Purity culture, autistic masking, terrible preachers and more!


Hey pals!

I have a few things to share with you today, in no particular order!

  • I'm about to take some time away to travel and visit family and friends, which means that I will be unavailable for client sessions from April 15 through May 3. If you want to chat about an urgent matter before I go away, there are 3 days you can book before my leave and I'd love to have you!! Otherwise, my books are open again for May 4.
  • I've gotten the full curriculum written for the new men's group, Purity Culture and Masculinity (PCM): A Group for Men. Right now my fantastic business manager is working on the enrollment page, and it should be done in a few days. Groups will begin in May with a variety of dates and times to choose from, and I'll let you know ASAP when enrollment begins.
  • I had a wonderful author event at the Free Library of Philadelphia last week, and to my surprise and delight, several former clients were there! It was so meaningful that you showed up, thank you! ☺️☺️☺️

Here's a podcast interview you might like on Purity Culture, Religion, and Autistic Masking- Brett Whitmarsh had me on his podcast, AuDHD Boss. You can watch the interview here or listen wherever you like to get your podcasts.

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I was a repeat guest on one of my favorite podcasts, Preacher Boys, hosted by Erik Skwarczynski. If I do say so myself, this episode is SO GOOD because he had me react live to awful old clips of things like preachers blaming rape on MINISKIRTS. Believe it or not we have a lot of fun with this discussion, too.

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You know, as an author I'm gonna have to promote my own book until the end of time. If you'd like to help spread the word about it, here are some ways you can help!

Ok- don't forget if you want to chat with me about anything urgent, book your session before Tuesday April 14!

Thank you for all of your support!

xo

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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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