Turns out, "You need to pray harder," doesn't fix trauma, purity culture guilt, or the effects of those things on a sex life.
In this episode, I'm joined by Erin Pritchard, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Certified EMDR Therapist, and Certified Fair Play Facilitator. With over a decade of experience helping individuals and couples heal after trauma, Erin walks us through how EMDR therapy can untangle the layers of church hurt, shame, and sexual pain that purity culture left behind.
We talk about what EMDR actually looks like in practice, why it’s so powerful for trauma recovery, and how it can restore intimacy, trust, and pleasure in your marriage. If you’ve ever wondered why your body seems to “remember” what your brain wants to forget—or if you’ve carried guilt for not being able to “just get over it”—this conversation is for you.
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Erin’s recommended book list for Church Hurt & Purity Culture Recovery:
Recovering from Purity Culture - Dr. Camden Morgante
Dr. Laura Anderson – When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion
Linda Kay Klein – Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free
Sheila Wray Gregoire, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach, and Joanna Sawatsky – The Great Sex Rescue
Beth Allison Barr – The Making of Biblical Womanhood
#ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing - Emily Joy Allison
The Bodies Behind the Bus Podcast
Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church - Diane Langberg
Understanding Spiritual Abuse: What It Is and How to Respond - Karen Roudkovski
The Religious Trauma Recovery Podcast
Steve Hassan (author)
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