In Ep. 225, host Andrea Atherton sits down with Dr. Ashley Hudson, a therapist, speaker, and educator whose work bridges the sacred connection between mental, spiritual, and sexual health. With grace and grounded wisdom, Ashley opens up about her PhD research on the impact of the Purity Culture Movement on postpartum women, a topic that reveals how deeply cultural conditioning around sexuality can shape our sense of identity, body image, and self-worth after childbirth. Together, Andrea and Ashley explore how this conditioning affects intimacy, motherhood, and the journey of returning home to oneself.
With over a decade of experience as a therapist and the founder of Pearl in Process, Dr. Hudson brings her signature blend of compassion and humor to this important discussion. She invites listeners to consider the ways shame can disconnect us from our own pleasure and emotional truth, while offering a hopeful reminder that healing is a process, not a destination. This episode creates space for both personal reflection and collective healing, encouraging women to reclaim their stories and their bodies with tenderness and power.
Through their rich and vulnerable conversation, Andrea and Ashley uncover how spiritual and sexual liberation are intertwined—and how the journey through postpartum transformation can become an initiation into deeper love and wholeness, as well as a more empowered sexual liberation. Whether you are healing from the effects of purity culture, navigating the complexities of motherhood, or longing to feel more at home in your body, this episode offers insight, empathy, and inspiration for the path forward.
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