Shameless Parenting with Licensed Sex & Gender Psychotherapist Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers

Meet Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers, a licensed sex and gender feminist psychotherapist, best-selling author, researcher, emeriti professor, and media personality whose expertise spans sex therapy, spiritual intimacy, parenting, and social justice. Known for exposing the impact of sexual shame on our ability to securely attach to our partners, and instruct our children to attach to theirs, Dr. Sellers’ book Sex, God, & the Conservative Church – Erasing Shame from Sexual Intimacy has had a global impact. Her latest book, June 2021, Shameless Parenting – Everything You Need to Raise Shame-free, Confident, Kids and Heal Your Shame Too! was a New Release Bestseller in five categories while in presale. 

In Episode 40,  Dr. Tina stresses the importance of speaking early with your children about sex, relationships, and love.  By pulling back the veil surrounding intimacy, Dr. Tina believes we can remove the shame that typically accompanies sexual discussions, resulting in closer connections between parent and child.

Dr. Tina’s Takeaways:

There has been a dramatic increase in ignorance about your body and the normal development of one’s sexuality.The more you constrict, the more damage you do.We have so much exploitation occurring that kids don’t know when they are being exploited.Kids will make safer sexual choices and choose partners that are better suited for them if sex is openly discussed at home.Best guarantee of your kids staying connected is to become a sex educator and get over your shame.Kids need to learn together where they’re the same and where they’re different.We all want connection and pleasure and we don’t know how to create a banquet that will allow us  to share something we want.

Connect with Dr. Tina
Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers · @drtinashameless · Instagram

Dr. Tina’s Website

Shameless Parenting:  Everything You Need to Raise Shame-free, Confident Kids & Heal Your Shame Too!

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