Religion and sex guilt

Can you get beyond religious guilt in your sex life? Can you be a religious person and also kinky, queer, polyamorous? This deep conversation explores themes of faith, the damage restrictive religions can do to our erotic spirit, and how to work toward getting free.

In this episode:

Jera Brown - Sex and relationship columnist & fetish provider. Their podcast Left-handed Journeys explores role sexuality has played in people's spiritual identities and practicesBrandon Hunter-Haydon - Surrogate Partner and Intimacy Coach

More on faith and sexuality:

Dr. Laura E. Anderson on Instagram@thepursuinglife on Twitter@StPromiscuity on TwitterMarlene Winnell - Religious Trauma Syndrome

Books mentioned in this episode: Philip Gulley - “If Grace Is True”; “If God Is Love”

Todd Salzman - "Sexual Ethics: A Theological Introduction," ; "The Sexual Person: Toward a Renewed Catholic Anthropology"Marcella Althaus-Reid -  “Indecent Theology” . See also: The Queer GodMany more recs on our Bookshop page!

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Want to rev up your relationship and bust out of limiting patterns? Host Karen Yates is an intimacy coach and somatic sex educator who works with couples online and in person in Chicago to help improve their intimate communication and expand pleasure in a process that can be embodied, meaningful, and fun. Go to karen-yates.com and set up a free Zoom consultation.

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