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Brittany Smith shares her journey from religious sexual repression to self-acceptance and healthy relationships, offering powerful insights on reclaiming pleasure after trauma.

• Growing up in a Texas church where sexuality was only discussed within marriage context
• Writing love letters to future spouses at age 12 with no actual sex education
• Experiencing sexual trauma from a church authority figure with nowhere to turn
• Feeling shame and confusion from mixed messages about sexuality
• Living with bipolar disorder and its impact on sexual expression
• Discovering self-pleasure for the first time in her thirties
• Finding healing through a supportive marriage that prioritizes mutual pleasure
• Learning to trust herself and her desires after years of conditioning
• Building confidence to initiate and communicate sexual needs
• Embracing sexuality as an integrated part of identity rather than something compartmentalized

If you're struggling with any of the topics discussed in today's episode, there are resources below to help you get support. Sometimes the first step is simply saying things out loud in a safe container.

RESOURCES

The National Domestic Violence Hotline
https://www.thehotline.org/

The National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline

https://rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline

National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)

https://www.nsvrc.org/sarts/toolkit/6-4

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Website: OneInAMelody.com

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