How purity messages impact your current sex life
We've spent the last few weeks discussing what purity culture is and how the messages differ from comprehensive sex education. But none of that is as important as how those messages actually impact your sex life today. So let's jump right in.
I've spent a lot of time talking to women over the last 10 years that I have been a sex educator. It is a great honor and privilege to be able to hold these women's deepest thoughts about sex. As I listened, it occurred to me that there were some themes emerging that could tie back to their past history with purity culture messages. I started digging more, studied Religious Trauma Syndrome and began to make some important connections. Through my listening years, here are the associations I have found between purity culture messages and current sexual thoughts and behaviors.
Do you experience any of the sexual impacts in the right hand column? If so, I want you to know that you aren't alone. Healing, pleasure and connection can be available to you in your sex life.
Love,
Celeste
Ladies,
I'm rooting for you as you find your new way forward past purity culture. If you would like more practical help undoing purity culture while still embracing your sexual ethic, I would love to invite you to join myself and theologian Bonnie Lewis as we lead a 2 hour webinar on how to go from Purity to Pleasure in your own sex life.
SPOTLIGHT
Latham is leading a revolution in radical self-care, guiding women everywhere to “mother themselves first”. A celebrity doula and maternal wellness maven, Latham is the founder of Mama Glow, a global women’s health and education brand serving women along the childbearing continuum.
