were taught. It just wasn't the whole picture."

I'm a Jesus-loving, taco-chasing girl mama who became the "bandaid ripper" — the one who says the hard things out loud because I've learned I'm never the only one walking these roads. I host the Rip It Off Podcast, and I'm here for every woman who followed the rules and still ended up confused in her own marriage bed.

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5 Lies Christian Women Believe About Sex

You were told sex was dangerous. Then you were told it was holy. And no one explained the transition. This free guide names the five lies — and replaces them with what God actually says.

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Real, raw, biblical conversations about sex, shame, and intimacy in marriage. New episodes every Thursday.

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God's Design Before the Fall

What did God actually intend for intimacy before purity culture, before shame, before all the rules? This is where it starts.

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The Lies Purity Culture Told Us

The chewed gum. The trampled rose. The Scotch tape. What those object lessons actually did to us — and what God says instead.

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Low Desire Isn't Your Fault

Most Christian women don't have a desire problem. They have an access problem. There's a massive difference — and this episode explains it.

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"The podcast the church forgot to have."

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"This is definitely my all-time favorite podcast. It got me through a really hard time in my marriage, and continues to help me redefine my view of sex and intimacy — changing my mindset and heart posture toward my husband."

— Podcast listener

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"I'm 51 and just now feel comfortable talking to my husband about sex. Your podcast helped me get the understanding I needed. God's timing is perfect — but He took His time on this one! Thank you for helping me see the light!"

— Robin

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"Your podcast gives me perspective on what my wife could be thinking, something she may be going through, something she needs. Looking forward to a conversation about the pod with my wife this evening."

— John (a husband)

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Tools for the road.

Everything here was built for the woman who's done pretending she has it figured out.

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5 Lies Christian Women Believe About Sex

The free guide that names what most of us absorbed — and replaces it with what God actually says.

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Naked & Unashamed

A 31-day guided journey for Christian women who are done performing purity and ready to rebuild intimacy from Scripture.

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What's Actually Blocking Intimacy in Your Marriage?

12 questions. 6 results. A personalized roadmap for exactly where you are right now.

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Michelle Castro — tape over mouth, hair wild, eyes alive
Coming Fall 2026

For the woman
who was taught
to be quiet.

I've been writing something for the woman I used to be. For every woman who was discipled in purity but never in intimacy. For every woman who is just now realizing: no one ever finished teaching me this.

The title hasn't been announced yet. But you can be first to know.

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