Pure Desire Podcast

363 - The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly Of Purity Culture w/ Katherine Gallagher

Episode Summary

Many of us who grew up in the church experienced purity culture—a significant emphasis on sexual purity, especially with young people. While purity culture had good motivations, it has caused its fair share of damage—shame, guilt, and trauma. On today’s episode, we are joined by Katherine Gallagher, the Executive Director of GoStrategic, an author and speaker on the topic of sexual purity. Katherine discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly of purity culture.

Episode Notes

Many of us who grew up in the church experienced purity culture—a significant emphasis on sexual purity, especially with young people. While purity culture had good motivations, it has caused its fair share of damage—shame, guilt, and trauma. On today’s episode, we are joined by Katherine Gallagher, the Executive Director of GoStrategic, an author and speaker on the topic of sexual purity. Katherine discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly of purity culture.

RESOURCES

Full Episode Video (YouTube)

GoStrategic (Katherine's organization)

Seven Pillars of Freedom (Men's Recovery Resource)

Betrayal & Beyond (Women's Betrayal Resource)

Unraveled (Women's Recovery Resource)

Pure Desire Online Groups