Episode 319: Did Purity Culture Cause Developmental Trauma--and Kill Libido?

Send us Fan Mail What if the reason so many women struggle with desire, arousal, and orgasm has nothing to do with their bodies—and everything to do with what they were taught before they even wanted to be sexual? In this episode, Rebecca and I pull together research and real-life stories to trace a thread that runs from how we raise our daughters, to what happens on the wedding night, to why so many women are secretly faking it. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: To Heal or Harm: Scripture's Use as Poison or Medicine for Abuse Survivors by Dr. Steven Tracy. How to refute it when Bible verses are weaponized! TO SUPPORT US: Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month to support our work (and get access to the book club!) And check out our Merch, or any of our courses ! Give to the Good Fruit Faith Initiative of the Bosko Foundation Join our email list! LINKS MENTIONED: Our Orgasm Course and Boost Your Libido Course Love and Respect Docu-Series Research Paper: " Sexual Passion in Adolescence: Examining Its Transmission Through Mothers" Research Paper: " Do Women Withhold Honest Sexual Communication When They Believe Their Partner's Manhood Is Threatened ?" Instagram Thread by Ally Jolie (somatic psychologist, UK) Podcast episode on men projecting sexual attention-seeking onto girls Support the show Join Sheila at Bare Marriage.com ! Check out her books: The Great Sex Rescue She Deserves Better The Marriage You Want and the Study Guide The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex and The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex And she has an Orgasm Course and a Libido course too! Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at Sheila's LinkTree.

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Episode 319: Did Purity Culture Cause Developmental Trauma--and Kill Libido? is an episode from Bare Marriage by Sheila Gregoire.

This episode is 65:46 long.

This episode was published on Mar 12, 2026.

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