Purity Culture is Grooming - Part 1

Kaitlin Bellamy shares what it was like for her growing up in the Mormon Church and discusses the ways that purity culture contributed to the abuse she experienced in her marriage. Purity Culture grooms people to enable, accept, and perpetrate abuse and assault. She shares her healing journey now that she is free to be her full, authentic self. Kaitlin Bellamy is a professional actor and young adult fantasy author with a hero complex currently living in Orlando, Florida. She is an avid collector of hobbies and special interests, and hopes to someday make a living as a full time content creator. She is an autistic, polyamorous chaos witch, with a specialization in cozy comfort vibes and making other people feel safe.This episode was recorded before the most recent news broke about the Mormon Church protecting abusers and allowing child abuse to continue. The issues we discuss are very relevant and I'll be including a few articles in episode notes. I wanted to explain why these current events are not addressed directly in the episode. Please help Kaitlin afford her rent and keep her housing by donating if you can!LinksPixie's Website:http://www.kaitlinbellamy.com/Books:http://www.kaitlinbellamy.com/bookshop.htmlhttps://smile.amazon.com/Kaitlin-Bellamy/e/B07GK1R7FX?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1660652330&sr=8-1Donate to Pixie:https://ko-fi.com/chaospixiemagichttps://streamelements.com/chaospixiemagic/tipPixie's Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/ChaosPixieMagichttps://www.patreon.com/m/reprpgPixie's D&D Merch:https://www.reprpg.com/shopHecate's Patreon - Become a member to support the podcast and for exclusive access to bonus material. https://www.patreon.com/HecateFindingOKDonate to Finding OK:https://www.finding-ok.com/support/Mormon Church Abuse Articles:TW/CW for these articles!https://apnews.com/article/Mormon-church-sexual-abuse-investigation-e0e39cf9aa4fbe0d8c1442033b894660https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/10/mormon-church-child-sexual-abuse/Support the show