What are the messages that we wish we learned about masculinity? What are messages that we'd like to teach younger generations... more

Healing from Purity Culture involves conversations of how Evangelical communities have created undue amounts of anxiety and pressure for men... more

Are you interested in writing a memoir? Then this episode is especially for you!   We're excited to have Tia Levings... more

"While this story is my own memoir, the situations in this book are far from unique. With me stands a... more

There's a lot of memoirs, social media comments, and dialogue about leaving the evangelical church. However, as our guest, Sarah... more

It's been really fascinating to watch the ways that Evangelical, Mormon, and Pentecostal (EMPish) cultures have begun to be deconstructed... more

One of the most common relational processes that the deconstructing world talks about is boundaries. Evangelical circles encourage the elimination... more

What is religious abuse? Dr. Laura Anderson, in her new book When Religion Hurts You, defines it as:   "The... more

Purity Culture is largely embedded within White social and political systems intended to dominate and control bodies through a hyper-moralistic,... more

Julia begins, "Unlearning the messages from the church archive is only part of the healing process. The next step is... more

The Roman Catholic Church, Southern Baptist Convention, and Acts 29 Churches have all had significant challenges with sexual, emotional, and... more

It's well documented that reporting abuse to larger systems is a daunting process. The Southern Baptist Convention is the latest... more

Transitions are a natural part of life. There are big transitions, such as a person leaving home or a child... more

“Romantic comedies and chick lit reflect messages that are prevalent in both secular culture and religious spaces. Although Christian spaces... more

Happy New Year! January is Spirtual Abuse Awareness month, and so we're kicking off the New Year with a couple... more

Happy New Year! We hope that you had a safe, peaceful, and festive holiday season with family and friends!   For... more

One in six people worldwide experience infertility, according to the World Health Organization.    As the holiday season focuses on... more

What would holiday celebrations be without women?   No really. They would not exist without women. The holiday season often... more

The Christmas story starts with a teenage girl, Mary, and an angel of God.    Kelley Werner, co-host of the Woman... more

In the initial stages of what we typically call deconstruction, folks tend to focus heavily on meeting individual needs, self-advocacy,... more

While individual growth and self-discovery are vital to our healing and human evolution, we live in the context of a... more

Deconstruction can be an exciting time for folks. We read new books. We explore the world and build relationships with... more

Desire discrepancy is a set of differences about the quantity, quality, or types of experiences that a couple or a... more

Desire discrepancy is one of the most common challenges that we see in sex therapy.  Desire discrepancy is ultimately a... more

We did it! We just released our 100th episode! And we could not have a more fitting episode than with... more

What did you want to be when... more

Purity Culture isn’t just a collection of pithy quotes and misappropriation of Scripture about bodies and relationships.    It’s a... more

While much attention has been given to the Evangelical contingent of American conservative Christianity, it's important to note that even... more

SHOW NOTES   Positive Perspective (4:00): “Let's very quickly review what we mean when we say the positive perspective, specifically as... more

We're back from our month off hiking the Alpe Adria in Austria, Slovenia, and Italy. And we pick up today... more

After our month-long foray into the disturbing literature from the Evangelical Christian publishing industry, we continue our new series The... more

16 years ago, Linda Kay Klein embarked on a storytelling journey that would change her life (and the lives of... more

Tia Levings is a writer and content creator whose work explores the female narrative in patriarchal spaces. A survivor of church-sanctioned domestic... more

This week we highlight a few of the reasons we began Sexvangelicals and what is to come in the following... more

We are continuing our summer series called Partnership Building, where we discuss how sexual health is relational health, and relational... more

We are continuing our summer series called Partnership Building, where we discuss how sexual health is relational health, and relational... more

We are continuing our series on Partnership building by comparing the messaging from a classic relationship book in Evangelical/Mormon/Pentecostal (EMPish)... more

This summer, we’re talking about seven principles of healthy relationships, according to relationship experts John and Julie Gottman. In the... more

We are continuing our summer series called Partnership Building, where we are discussing the work of John Gottman. Last week,... more

This summer, we’re exploring the seven characteristics to healthy relationships, through John Gottman’s Sound Marital House theory of relationships. Gottman... more

In the last six months, we had a series called The Seven Deadly Sexual Sins (According to the Church), where... more

Happy Pride Month from Sexvangelicals! We kick off June by talking with our new Marketing and Communications Director, Maddie Upson,... more

We have big news! We hired a new Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Maddie Upson, and we’re excited to introduce you... more

We wrap up our series on The Sex Ed We Wish We Had by talking about the final sexual health... more

Today’s episode discusses one of the most challenging dynamics that we see when doing sex therapy with couples where one/both... more

Last week, in our episode with Kara Haug, we talked about honesty as structures that provide accurate information to individuals... more

We continue with our series on The Sex Education We Wish We Had by talking about the sexual health principle... more

April is STI Awareness Month. STIs are commonly discussed in sex ed curricula, but typically as a fear-mongering technique to... more

The third principle of sexual health, according to Doug Braun-Harvey and Michael Vigorito, and part of the sex education... more

We’re continuing our series on The Sex Ed We Wish We Had, rooted in the six sexual health principles of... more

We're continuing our conversation about consent on Sexvangelicals. Julia made a comment on this week’s episode that consent is simultaneously... more

After our month-long foray into the disturbing literature from the Evangelical Christian publishing industry, we continue our new series The... more

This week, we finish our third and final installment in our series reading Joshua Butler’s “Beautiful Union.” This book was... more

Last week, we read the introduction from the book Beautiful Union by Joshua Butler. You know, the book that... more