EPISODE · Mar 12, 2026 · 1H 18M
The Last Virgin
from That Wasn't The Plan · host Emily White & Courtney Holland
What happens when you grow up in a deeply religious household where sex is forbidden, masturbation is sinful, and heaven is apparently keeping score?You wait.This week we’re joined by our brilliant friend Sarah Beth Schooley Wood—champion swimmer, Antarctica bride, and (for a surprisingly long time) a very committed virgin.We talk purity culture, religious guilt, awkward first times, late blooming, and the strange realization that maybe… sex isn’t actually a moral emergency.There are penguins. There is back hair discourse. There are some truly questionable decisions involving condoms.And somewhere in the middle of it all: honesty, laughter, and a reminder that everyone arrives at their own timeline.Support the show
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What happens when you grow up in a deeply religious household where sex is forbidden, masturbation is sinful, and heaven is apparently keeping score? You wait. This week we’re joined by our brilliant friend Sarah Beth Schooley Wood—champion swimmer, Antarctica bride, and (for a surprisingly long time) a very committed virgin. We talk purity culture, religious guilt, awkward first times, late blooming, and the strange realization that maybe… sex isn’t actually a moral emergency. There are peng...
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