Utlimate Escape: A God-Centered Perspective on Healthy Sexuality

Ultimate Escape founder, Steve Holladay, tells the story of the first time he returned to his home town in Ohio as an adult and came face to face with his painful past and how he walked away feeling a new sense of peace. 

Conflict is inevitable in relationships, but it doesn't have to end in hurt feelings. In this episode Steve Holladay describes a process to work through conflict in a healthy way that results in deeper understanding and a stronger relationship.

Everyone who has experienced sexual trauma struggles with healing and recovery. Unfortunately, many chose to walk the journey alone. Steve Holladay with Ultimate Escape discusses the importance of "healing in relationship" and how to take the first step or walk the journey with someone else.

Getting down to basics, Steve Holladay of Ultimate Escape discusses the important role "Core Beliefs" play in us and our relationships. He discusses where these core beliefs, especially the negative ones, come from and how we can recognize them and begin the journey of replacing them with positive ones.

What we do when we discover that our child is a victim of sexual abuse can have a great impact on the recovery process. What do we do? Who can we turn to? What if the abuse happened years ago? Steve Holladay, co-founder of the Ultimate Escape ministry, has worked with hundreds of families who have experienced this moment of crisis. He discusses those questions and more in a conversation that can provide thoughtful preparation for someone before it happens or immediate direction for someone after the fact.

Steve Holladay updates listeners on the Ultimate Escape ministry. Steve talks about changes over the past several years, how the ministry has adapted and expanded and about the places in the United States, Latin American and Africa that he has been blessed to share God's vision for healthy sexuality.

News stories of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the political and entertainment world seem to be more common everyday. Ultimate Escape founder Steve Holladay bypasses the politics and discusses the core of the issue and how we can respond to these kinds of situations.

Steve Holladay has spoken to teens, parents and church leaders as far away as Australia and Africa. And while God created us all in His Image, are there any differences in how we approach sexuality? Join Steve in a conversation about sexuality from a variety of cultural views and learn how different-or similar--we actually are.

It is by far the most often asked question of Ultimate Escape presenters. Steve Holladay deals with the question of masturbation, how to approach the issue with your children and what to do if it becomes a controlling force in their lives.

Steve Holladay discusses a TEDTalks style presentation he made at Pepperdine University about the importance of having open and honest discussions of sexuality in our churches. Steve shares his thoughts from both before and after the presentation and includes the audio from talk in the podcast.

Ultimate Escape is about building relationships that last. And few things can illustrate that more succinctly than the unconditional bond between a man and his dog. In this episode, Ultimate Escape founder Steve Holladay tells the story of his pet Rottweilers, Baby Ruth and Legend, who have had a integral role in the ministry since the very beginning.

Many parents dread talking with their kids about sex. In this episode, Steve Holladay, founder of Ultimate Escape, discusses the fears and anxiety many parents have about discussing sex with their kids. Steve suggests when, how and how not to discuss sex as well as provide some resources that can help parents have meaningful, God-centered dialog with their children.

We all have things we do everyday. But when there is an unresolved issue lurking around, those habits can turn into addictions, enslaving us (or our children) with harmful and often destructive behaviors. Steve Holladay, founder of Ultimate Escape, discusses the definition of addiction, the underlying issues and then walks us through some ways to begin the road to more healthy physical and spiritual lives.

In this, the fourth of our initial episodes, Steve and Holly Holladay share the story of how God worked in their lives, gave them a desire to help teens struggling with sexual brokenness and how, with the help of others, it eventually led to founding Ultimate Escape.

In this episode, Steve and Holly Holladay, co-founders of Ultimate Escape, share how they met and began a life together. They tell of how each one brought their own sexual brokenness to their marriage and how, after many years of pain and struggle, began to let God heal them and their family.

Holly Holladay, co-founder of Ultimate Escape, shares her story of how she struggled with sexual issues as a teenager and the effects it had on herself, her marriage and her family. She also shares how God helped her overcome the brokenness that left her empty for so many years.

In this, the first episode of the Ultimate Escape Podcast, Steve Holladay shares his own story of struggling with sexual molestation and sexual addiction from a very early age. Steve describes the toll it took on his spiritual life, his job, his marriage and his family. He shares how he finally began the long journey of recovery with God and how it led him to co-found Ultimate Escape with his wife, Holly.