When the Body Keeps the Faith: Purity Culture and Chronic Pain
About this episode
Nicole Clifton discusses the connection between purity culture and chronic pain, sharing her personal experiences and insights.
In this episode, we're joined by Nicole Clifton, a coach specializing in faith deconstruction, purity culture trauma, and chronic illness support. Nicole shares her personal journey navigating chronic pain for nearly 20 years while growing up in evangelical Christianity. We explore the often-overlooked connection between purity culture and chronic health conditions, discussing how high-control religious environments create constant hypervigilance and stress that can manifest as long-term phys...
People in this episode
Guest: Nicole Clifton
Topics covered
- purity culture
- chronic pain
- faith deconstruction
- high-control religious environments
- mental health
Keywords
- purity culture
- chronic pain
- faith deconstruction
- evangelical Christianity
- mental health
- high-control environments
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: evangelical Christianity
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