In this week's episode, we're talking all about letting go of the socially constructed limits that keep women small and hold them back from authenticity and showing up with fully, including our own personal experiences and psychological insights such as:

• The societal, religious and cultural factors that keep women in double-binds
• The social construction of beauty standards
• Gender roles
• The objectification of women's bodies and sexuality
• Coping with criticism, self-doubt and the opinions of others
• and more!

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In this week's episode, we're talking all about deconstructing patriarchy and its effects on mental health, including our own personal experiences and psychological insights such as:

• Defining patriarchy and its historical social construction
• How patriarchy affects mental health on a personal level
• What healing and changing the internalized messages of patriarchy could look like in the therapy/mental health context
• and more!

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The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Alison Barr

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In this week's Q&A episode, we’re answering your question all about:

• Anger as a healthy part of processing hurt
• The history of patriarchy and its effects on women and society today
• Individuation and differentiation: Being connected to others and in community while still maintaining your authentic sense of self

Q&A Time stamps:

[3:46] Anger as a healthy part of processing when feeling disappointment or hurt

[16:16] Anger with institutions- political, governmental, religious

[18:20] Processing anger and frustration with self toward self-compassion and acceptance

[22:33] Deconstructing patriarchy

[23:36] The social construct and history of patriarchy in our culture

[28:46] How patriarchy creates inequalities in systems of power/hierarchy and affects women today in everyday life

[47:10] Defining individuation and differentiation as a healthy part of identity formation

[48:18] Being connected to others and in community while still maintaining your sense of self and autonomy

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The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Alison Barr

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In this week's episode, Ranela and our guest Stephanie Stalvey are breaking down the constructs surrounding purity culture and healing from the messages that were rooted in shame and disconnection from our bodies, including:

• The background of purity culture, particularly circling in religious circles in the United States during the 1980s and 1990s
• Acknowledging sexuality as a divine and natural part of humanity without objectifying it
• Having an alternative healthy ethic of sacred sexuality that isn't rooted in shame or blame
• Narratives women have to overcome after purity culture to reconnect with their bodies
• How patriarchy affects both men and women in a dehumanizing way
• The Madonna-Whore complex: the psychological double bind that women are trapped in in society when it comes to their sexuality
• Ranela and Stephanie's own personal experiences
• and more!

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In this week's episode, we're talking all about the psychology of evolving faith and rebuilding healthy spirituality, including our own personal experiences and psychological insights such as:

• Defining religious trauma and wounding
• How religious trauma this plays a role in people rethinking some of their beliefs
• How hierarchy systems of authority that lack accountability contribute to harm
• Practical steps for reconnecting with and trusting your body/instincts after experiencing religious trauma
• The role of purity culture in disconnection from the body and internalized narratives of shame
• Reassurances for someone who wants to take a step away from their community/church after religious trauma/hurt but feel shame
• Reassurances for someone who wants to rejoin or be a part of a faith community/church after religious trauma/hurt but feels skeptical
• and more!

Caitlin Harrison (AMFT #121100) is a therapist who works at Kindman & Co. in Highland Park, CA. She enjoys working with female-identifying folks and couples who want to work through issues around perfectionism, religious trauma, sex, and feeling embodied. She is big on embracing softness and helping her clients feel able to come home to themselves.

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In this week's episode, we're talking all about the psychology of evolving faith and rebuilding healthy spirituality, including our own personal experiences and psychological insights such as:

• Situations that often lead people into a shifting faith
• Feeling fear or shame because of your questions or doubts
• Dealing with friends/family who are becoming upset because of your changing faith
• Rebuilding an authentic faith/spirituality after religious trauma or doubt
• How to better support and be there for someone even if you don’t fully understand
• and more!

Amanda is a Faith Deconstruction & Reconstruction Coach + Clinical Social Worker at heyamandawaldron.com. You can find her at the intersection of mental health, social work, and theology. She supports thoughtful Christians and communities who are wrestling through big doubts and questions and hope to stay within the Christian faith while finding more ease and wonder in the process. Her goal is to help people ask different questions and expand the lens of what can be possible in their Christian faith. Follow Amanda on Instagram @heyamandawaldron

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In this week's episode, we're talking all about the psychology of evolving faith and rebuilding healthy spirituality, including our own personal experiences and psychological insights such as:

• The mental health benefits of healthy spirituality
• Stages of cognitive development and how thinking often expands with age
• Tactics and red flags of spiritually abusive environments
• What's normal to feel when leaving or changing faith communities
• Reassurances for seasons of uncertainty and doubt
• and more!

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In this week's episode, we're talking all about attachment styles within a relationship, including our own personal experiences and:

• What attachment styles are and where they come from: secure, anxious, and dismissive-avoidant
• How to move from an insecurity towards a secure attachment
• The importance of self-awareness and reflection in understanding our attachment style.
• How the health of our relationships impact our mental and physical health
• and more!

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