Purity Culture and Its Impact on Women's Sexual Selves with Sex Therapist Dr. Adrienne Rowland

Welcome to the Beyond Sacred Scars podcast with The Therapy Sisters. We are so glad you're here. Today The Therapy Sisters have the honor of sitting down with Dr. Adrienne Rowland. Dr. Rowland is a certified sex therapist through the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and has her Doctorate Degree in Clinical Sexology from Modern Sex Therapy Institutes. Dr. Rowland is a fully licensed clinical therapist who has been practicing therapy since 2004 with 9 of those years serving as Clinical Director for a nonprofit, outpatient-counseling program. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Michigan State University in 2001 and her Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan in 2004. She completed the Sexual Health Certificate Program through the University of Michigan, School of Social Work in 2018. She is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers and has provided services through the Secular Therapy Project. Books Recommended by Dr. Rowland: Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free by Linda Kay Klein You Are Your Own: A Reckoning With the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life On Your Own Terms by Dr. Mathias RobertsSex and God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality by Dr. Darrel Ray We’d love to connect! You can find us on facebook at facebook.com/therapysisterspodcast or on instagram at the_therapy_sisters. You can also feel free to reach out by email at thetherapysisters@gmail.com