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Why Do So Many Religions Shame Sex? 12 Ways To Get Free

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Why Do So Many Religions Shame Sex? 12 Ways To Get Free
If you have sexual baggage from religion or your family - Here are 12 ways to set yourself free


If we taught children ... and if we guided ourselves ... to make relationship decisions (who we would open our heart to) and later our sexual decisions (who we would share intimate touch with) through these 12 values, our inner wisdom would guide us. We would become skilled in the gifts of caring, and we would become skilled at discerning if others are treating us well. We would still make mistakes ... but we would make less mistakes than we tend to make now.  We would have a foundation with which to examine decisions and a template to learn through.  We would know more of love, intimacy and blessing – lovely gifts from our Creator.

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Tina Schermer Sellers, PhD

Author, Speaker, Couple's Intimacy Retreat Facilitator, Licenced Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Sex Therapist, Medical Family Therapist, Clinical Sexologist

Location: SEATTLE, WA
Credentials: LMFT, PhD
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