Beyond Shame Karen DeMasi Strategies for turning potential cultural

Strategies for turning potential cultural clashes into opportunities for growth

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Beyond Shame Karen DeMasi Strategies for turning potential culturalWe all carry sexual shame. Whether we grew up in the repressive purity culture of American Evangelical Christianity or not, we've all been taught in subtle and not so subtle ways that sex (outside of very specific contexts) is immoral and taboo. Psychotherapist Matthias Roberts helps readers overcome their shame around sex by overcoming three unhealthy coping mechanisms we use to manage that shame. Beyond Shame encourages each of us to determine our