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Feb 2023
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Recovering from Purity Culture and Sexua...

Halie and McKenzie
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This week we are talking about growing up in purity culture and how that has affected us to this day. We talk in-depth about guilt and shame associated with sex in this environment, the struggle to find yourself sexually, how lonely it can feel, and more!

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