Reclaiming Pleasure: How High Achieving Women Heal Shame and Come Back to Their Body as a Spiritual Practice

Reclaiming Pleasure: How High Achieving Women Heal Shame and Come Back to Their Body as a Spiritual Practice

June 23, 2026 · 43 min · Episode 389

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Hope Pedraza discusses with Dr. Kimberly Rose Pendleton the impact of purity culture on women's desires and the importance of reclaiming pleasure as a form of healing.

Send us Fan Mail You were taught that your desires were dangerous. That good girls don't ask for too much, take up too much space, or want too much pleasure. But what if your desire isn't the problem, but the pathway? In this episode, Hope sits down with Dr. Kimberly Rose Pendleton, PhD, founder of UNCOVER, a global movement for pleasure-based healing and women's liberation. They're going deep on purity culture, the shame spiral it creates, and why reclaiming your pleasure might be the most r...

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