Taking Back What's Ours: Authentic Sexuality & Healing From Religion with Ann Russo
Mental health therapist Ann Russo brings a unique lens to sexual empowerment—one shaped by growing up in a non-traditional family, exploring Christianity as a queer person, and dedicating her work to helping people reclaim their sexuality from religious trauma and cultural conditioning.
In this powerful conversation, Ann and Jenny explore how women's sexuality has been systematically erased and shamed through religious narratives—from the Virgin Mary to Mary Magdalene—and how that conditioning shows up in our bodies, our relationships, and our mental health today, even if we weren't raised religious. Ann shares how keeping her family dynamics secret as a child created a pattern of protecting others at the expense of her own truth—a pattern many women carry around their sexuality and desires. They dive into the Madonna-whore complex, why women still feel obligated to have sex with their partners, the phenomenon of "lesbian bed death," and Jenny’s theory about why female-centered sexuality might actually satisfy male partners more deeply.
Topics include:
- Religious trauma & sexuality
- The Madonna-whore complex & Mary Magdalene
- Growing up in a non-traditional family structure
- Keeping secrets & the cost of hiding our truth
- Mental health impacts of sexual repression
- Why women feel obligated to have sex
- Lesbian bed death & female sexuality in queer relationships
- Putting women's pleasure first
- Reclaiming the word "pussy" as power
- The importance of leaning into discomfort as a portal to empowerment
- Female-centered sexuality & why it satisfies everyone more
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