Purity culture

If you’ve known me for a decent amount of time, you have probably heard me say that Purity Culture has…

The modesty and purity movement is both fascinating and frightening. When people start talking about purity, someone must die. The cry for cleansing

I said what I said. There is no way to hold onto Purity Culture without continuing to perpetuate Rape Culture.…

I'm always surprised when I critique certain unlovely aspects of religion and some people suggest that this only happens in fundamentalist denominations

Objects purity culture compared me to: piece of gum, used car, crumpled piece of paper, tape that has lost its stickiness, toothpaste squeezed out of the tube

Guest Rebecca Lemke, of Scarlet Virgins, talks about what she wishes she'd learned about sex growing up instead of Purity Culture.

If you were raised under the damaging messages of Purity Culture, you might be noticing these 3 effects now that you are an adult.

purity culture impacts our ability to trust ourselves and disconnects us from our pleasure, autonomy, and agency. if you are someone that is looking to explore the impacts of purity culture, reach out to one our clinicians today. #purityculture #religioustrauma #healing #therapy

When I look at this picture of myself on my wedding day, I don't see a happy bride. I see a frightened little girl who was under incredible pressure from her family's ministry. Not only was I expected to be physically pure, I was expected to be emotionally pure . Emotional purity meant that I re