Deconstructing Purity Culture to Embrace Sexual Pleasure

In Deconstructing Purity Culture to Embrace Sexual Pleasure, certified sex therapist Andreya Jones explains how purity culture came to fruition and how its teachings have affected the sexuality and pleasure of generations of women. Women from this community often report difficulty with religious sexual shame, lack of sexual desire, pain during sex, and sexual dysfunction. This book focuses on how the messages of purity culture have impacted the ability of women to embrace their sexuality and pleasure. It provides guidance and tools needed to identify and evaluate the messages they received about sex, pleasure, and their roles as women so they can decide which of these beliefs they would like to preserve and which they would like to change or discard. Included in this book is a seven-session psychoeducational curriculum that can be used with individuals or in a group setting. This book was written for therapists and mental health professionals who wish to understand and work with women in this population on their path of healing.