Growing Up as a Woman in Purity Culture

Sunday School Dropouts

We are thrilled today to be talking with Rachel Overvoll! Rachel herself grew up in purity culture and high control religion. We discuss her experiences inside purity culture, the impact of it and her healing journey. We then get into how Rachel has used her personal story to inspire her professional life as a Somatic Sex Coach who works with clients focusing on finding sexual freedom after purity culture.

We’ll also be answering a listener question and a special prayer partner guest will be joining us for this episode’s segment of prayer requests!

The Religious Trauma + Elections course is now available for sign up! Find out more information and register for the course here!

Resources from today

The Purity Myth by Jessica Valenti

Better Sex Through Mindfulness by Lori Brotto

Pleasure Activism by Adrian Maree Brown

She Comes First by Ian Kerner

Rachel Overvoll Somatic Sex Coach

@rachelovervoll on IG and TikTok

Find out more about the work Rachel does or book a session with her at: www.modernintimacy.com

This podcast is brought to you by the Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery: an online trauma coaching company whose practitioners are trauma informed and trauma trained to work with individuals, couples and families who have experienced high control religion, cults, and religious trauma. For more information on the support that CTRR provides, for resources–including courses, workshops, and more–head to traumaresolutionandrecovery.com or follow us on Instagram: @traumaresolutionandrecovery

The views and opinions expressed by Sunday School Dropouts are those of the hosts and not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery. Any of the content provided by our guests, sponsors, authors, or bloggers are their own ideas and opinions.

The Sunday School Dropouts podcast is not anti-religion but it is anti -harm, -power and control, -oppression and, -abuse and will speak to the harmful practices and messaging of fundamentalist groups.

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Hosts:

Laura Anderson and Andrew Kerbs

Music by Benjamin Faye Music @heytherebenji

Editing and Production by Kevin Crowe and can be found at www.kevincrowe.co