About this episode

The episode explores the impact of purity culture on women's sexual desire and experiences.

Send us Fan Mail What if the reason so many women struggle with desire, arousal, and orgasm has nothing to do with their bodies—and everything to do with what they were taught before they even wanted to be sexual? In this episode, Rebecca and I pull together research and real-life stories to trace a thread that runs from how we raise our daughters, to what happens on the wedding night, to why so many women are secretly faking it. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: To Heal or Harm: Scripture's Use as Pois...

People in this episode

Host: Sheila Gregoire

Guest: Rebecca

Topics covered

• purity culture
• developmental trauma
• libido
• sexual education
• women's health

Keywords

• purity culture
• developmental trauma
• libido
• sexual desire
• women's health
• arousal
• orgasm

Sponsors

To Heal or Harm

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