If you've spent any length of time in Christian Men's ministry, you know that sexuality is a hot topic. If you're not talking about work or family, you're most likely talking about how you're struggling with "containing" your sexuality.

As a single man, I felt so ashamed about my sexuality. To help address this, I spent 3 years in a Christian sexual recovery program. There were good days and bad days, and I learned a lot about myself and others during this time.

In this episode, I talk about my experiences in this group and why groups like this have benefits but are subtly damaging to one's self-image, and further infect others with copious levels of shame.

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Special thanks to Elizabeth Mall for producing the music! You can find more of her content at @deconstructingthemyth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deconstructingthemyth

You can find Purity Cult Podcast on:
- Our linktree: https://linktr.ee/puritycultpod
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/puritycultpod
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Afo4oVqTsvZg2OTGH9B3L?si=74185ddca0ca48e3
- And Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/purity-cult-podcast/id1717319095

I recently appeared on Deconstructing the Myth's podcast, where we talked about the things I've learned since deconstructing. Polyamory and non-monogamy have taught me a lot about myself and the relationship structures that provide value to me, and the episode we recorded didn't cover all the things I wanted to cover, so I wanted to add some more details here!

You can listen to that episode on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nathaniel-schweinberg-from-purity-cult-pod/id1642091664?i=1000636743641

Or on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/170yESDZI548hxEnmxqYlC?si=88281a6d5aed4c88

You can find out more about the Relationship Escalator book here: https://offescalator.com/what-escalator/

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Special thanks to Elizabeth Mall for producing the music! You can find more of her content at @deconstructingthemyth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deconstructingthemyth

You can find Purity Cult Podcast on:
- Our linktree: https://linktr.ee/puritycultpod
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/puritycultpod
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Afo4oVqTsvZg2OTGH9B3L?si=74185ddca0ca48e3
- And Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/purity-cult-podcast/id1717319095

A friend of mine had asked me the question a few weeks ago: "What's it like to believe in a god?" In this episode, I explore my feelings as it relates to this question and what it's like as a formerly religious person to explain what it's like believing in a supernatural being, and all the pain that comes from that.

Special thanks to Elizabeth Mall for producing the music! You can find more of her content at @deconstructingthemyth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deconstructingthemyth/