TW: purity culture trauma, sexism/misogyny, rape/sexual assault/marital rape (53:30-1:03:45) & (1:07:30-1:20:00), abusive relationships, coercion, manipulation, controlling dynamics, abuse of power, church abuse, brief mention of suicideAlright, we heard you! We received such an overwhelming ask for this topic and specifically, for us to bring back the AMAZING Sarah (she/her) of @deconstructingpurityculture to chat with us - so here we are! Buckle up for an almost 2 hour deep dive into part 2 of our purity culture. If you haven’t listened to our first episode with Sarah, I would highly recommend it. We talk about all things purity culture from how it can lead to marital abuse to how the lack of consent education teaches adults not to have boundaries. In this episode, we dive DEEP into how purity culture and evangelicalism leads to abusive relationships. We talk about how the lack of privacy and oversharing, the authoritarian nature of pastoral leadership, and the intense coercion within the church lead to abuse, assault, and authoritarian romantic relationships. If you want to learn from Sarah and follow her wonderful content, which I would HIGHLY recommend, you can find her on IG @deconstructingpurityculture . You can also find more of her podcast appearances and more resources on her linktree. Sarah also mentioned Reclamation Collective as a therapy resource for religious trauma! I also mention my religious trauma & mental health resources, which you can find here. Support the showMindful Minds is a podcast centered on mindfulness and intentionality. Fina is passionate about growing in her own life journey whilst actively unlearning what no longer has a space in her life. In every episode, she invites her listeners to do the same. Please rate us 5 stars and leave us a review! You can find more about Mindful Minds here, Serafina Blog here, or visit our Bio Site. You can also follow us on Instagram (@mindfulmindspod), our podcast account on Tik Tok @mindfulmindspodcast, and my personal account, where I do a lot of deconstruction content, @fina__bina Mindful Minds is owned and operated by Serafina and Serafina Blog. All content belongs to Serafina. Please feel free to contact Fina at contact.serafinablog@gmail.com for any and all questions, sponsorships, or guest requests!