The Pure Truth of Purity Culture

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I was a teen in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. I was a committed member of Purity Culture. I could have been a poster child for the movement if there had been one other than Joshua Harris. Purity Culture suited me in more ways than I understood back then. It was safe and actionable. It had outcomes and it felt really good to be good. Here’s the thing though. I have spent over 27 years recovering and healing from it. It wrecked me. And not in a holy and good kind of way. It stole from me. It stole my femininity, my sexuality, my wholeness. It created in me a human on a mission to destroy and bury a part of who I was.
I was a teen in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. I was a committed member of Purity Culture. I could have been a poster child for the movement if there had been one other than Joshua Harris. Purity Culture suited me in more ways than I understood back then. It was safe and actionable. It had outcomes and it felt really good to be good.

Here’s the thing though.  I have spent over 27 years recovering and healing from it. It wrecked me. And not in a holy and good kind of way. It stole from me. It stole my femininity, my sexuality, my wholeness.  It created in me a human on a mission to destroy and bury a part of who I was.

I’d love to unravel the language, identities, terms, practices, and beliefs that make you feel stuck or even oppressed.  So leave me a voicemail at  608-55-STORY. I want to hear from you!

Jessicah is a Life Coach helping women liberate their stories so they are free to live the fullest life they can dream of. She is currently living her impossible dream as a traveling nomad with her husband, Casey. She is also certified as a Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming and integrates the practice of NLP through all of her work. Find out more at www.LiberateYourStory.com

Produced by: Casey Travis
Music by: Casey Travis

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Casey Travis
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Casey Travis
Composer of Liberate Your Story Podcast, Connected With Jess Podcast, Getting Lost With You Podcast (Co-Host), Lenses Podcast (Host).
Casey Travis
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Casey Travis
Producer of Liberate Your Story Podcast, Connected With Jess Podcast, Getting Lost With You Podcast (Co-Host), Lenses Podcast (Host).
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