EPISODE · Jul 6, 2025 · 1H 11M
Black Women, Purity Culture & Pleasure: Reclaiming Our Sexual Identity w/ Dr. Shawntres | Handle Her With Care Podcast EP.7
from Handle Her With Care- With April Marie · host April Marie
Today on Handle Her With Care Podcast we devour this topic: What happens when you're raised to believe your body is dangerous, your pleasure is sinful, and your purity defines your worth? In this must-hear episode, April Marie is joined by therapist and speaker Dr. Shawntres to unpack the complex journey of sexual identity development in Black women raised in conservative and Christian homes. Together, they discuss: The effects of purity culture on self-worth and intimacy The shame surrounding desire, masturbation, and sexual voice How many Black women perform sexuality instead of experiencing it What it means to reclaim pleasure not for performance, but for you This episode is honest, healing, and absolutely necessary. If you're ready to move from silence to self-possession, from guilt to grace press play. LIKE, COMMENT, & SUBSCRIBE to Handle Her With Care Podcast for more honest convos and healing perspectives. This episode is audio only. #BlackWomenHealing #PurityCulture #SexualLiberation #ChristianUpbringing #HandleHerWithCare #BlackTherapist #SexualIdentity #BlackMentalHealth #PleasureIsPower #UnlearningShame
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In this deeply personal and culturally relevant episode of Handle Her With Care Podcast, April Marie is joined by licensed therapist Dr. Shawntres, who shares her expertise on a topic that strikes at the heart of many Black women’s lived experiences: Sexual Identity Development in Black Women Raised in Conservative or Christian Contexts. Together, they unpack how oppressive purity-based teachings often disconnect Black women from their bodies, desires, and agency. The conversation touches on shame, silence, and survival and offers a path forward toward healing, reclamation, and embodied pleasure. Expect raw truths, real questions, and liberating insights on topics many have been taught never to name.
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