Chrissy Powers was 13 years-old when her father brought home a purity ring and sat her down to talk about the importance of waiting until marriage. Purity culture was the norm in her Evangelical Church community but the burden of shame and guilt that was placed on her as a young girl led to years of eating disorders and anxiety. Now, as a licensed family and marriage counselor, and married with kids herself, she is going back to her roots to deconstruct the damaging effects of idolizing purity and attaching shame to sex, the joys of finding pleasure in her own body, and how she'll do things differently for her kids.
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