(Audio) Sexual Empowerment Beyond Purity Culture

Ann Russo, LCSW, theologian, and author of the Religious Trauma Treatment Model (RTTM), joins Dr. Jeff for a rich conversation on reclaiming female sexuality through the lens of Christian tradition, embodiment, and therapeutic healing.Together, they explore how Christian teachings influence women’s relationships to sex, desire, and worth, and how many are choosing to reconnect with their bodies and spiritual values in affirming, empowering ways.Ann shares clinical tools, historical insight, and client stories that support women in cultivating sexual autonomy, grounded self-trust, and a deeper relationship with their values.Listeners will gain:* A clear understanding of how purity culture shapes female sexuality* Language for naming inherited religious messages* Strategies for building sexual agency within spiritual frameworks* A path toward integration, clarity, and pleasure

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