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Erica Smith, Sexuality Education and Consulting

I developed the Purity Culture Dropout™️ Program to help people learn all of the sex education that they missed growing up in purity culture- sex ed that is accurate, queer inclusive, trauma informed, compassionate, and comprehensive. I have worked with hundreds of people to help them learn about healthy sexuality after high control religion. Subscribe if you're curious about / invested in shame free sexuality education that's specifically tailored to the needs of people coming out of high control religions and purity culture. Expect information not just about healthy sexuality and upcoming programming, but also cultural commentary on sexual politics in the US. I'm a sex educator with 25 years of experience and I'm excited to share that with you.

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End of Month Check in: Coping advice, updates, and dog tax

Hey Newsletter Friends, How are you all doing? Exhausted but taking care of yourselves? Terrified but managing? Losing your shit but somehow still hanging on? Yeah, that's about what I expect. One of my fave online therapists, Dr. Lauren Fogel-Mersy, shared some really important info this week. She's based in Minneapolis. She writes: A gentle reminder that if your coping skills aren’t cutting it, that’s because all the regulation strategies in the world can’t fully offset these global...

Hello to everyone kind enough to invite me into your inbox! I'm in a promotional period with these support groups so thank you for your patience if that's not your jam. The Purity Culture Dropout Queer Support Groups enrollment ends very soon. I'd like to add a few members to the Thursday at 9pm ET group before we launch this week! My proposal: if this date/ time works for you and you want to join this group but feel a financial strain, I will work with you on a price and payment plan that is...

Happy New Year! (And Happy Birthday to my mom, a New Year's Day baby, who reads all of my emails and is my personal reason for celebrating. Love you mom!) I rang in the new year in quiet fashion in my own home because I came down with an illness. I was supposed to travel to Texas to be with my husband and in-laws but alas, here I am in Philly where it is 20 degrees F instead of 80. But I can't complain. I am sad I couldn't travel but I am really making the best of this situation. I actually...

This is mostly a Purity Culture Dropout™ Queer Support Group email so feel free to disregard that part of the email if that's not your thing! Greetings from my parents' house, the day after an ice storm, where I've been wearing the same clothes for several days (?) and perusing end of year sales that I have no business perusing! I hope that you're having a relaxing week, whatever that looks like for you. I don't have too much work to do this week, other than filling up these groups and...

Hello! They’re back!! And the 2026 Purity Culture Dropout Queer Support Groups are filling up. What I say about them doesn't matter as much as what some alumni have said...👇 It doesn’t matter what letter of the LGBTQ+ umbrella you are, or whether you’re out or not. Groups begin the week of January 5th, 2026. There are four day and time options to choose from: Tuesdays at 7pm ET (starts 1/6/26) (3 spots left) Thursdays at 9pm ET (starts 1/8/26) Sundays at 11am ET (starts 1/11/26) (2 spots...

Hey mailing list pals! Scroll down a bit if you want to hear more about the Purity Culture Dropout Queer Support Groups and how to join for January 2026 (these only come around once/year like Santa or Krampus!) But first I have some other cool stuff to tell you about! This past weekend, I was at a professional retreat for sex educators. I presented a talk entitled Christian Nationalism, Purity Culture, and the Erosion of Sex Ed in America. Because of my work with purity culture survivors, I...

Hi friends! It's that magical time of year! My Purity Culture Dropout™ Queer Support Groups are OPEN NOW for an early January 2026 start! These groups are my most sought after (dare I say iconic?) offering, and they only happen once annually. Doors opened to the waitlist a few days ago. If you know you want to join us, now is your chance to get the best pick of dates and times. These groups sell out every year so please take this opportunity to secure your spot! Yesss! Sign me up now! Purity...

Helloooooo ! We are officially into December. Are you super busy this month? Do you want to take a little time to care for yourself? I am offering some discounted opportunities for people to work with me one-on-one this month. That means $40 off a one hour sex education session booked for selected dates in December 2025. Appointments are limited. Yes please - I want $40 off a Sex Ed session These are 1 hour sessions to focus on specific issues that you'd like to overcome or goals that you...

Psst: my individual education/ coaching sessions for the month of December are 30% off for everyone. When I was in fourth grade in 1988, we had an AIDS education class. I don't remember that much about it, but I do remember one girl wasn't allowed to be present for the lesson because her mother didn't want her to. I wish I could remember what fourth graders in Bellwood, PA learned about AIDS in 1988. I'm grateful we learned anything at all. I knew AIDS was a sad, scary disease when I was a...

Hello! That Cabbage Patch Kid was a boy named Maury Reuben and he had little yellow overalls with an elephant on them!!! It's Thanksgiving week in the US which means everything is going on sale everywhere, including my individual sessions. If you've been thinking about booking with me, here's your chance to get a session for almost 30% off my regular price. This sale won't happen again until sometime next summer, at my whims. Here's the link to book for selected dates in December! I talk to...