Episode 61: An Interview with Dr. Kristy Money on Purity Culture, Anorgasmia and Painful Sex

This episode explores the intersection of sexual dysfunction, pelvic health, and purity culture through a clinical and psychological lens. Jessica and Becky sit down with a licensed psychologist, Dr. Kristy Money, to unpack how early messaging about sex, particularly shame-based or fear-based frameworks found in purity culture, can directly impact arousal, orgasm, and pain with sex. The conversation highlights the complexity of sexual function, emphasizing that while physical contributors like muscle tension and hormones matter, psychological and cultural factors are often deeply intertwined. This episode reinforces the need for a multidisciplinary approach and offers insight into why some patients don’t respond to physical treatment alone.In this episode: 🧠 Sexual function is biopsychosocial — not just physical⚡ Trauma + purity culture are major drivers of dysfunction🪢 Guarding, fear, and anticipation can perpetuate pain cycles👩‍⚕️ Pelvic PT + sex therapy = often the missing link📉 Arousal and orgasm disorders are under-researched and undertreated😶 Shame and messaging get stored in the body (even when you “know better”)🛑 It’s okay to pause sex when it feels like a chore✨ Pleasure is a skill that sometimes has to be relearnedFind Dr. Kristy Money:📱 Follow along on Instagram @drkristymoney🩺 Website: https://www.kristymoney.com/⭐ Pleasure and purity culture survey: https://www.kristymoney.com/survey📉Resources on anorgasmia: https://www.kristymoney.com/anorgasmiaFind the Lady Birds: 📧 [email protected]📱 Follow along on Instagram @ladybirdpt🩺 Book with us at Lady Bird PT⭐ Leave a review to help more people find this info