I’m just so hopeful that younger adults will be free to experience a much more healthy dynamic in your lives now, and then pass that on.
Vauna Davis
No one is perfect. Not even our parents. And that is a great thing to remember when you evaluate the sex education your parents passed onto you. This week, Creed and Crishelle talk with Vauna Davis about how you can take your experience learning (or not) about sex from your parents and move beyond any embarassment or shame you may have inherited
In this episode:
- There is no “one size fits all” for sex education.
- Conversations about pornography and sex are awkward for your parents, too.
- Your parents did the best they could, and they care for you.
- Forgiving your parents frees you to let go of the past and create the open, loving relationships you want.
- Sex education empowers and arms children to deal with pornography in a digital age.
Vauna Davis is a life coach with a passion project – helping people live free from the impact of pornography. She is founder and director of Reach 10, a nonprofit helping young adults talk more openly about pornography so they can help each other. She also serves as chair for The Safeguard Alliance of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, and was former director of Utah Coalition Against Pornography. In her life coaching practice, Midlife Confidence Coach, she helps women love their next stage of life. She lives with her husband, Michael, in Springville, Utah. They love spending time with their 4 grown-up children and cute grandkids. She loves yardwork – it gets her away from her desk!
Links
Sexual Wholeness in Marriage: An LDS Perspective on Integrating Sexuality and Spirituality in our Marriages by Dean M. Busby PhD, Jason S. Carroll PhD, Chelom Leavitt
From Honeymoon to Happily Ever After: 23 Keys to Prepare for a Sextraordinary Marriage (Softcover) by Laura M. Brotherson – Get the book for $10 with this discount code: honeymoonprep
A Better Way to Teach Kids About Sex by Laura Padilla-Walker, Dean Busby, and Chelom Leavitt
Life After Lust: Stories & Strategies for Sex & Pornography Addiction Recovery by Forest Benedict
The Waterfall Concept A Blueprint for Addiction Recovery by Roger Stark
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