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16 years ago, Linda Kay Klein embarked on a storytelling journey that would change her life (and the lives of many others). In her 2018 book Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free, Linda captures the experiences of hundreds of women, herself included, who grew up within and confronted the consequences of the Evangelical purity culture movement in the 90s and early 2000s. Through Pure and her nonprofit, Break Free Together, Linda has created numerous spaces to bring folks together to share their stories about repression, bravery, and ultimately freedom. We are thrilled to have her as a podcast guest! Freedom comes in expected and unexpected ways. For instance, in this episode, learn how shrimp tails and boxes drawn on a dorm room wall were formative experiences that helped Linda access the bravery to tell the story that she was so afraid to share. “The great thing about doing something that you're really, really afraid of is the feeling when you survive.” Linda, Jeremiah, and Julia also discuss: What makes purity culture particularly appealing and damaging to adolescents (10:00): At a time in which youth are particularly vulnerable, leaders within the purity culture movement combine language of belonging and intense emotionality to create a culture of conformity. Linda describes, “When I left Evangelicalism, I had to contend with how damaging it was. I went in with a pretty good sense of myself and the world.” Sadly, the confines of purity culture had long-lasting, devastating consequences. The grief and anger that accompanied the writing process (21:30): Initially, Linda was hopeful when she met other women who could relate to her story. “But then, when the numbers started to add up, and it became clear that this was a lot of people who are hurting, that became something to grieve over time.” Additionally, the systemic coverup of overt and covert sexual abuse in churches and the ensuing silencing of survivors showed that the people who were supposed to protect a generation of women had failed to keep them safe. The confusion in finding your freedom (30:00): As a sexual health coach, Linda's clients often want to dive right into “fixing” sexual problems. Linda wisely takes a step back and asks people to explore simpler decisions. After all, purity culture's rigid binary system increases the anxiety around the decision-making process. Identifying what you want sexually is really challenging when you're not even sure how to decide what you want for dinner. What it's like to have relationships with people who are “worried” about you (42:00): When a person leaves Evangelicalism, those within the community tend to worry about your wellbeing, and even your salvation. Linda describes her experiences of navigating this, and Jeremiah and Julia introduce a potential support group: Moms of Millenials Straying from the Church. How motherhood impacts sexuality (58:00): Linda describes how she talks about sexuality with her 19-year-old stepdaughter differently than she experienced in the church, and how parenting a newborn can introduce a new type of intimacy within the couple and family relationships. Wherever you are in your journey toward sexual freedom, we hope that you can find comfort and healing in the power of telling and sharing stories. Let's heal together!

This Quoircast podcast is brought to you by I Am My Own Sanctuary by Meg Calvin. Published by Quoir and available now. In this episode we chat with Linda Kay Klein.Linda Kay Klein (she/her) is author of the award-winning book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free. She is also a religious deconstruction & purity culture recovery coach, and the founder and president Break Free Together, a not-for-profit organization serving individuals recovering from gender- and sexuality-based religious trauma. Linda has spoken around the world from the TEDx stage to The Apollo's Women of the World Festival. Her work has been featured by the New York Times, NPR, CBS, NBC, Elle Magazine, and over 150 other outlets. Linda is a trained Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education facilitator, and holds an interdisciplinary Masters degree in gender, sexuality and religion from New York University. Linda has worked in the social change sector for over two decades. Her background includes founding a program on how to find and follow your purpose used in over 200 universities for the social entrepreneurship incubator, Echoing Green, and working with million dollar donors supporting women and girls through Women Moving Millions. Linda is married to a writer and social change agent who inspires her every day, and has a daughter in diapers and another in college.You can follow with Linda on:Facebook     Twitter     InstagramYou can find all things Linda Kay Klein related at her websiteYou can purchase Linda's book on Amazon.comYou can connect with This Is Not Church on:Facebook     Instagram      Twitter     TikTok     YouTubeAlso check out our Linktree for all things This Is Not Church relatedPlease like and follow our Quoircast Partners:Heretic Happy Hour     Messy Spirituality     Apostates Anonymous    Second Cup with KeithIdeas Digest     The New Evangelicals     Snarky Faith Podcast     Wild Olive     Deadly FaithEach episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you're thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric!

Welcome back to Chick-Lit: The Author Files! This week, we dive into purity culture, Ann Shirley, and the Ex-vangelical community with Linda Kay Klein!Linda is the author of the award-winning book, "Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free.": She is also a religious deconstruction & purity culture recovery coach, and the founder and president Break Free Together, a not-for-profit organization serving individuals recovering from gender- and sexuality-based religious trauma.Linda has spoken around the world from the TEDx stage to The Apollo's Women of the World Festival. Her work has been featured by the New York Times, NPR, CBS, NBC, Elle Magazine, and over 150 other outlets. Linda is a trained Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education facilitator, and holds an interdisciplinary Masters degree in gender, sexuality and religion from New York University.We were thrilled to have Linda on the show, and we hope that you enjoy this conversation! If you grew up Evangelical, we know you will!Find out more about Linda on her website: https://lindakayklein.com/If you want to support The Chicks, check out their Social Media:Website: https://linktr.ee/chicklitInstagram: @chicklitpodTwitter: @chicklitpodGmail: Chicklit.podcast.info@gmail.comPatreon: patreon.com/chicklitBuy Us A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/chicklitpodMerch:Leave The Chicks a Voicemail: 984-212-4808*****************Music Credits:"Let's Get Chick Lit"Written and performed by Karyn & Aubree2020"Aubree's Tiny Rant Corner" Music from Uppbeat:https://uppbeat.io/t/walz/name License code: CATUNAFU9RAMEWAH"Detective Casey-Jane Asks The Real Questions" Music from Uppbeat:https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/mr-mischiefLicense code: OBL2GBTQPUXXTEMX

In this episode we chat with Linda Kay Klein. Linda Kay Klein (she/her) is author of the award-winning book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free. She is also a religious deconstruction & purity culture recovery coach, and the founder and president Break Free Together, a not-for-profit organization serving individuals recovering from gender- and sexuality-based religious trauma. Linda has spoken around the world from the TEDx stage to The Apollo's Women of the World Festival. Her work has been featured by the New York Times, NPR, CBS, NBC, Elle Magazine, and over 150 other outlets. Linda is a trained Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education facilitator, and holds an interdisciplinary Masters degree in gender, sexuality and religion from New York University. Linda has worked in the social change sector for over two decades. Her background includes founding a program on how to find and follow your purpose used in over 200 universities for the social entrepreneurship incubator, Echoing Green, and working with million dollar donors supporting women and girls through Women Moving Millions. Linda is married to a writer and social change agent who inspires her every day, and has a daughter in diapers and another in college. You can connect with Linda on: Facebook     Twitter     Instagram You can find all things Linda Kay Klein related at her website You can purchase Linda's book on Amazon.com You can connect with us on    Facebook     Instagram      Twitter     TikTok     YouTube Also check out our Linktree for all things This Is Not Church related Each episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you're thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric!

In Episode 53 of the Inspired Life Project Podcast Maggie interviews Linda Kay Klein, Author, Coach and President of Break Free Together. Today we are discussing religious beliefs and how to find a connection to genuine self. For show notes and to learn more visit inspiredlifeproject.com Follow Maggie on Instagram @maggie_inspiredlife

I am so excited to introduce your to Linda Kay Klein who, along with being a personal mentor of mine, has a list of accomplishments and credentials too long to list in these show notes! She is the founder and president of Break Free Together, a nonprofit storytelling organization dedicated to helping people release shame and claim their whole selves, and a deconstruction & purity culture recovery coach. While Linda's work has centered around helping people heal after purity culture, she has so many valuable insights around purpose and moving beyond the "good/bad" binary. Her courage to write her book, Pure, even though it threatened to disrupt her relationships and sense of belonging in her community is so inspiring and paramount to the theme of Return to Wholeness. We talk about: How everything from her confidence to her charisma to her desire to hang out with boys was sexualized when she was a child Leaving her religious community in order to have herself What led her to write her book, Pure The difference between purity culture and the purity movement and how federal money was used to fund abstinence based sex education The different drives behind our purpose (joy, thriving, "can't stopness" Moving beyond the binary of good/bad in order to see ourselves as complex, whole human beings Learn more about Linda here: https://lindakayklein.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lindakayklein/ Return to Wholeness Survey: https://s.surveyplanet.com/Cscwhn5yq  

Grateful I was able to connect with my new friend, Linda Kay Klein on this episode. Linda (she/her/hers) is the founder and president of Break Free Together, a nonprofit storytelling organization dedicated to helping people release shame and claim their whole selves. She's also a deconstruction & purity culture recovery coach. Her work in this area was born out of 16 years of research for her award-winning book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free. Buy the book. Listen to the podcast. And find out more at www.lindakayklein.com If you haven't signed up for the newsletter yet, do so at www.jonathanfosteronline.com or, if you want to go next level, subscribe to patreon.com/jonathan_foster. Thanks everyone!

Linda Kay Klein, author of Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free, has researched Purity Culture for over 15 years and is the founder of Break Free Together. Linda and Morgan talk about art as social change and why we need comprehensive sex education. Linda is the founder of "Break Free Together" where she hosts story exchanges and dinner parties to help people get closer to bring free. https://lindakayklein.com/contact/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/morgan-mcgill/support

This week’s radical is Linda Kay Klein, author of the memoir Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free, and founder of the nonprofit Break Free Together, which helps people who have left the purity movement to find closure and a sense of community by sharing their stories with others.Over the course of our conversation, we discuss what purity is, how it impacted a generation of women (and men), the path that led Linda to a new understanding of the world, and how she’s worked to help others find the same healing she has.Some Questions I Ask:What was the spark for your book, Pure? (1:21)What does it mean to be expected to go from no sexual contact whatsoever, to being hypersexual? (13:32)Tell me about your nonprofit, Break Free Together (16:44)What brought your family into the Evangelical church? (27:41)What led to you leaving the church? (34:15)What was the path that led you to New York? (41:29)How did your parents handle your shift away from the purity movement? (44:14)In This Episode, You Will Learn:The rise and fall (and transformation) of the purity movement (4:12)What purity culture entails (6:17)How pornography (poorly) fills the void left by the absence of meaningful sex education (16:04)How the everyday practice of purity culture is traumatizing to those who experience it (20:44)The factors that made the purity movement so successful (32:54)The events that started to chip away at the narrative of purity for Linda (36:36)How Linda coped with her mother’s fear that she would go to Hell (45:38)How the language around purity is shifting and becoming more insidious (48:47)Resources:Linda’s WebsiteBuy PureBreak Free TogetherFollow Linda on Twitter and Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Linda's book Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free, she discusses what it was like as an Evangelical girl growing up in purity culture and the effect it had on her sexuality. The book also highlights the countless other women who she interviewed nationwide on the same topic. Whenever I do workshops within a church community, I recommend this excellent book which mirrors so many stories of women who grew up in religious communities in the 90s. In this podcast, we discuss her work as the founder and president of the nonprofit, Break Free Together and her work as a personal coach dedicated to helping people release shame and claim their whole selves.  She is changing lives and I am so happy to have spent our time together.   Linda's work was born out of her 15 years of research on religious trauma around sex and gender, documented in her award-winning book. Linda's work has been featured by CBS, NBC, NPR (her interview with Fresh Air's Terry Gross having been named one of the top ten of the year), and over 150 other outlets, and she has been highlighted on the TEDx stage, and at The Apollo's Women of the World Festival, the 92Y SHE Summit, and over 100 other venues.   Linda is also teaching faculty at Claremont Lincoln University and consults with organizations and individuals committed to doing good. Previously, she was the founding director of Echoing Green's multi-award-winning Work on Purpose program. The program's leadership development curriculum on how to find and follow your purpose was adopted by over 200 colleges/universities, nonprofits and corporations and has impacted tens of thousands of emerging professionals. Prior to this, she led Moving Millions, propelling what was then a $181-million campaign for large-scale investment in women and girls into the global community of 100+ donor-activists committed that it is today, and held other roles within academia and the women's funding movement.   Linda has contributed to several publications, and authored two successful curricula and training programs. She was awarded the NYU Reynolds Fellowship in Social Entrepreneurship for her work on religiously-rooted sexual shame in 2006. She later became a judge for the Forbes 30 Under 30 faith-based initiative, and the Echoing Green, AshokaU, and NYU Reynolds social entrepreneurship fellowship competitions. She is chair of the Board for the Forum for Theological Exploration board, and sits on the advisory boards of Feminist.com's Our Inner Lives initiative and New York University's Of Many Institute for Multifaith Leadership.   Linda holds an interdisciplinary Masters degree in gender studies, religious studies, oral history, nonfiction writing, and art as social change from NYU and is a trained Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education facilitator. A Midwesterner at heart, Linda lives in New York City with her family. She is the wife of a writer and social change agent who inspires her every day, and the “bonus mom” to a very cool teenager.   Learn more about Linda at Break Free Together and follow her on Instagram. 

In this episode we welcome Linda Kay Klein, founder and president of the nonprofit, Break Free Together, dedicated to helping people release shame and claim their whole selves. After 15 years of research on religious trauma around sex and gender, she documented her work in the award-winning book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free. Her work has been featured by CBS, NBC, NPR (her interview with Fresh Air’s Terry Gross was named one of the top ten of the year), and over 150 other outlets, and she has presented a TEDx. She joins us to talk about the after effects of guilt, shame and fear many have experienced from the purity culture movement found in some church circles that teaches strongly a message of abstinence above all before marriage.

What does the divine love of God look like? When someone has been indoctrinated so tightly to feel shame about their sexuality, what's the first step to breaking out of it? How can we encourage more people to see their faith as loving and accepting of all peoples? Find out in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews coach, author, and founder of Break Free Together, Linda Kay Klein on Breaking Free From Silence and Shame Learn more about your guest below: Linda Kay Klein is founder and president of the nonprofit, Break Free Together, and a personal coach dedicated to helping people release shame and claim their whole selves. This work was born out of her 15 years of research on religious trauma around sex and gender, documented in her award-winning book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free. Linda's work has been featured by hundreds of outlets and venues, including CBS, NBC, NPR, TEDx stage, and The Apollo's Women of the World Festival. She holds an interdisciplinary Masters degree in gender studies, religious studies, oral history, nonfiction writing, and art as social change from NYU. Learn more at * https://lindakayklein.com/ * https://www.instagram.com/lindakayklein/ * https://twitter.com/LindaKayKlein * https://www.facebook.com/lindakayklein * https://lindakayklein.com/break-free-together/ Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/learntolovenow Join the Community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

Author Linda Kay Klein discusses her book Pure, in which, alongside her recounting of her own experiences in the evangelical purity movement, she features profiles and interviews with other women dealing with and recovering from their past experiences in the movement. Linda holds an interdisciplinary Masters degree in gender studies, religious studies, oral history, nonfiction writing, and art as social change from NYU, and is founder and president of the nonprofit Break Free Together. Her website is lindakayklein.com.

For many of us raised in the Evangelical tradition, we're familiar with what the term "purity culture" means on the surface: teaching children to save their first time having sex until they're married to that one person with whom God had always intended them to be. However, as time went by and the scars began to manifest, we realized what it entailed deeper down: sexual shame, sexual silence, and social and structural hierarchies that overwhelmingly subjugated and victimized young women. In her book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free, Linda Kay Klein interviewed a number of women over a 12-year period who were raised in the purity culture movement to get intimate perspectives on the environments that foster it, the damage that comes from it, and ultimately, the healing that can begin when separating from it. Interviewers: Jim Rohner and Jonathan Williams ABOUT LINDA KAY KLEIN Linda Kay Klein is an author, speaker, teaching faculty at Claremont Lincoln University and the President and Founder of Break Free Together, a not-for-profit that uses story exchange to help people release shame and claim their whole selves. Raised in purity culture, she's made it her mission to coach and consult with both people who experience the PTSD-like symptoms that have arisen from purity culture and organizations who are striving to establish a greater good.

For many of us raised in the Evangelical tradition, we're familiar with what the term "purity culture" means on the surface: teaching children to save their first time having sex until they're married to that one person with whom God had always intended them to be. However, as time went by and the scars began to manifest, we realized what it entailed deeper down: sexual shame, sexual silence, and social and structural hierarchies that overwhelmingly subjugated and victimized young women. In her book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free, Linda Kay Klein interviewed a number of women over a 12-year period who were raised in the purity culture movement to get intimate perspectives on the environments that foster it, the damage that comes from it, and ultimately, the healing that can begin when separating from it. Interviewers: Jim Rohner and Jonathan Williams ABOUT LINDA KAY KLEIN Linda Kay Klein is an author, speaker, teaching faculty at Claremont Lincoln University and the President and Founder of Break Free Together, a not-for-profit that uses story exchange to help people release shame and claim their whole selves. Raised in purity culture, she's made it her mission to coach and consult with both people who experience the PTSD-like symptoms that have arisen from purity culture and organizations who are striving to establish a greater good.

For many of us raised in the Evangelical tradition, we're familiar with what the term "purity culture" means on the surface: teaching children to save their first time having sex until they're married to that one person with whom God had always intended them to be. However, as time went by and the scars began to manifest, we realized what it entailed deeper down: sexual shame, sexual silence, and social and structural hierarchies that overwhelmingly subjugated and victimized young women. In her book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free, Linda Kay Klein interviewed a number of women over a 12-year period who were raised in the purity culture movement to get intimate perspectives on the environments that foster it, the damage that comes from it, and ultimately, the healing that can begin when separating from it. Interviewers: Jim Rohner and Jonathan Williams ABOUT LINDA KAY KLEIN Linda Kay Klein is an author, speaker, teaching faculty at Claremont Lincoln University and the President and Founder of Break Free Together, a not-for-profit that uses story exchange to help people release shame and claim their whole selves. Raised in purity culture, she's made it her mission to coach and consult with both people who experience the PTSD-like symptoms that have arisen from purity culture and organizations who are striving to establish a greater good.

EPISODE OVERVIEW For many of us raised in the Evangelical tradition, we're familiar with what the term "purity culture" means on the surface: teaching children to save their first time having sex until they're married to that one person with whom God had always intended them to be. However, as time went by and the scars began to manifest, we realized what it entailed deeper down: sexual shame, sexual silence, and social and structural hierarchies that overwhelmingly subjugated and victimized young women. In her book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free, Linda Kay Klein interviewed a number of women over a 12-year period who were raised in the purity culture movement to get intimate perspectives on the environments that foster it, the damage that comes from it, and ultimately, the healing that can begin when separating from it.  Interviewers: Jim Rohner and Jonathan Williams ABOUT LINDA KAY KLEIN Linda Kay Klein is an author, speaker, teaching faculty at Claremont Lincoln University and the President and Founder of Break Free Together, a not-for-profit that uses story exchange to help people release shame and claim their whole selves. Raised in purity culture, she's made it her mission to coach and consult with both people who experience the PTSD-like symptoms that have arisen from purity culture and organizations who are striving to establish a greater good.

This is the first episode of Backsliders that we recorded via Skype during COVID-19 quarantine. In this episode, we have a wonderful talk with author, speaker, researcher and advocate Linda Kay Klein. Linda is the Founder and President of Break Free Together, a not-for-profit that uses story exchange to help people release shame and claim their whole selves. Her organization was born out of Linda’s 15 years of research documented in her award-winning book (one of Keylee's favorites), "Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free." Linda talks with us about her upbringing in Evangelical Christianity, how her experiences in purity culture shaped her view of herself, sex, and Christianity, and where she is in her faith today. We also talk with Linda about the trap of "shiny, happy Christianity," the importance of acknowledging and working through the dark to embrace the light, and how sharing our true stories can be such a powerful tool against shame and isolation. Linda Kay Klein's LinksWebsiteBookPersonal InstagramBreak Free Together InstagramTwitterOur LinksInstagramFacebookTwitterKeylee InstagramMicah InstagramCreditsSound Mixing by Darren AugustusVideography and Photography by Claude CharlesIntro Music "7.2.19" by Chase BurnettOutro Music "Stay Mad" by Chase Burnett ft. Julia NunesTitle Animation/Poster art by Cody WalzelSpecial Thanks to Angie CharlesHOW YOU CAN SUPPORT BACKSLIDERSIf you enjoy our show and are able to give, we kindly ask for a donation of your choice via Venmo. In all honesty, we are both unemployed during this pandemic and could sincerely use any donation you can offer. Think of it like buying a latte for a friend when you can't leave your house. :)Venmo Donation Link: https://venmo.com/keylee-sudduth PayPal Donation Link: https://paypal.me/bobbilliams! Have a question or topic you want to discuss? Want to be a guest on the show? Reach out! Email us at keylee@bobbilliams.com or micah@bobbilliams.com. 

Linda is the Founder and President of Break Free Together, a not-for-profit organization that uses story exchange to break silence and shame stemming from purity culture. The organization was born out of Linda’s 15 years of research on gender and sexuality among girls raised in conservative evangelical churches documented in her award-winning book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free. In this episode we hear about Linda’s background and deconstruction period of her life. We talk on how purity culture has caused many people to settle in love and happiness. And the struggle of figuring out what a relationship with God is like without the constant guilt of sexual shame we grew up with. http://lindakayklein.com/ @lindakayklein @laurendeleary @adam.budnick --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Linda Kay Klein is a storyteller and social innovator, with an extensive background in social entrepreneurship and innovation, and storytelling for good. Linda is the founder of Break Free Together—a not-for-profit organization that helps people claim their stories, their bodies, and themselves. On this episode, Kim and Linda discuss how we can free ourselves from social constraints, and live flourishing lives with an authentic sense of liberation.

Linda Kay Klein author of PURE: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free joins us this week.  Sexuality, sexual purity as Christian faithfulness, girls, boys, women, men, shame, guilt, American Evangelicalism, political opportunism, the Virgin Mary, healing, hope and community – these are just a few of the topics Linda discusses with Irenicast co-host, Bonnie Rambob. The conversation begins with Linda’s relay of her own personal experiences with purity culture during her adolescence.  As Linda grew, left the church and entered the secular world, she likens her struggle in the wake of purity indoctrination to include almost PTSD-like symptoms.  Though impacted women (and men) often find it hard to talk about their shame regarding sexuality, Linda heard “me too” whispers along the way coming from others with whom Linda shares a similar background.  Hence, her life-changing (according to Bonnie) well-researched book. Linda unpacks a little bit about the history of sexual repression within American Christianity and its devastating generational impact.  In the 90s, purity culture became purity industry. She and Bonnie briefly consider the influential book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye written by a young Joshua Harris.  Linda and Bonnie discuss the deep spiritual work of repentance, listening, talking and healing, all of which is part of breaking free from the oppression of purity culture. Linda shares her own spiritual journey as a Christian though not a church member.  In a rich detour from the central topic, Linda and Bonnie explore the value of spiritual community in relation to going it alone or belonging to religious institutions such as church. The conversation ends with an important question – what now?  How do we move forward? Linda shares her insights into the healing power of values- based, lifespan sexuality education curricula such as OWL (Our Whole Lives) developed in collaboration between Unitarian Universalists, United Church of Christ and Planned Parenting.  Bonnie and Linda reflect on biblical images of women’s sexuality, for example the Virgin Mary. Together they wonder about whether there is potential for reframing these images in liberative ways. In addition, Linda shares her emerging and ground-breaking work as founder of Break Free Together. If, as part of your faith life, you’ve ever experienced shame just because you are a sexual being, you might be a survivor of purity culture – and, this episode is for you.   RELEVANT LINKS From Our Conversation with Linda Kay Klein Author of PURE PURE: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free by Linda Kay Klein (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link) Joshua Harris (American Pastor and Author) Evangelical Writer Kisses An Old Idea Goodbye (Article on Joshua Harris’ recently apology for I Kissed Dating Goodbye) Faith, Hope, Chastity : Thousands of teen-agers are embracing a new Christian abstinence program. Why? Many long for moral certainties. Also, "Sex is now a matter of life and death." (1994 LA Times Article) Our Whole Lives aka OWL (comprehensive sexuality curriculum) Mary’s Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55 CEB) Break Free Together   THANK YOU A big thank you to Linda Kay Klein for talking with us this week! Linda Kay Klein author of PURE: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free, is also a storyteller and innovator.  Linda is also founder of Break Free Together, an organization committed to helping people release sexual shame and claim their whole selves. Linda has been featured on NPR, Elle.com, GoodHousekeeping.com, PopSugar, Refinery29, New York Magazine’s The Cut, the New York Post, Fox News Online, Mother Jones, and several other media outlets. Click here for a sampling of these media pieces. To keep up on Linda’s continuing work follow her on Twitter @LindaKayKlein or check out her website LindaKayKlein.com   YOUR SUPPORT Thank you for listening to Irenicast.  If you appreciate the show please consider sharing your appreciation by rating, reviewing and/or subscribing to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or whatever platform you’re listening on. You can also help support the show financially by going to irenicast.com/amazon to do your Amazon shopping.  This will cost you nothing, but Amazon will give a portion of the proceeds to the show.   IRENCAST HOSTS Jeff Manildi | producer & co-host | jeff@irenicast.com Jeff  is co-founder of Irenicast.  In addition to getting his B.A. in Theology, he also received his ordination through the prestigious online organization of The Universal Life Church whose alumni include the likes of Conan O’Brien and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.  Jeff loves all things that tell a story: people, movies, tv, music, comics, etc. Follow Jeff (@JeffManildi) on facebook, instagram & twitter.  You can also listen to Jeff’s other podcast Divine Cinema.   Rev. Allen Marshall O’Brien | co-host | allen@irenicast.com Allen is the pastor of a UCC church in Northern California, resident chaplain at an area hospital, and co-founder of Irenicast. He believes in the importance of education, peace, and ecology and writes for multiple platforms. You can follow Allen (@RevAllenOB) on Facebook,Twitter, Instagram, & Good Reads.  Also if you are in the Sacramento, CA area check out Allen’s brick and mortar version of this podcast calledIntersections.   Rev. Bonnie Rambob | co-host Bonnie is the co-pastor at Parkside Community Church. Bonnie has also served the Congregational Church of San Mateo as Transitional Minister for Intergenerational Education.  As a graduate of Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, she offers expertise in multi-faith leadership, the spirituality of children, process theology and church organizational structure.  Drawing from her fundamentalist Christian background, she co-leads several outreach ministries to those spiritual travelers who are migrating out of fundamentalist Christianity.    Raj Rambob | co-host Rajeev Rambob (Raj) is spouse, of 26 years, to Bonnie Rambob. Both Bonnie and Raj are ordained ministers in the United Church of Christ. They have two adult children who are intelligent, creative, hilarious and kind. Raj has been a K-12 educator and principal.  Raj transitioned from K-12 leadership to executive leadership in the nonprofit sector. Raj's non-profit experience is largely in homelessness. Currently Raj is Executive Director of Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency (ATCAA). ATCAA is a multi-service, anti-poverty, agency that serves two counties.  Raj loves thoughtful and irreverent conversation over food and drink with family and trusted friends. You can follow Raj on Facebook   Pastor Casey Tinnin | co-host Casey is the pastor of Loomis Basin Congregational Church in Loomis California.  He is one of the co-creators of Intersections which is a support group that meets once a month to deconstruct their evangelical past. Casey also created a non-religious LGBT teen group, The Landing Spot, that meets once a month. When Casey isn’t preaching, protesting, or providing pastoral care he enjoys spending his time reading comic books, talking about theology, politics and sex, baking, cooking, kayaking and spending time with his partner Jose of six years and walking their dog Kole. 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GUEST INFO/BIO: This week’s guest is Linda Kay Klein! Linda is a storyteller and social innovator. She is the author of “PURE: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free,” and the founder of Break Free Together. We talk with her all about the impact of the purity movement, the power of sexual shaming in society, and the role of society and the church in helping address sexual violence. (SELECT) GUEST PUBLICATIONS: “PURE: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free” GUEST LINKS/SOCIAL MEDIA: https://lindakayklein.com Twitter: @lindakayklein SPECIAL GUEST MUSIC: https://www.benandnoelle.com Facebook: @BenNoelleKilgore Twitter: @benandnoelle Instagram: @benandnoellekilgore Enjoy the songs? Songs heard throughout the episode were: “Grace Grace; He Made Me, He Loves Me; Oh My Soul; & Draw Me Close” from the album “A Resting Place.” Go forth and find their music on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and anywhere good music is found! Stay on top of all the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com Go there to read our blog, grab one of our many t-shirt designs, snag a pint glass or coffee mug, follow us on social media, or join our Patreon family! The Deconstructionists Podcast is edited by John Williamson This episode was produced by George Benson. George not only has an amazing beard, but is also hosts his own podcast called Evangebros! Check them out wherever you listen to your podcasts. Website by Ryan Battles All photos courtesy of Jared Hevron Logo & graphics designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen Pflug T-shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bio excerpt modified from the official website of Linda Kay Klein. Linda Kay Klein is the author of "PURE: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free." Linda is also the founder of "Break Free Together" an organization that "helps people to release shame and claim their whole selves." Linda also got a social entrepreneurship fellowship and worked in social innovation. She founded and operated a program to help people find and follow their purpose. Linda earned an interdisciplinary master's degree and wrote a thesis focused on white American evangelicalism's gender and sexuality messaging for girls. She also spent years working alongside gender justice activists to create change within the world's major religions, and got trained in the Our Whole Lives (OWL) lifespan sexuality education curriculum. Linda can usually be found in New York City writing in her local coffee shop. She is the wife of a writer and social change agent "who inspires me every day, and the “bonus mom” to a very cool 17-year old girl." PURE is available for purchase at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million and IndieBound. Get the audio book, read by Linda Kay Klein, through Audible, Google Play, and iTunes. For more information, visit her website at: www.lindakayklein.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themichaelcalderinshow/message

Bio excerpt modified from the official website of Linda Kay Klein. Linda Kay Klein is the author of "PURE: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free." Linda is also the founder of "Break Free Together" an organization that "helps people to release shame and claim their whole selves."  Linda also got a social entrepreneurship fellowship and worked in social innovation. She founded and operated a program to help people find and follow their purpose. Linda earned an interdisciplinary master's degree and wrote a thesis focused on white American evangelicalism's gender and sexuality messaging for girls. She also spent years working alongside gender justice activists to create change within the world's major religions, and got trained in the Our Whole Lives (OWL) lifespan sexuality education curriculum. Linda can usually be found in New York City writing in her local coffee shop. She is the wife of a writer and social change agent "who inspires me every day, and the “bonus mom” to a very cool 17-year old girl." PURE is available for purchase at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million and IndieBound. Get the audio book, read by Linda Kay Klein, through Audible, Google Play, and iTunes. For more information, visit her website at: www.lindakayklein.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themichaelcalderinshow/message

Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free by Linda Kay KleinLinda Kay Klein is the founder of Break Free Together. Sher earned her Masters degree from New York University focused on American Evangelical Christian gender & sexuality messaging for girls, and has spent over a decade working at the cross section of faith, gender, and social change. https://lindakayklein.com

Linda Kay Klein, the author of PURE: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free, joins me today. She is the founder of Break Free Together, an organization committed to helping people claim their whole selves—mind, spirit, and body. Linda’s work has been featured on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, Elle.com, GoodHousekeeping.com, and many others.  Linda is a trained Our Whole Lives (OWL) sexuality education facilitator and Vice Chair of the Board for the Forum for Theological Exploration. She holds an interdisciplinary Masters degree from NYU, where she focused on American Evangelical Christian sex and gender messaging for girls. By the title of the book alone, you can tell where this conversation is heading. If you grew up in the True Love Waits or I Kissed Dating Goodbye culture then you will find this very interesting. We talk about growing up during the purity movement, where this movement came from and what it was a reaction to. We also talk about the fear and shame that have been used as external motivations for purity and how we can start building a healthy conversation around sexuality. This conversation may be uncomfortable or awkward or it may cause you to feel frustrated. But  this is such an important conversation for us to have especially if you grew up in the purity movement and especially if you are now parenting kids after growing up through that movement. We have to be aware of the shame that we carry—we can’t build shame resilient kids if we don’t address our own shame. And we have to be committed to figure out how to have conversations around sexuality that don’t include shame. Links Mentioned: Linda’s book: PURE: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free Daring Greatly by Brenè Brown Linda’s organization Break Free Together Connect: SarahBragg.com Sarah on Instagram & twitter & FB Shownotes Sponsors: Warby Parker - for FREE Home Try-On Kit go to warbyparker.com/survive

Kathryn interviews Break Free Together founder Linda Kay Klein, author of “Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free”. Klein has been advocating for change in the realm of the American Evangelical Christian Church for over a decade. She was taught that a women's sexuality is viewed as shameful in the eyes of the church. Conversations with other young women coping with these same identity issues facilitated her own healing and lead her to write this book. Kathryn also interviews Global Grassroots president Gretchen Ki Steidle, author of “Leading from Within: Conscious Social Change and Mindfulness for Social Innovation”. Steidle argues that personal investment in self-awareness helps to shape leaders who are able to inspire change in others, build stronger relationships, and design innovative and more sustainable solutions. She offers a roadmap for integrating mindfulness into every aspect of social change.

Host Laura Zarrow speaks with Linda Kay Klein about Evangelical Christianity's purity movement, and its effect on a generation of American women. In the 1990s, a “purity industry” emerged out of the white evangelical Christian culture, and it carried a dangerous message: girls were potential sexual “stumbling blocks” for boys and men, and any expression of a girl’s sexuality could reflect the corruption of her character. This message traumatized many girls and trapped them in a cycle of shame. Linda Kay Klein was one of those girls, today she's the founder of Break Free Together, a program that works to help people release sexual shame and claim their whole selves. Linda is also the author of Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free.Originally aired with Host Laura Zarrow on September 26, 2018 on SiriusXM's Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School, Channel 132 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kathryn interviews Break Free Together founder Linda Kay Klein, author of “Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free”. Klein has been advocating for change in the realm of the American Evangelical Christian Church for over a decade. She was taught that a women's sexuality is viewed as shameful in the eyes of the church. Conversations with other young women coping with these same identity issues facilitated her own healing and lead her to write this book. Kathryn also interviews Global Grassroots president Gretchen Ki Steidle, author of “Leading from Within: Conscious Social Change and Mindfulness for Social Innovation”. Steidle argues that personal investment in self-awareness helps to shape leaders who are able to inspire change in others, build stronger relationships, and design innovative and more sustainable solutions. She offers a roadmap for integrating mindfulness into every aspect of social change.

On the heels of the MeToo movement comes Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free. Linda Kay Klein shares how the system of mind-and-body shaming works, showing the connection between purity culture and rape culture, and the importance of facing your fears and standing up to sexual shaming. Linda is the founder of Break Free Together, and has spent over a decade working at the cross section of faith, gender, and social change. Inspired by the actual disappearance of a student at Middlebury College and the vandalism of the nearby Robert Frost Homestead, Black Diamond Fall is an evocative portrait of love between a younger and older man. Author Joseph Olshan joins us for part one of a two part conversation today to discuss this latest in his line of riveting mysteries. Joseph is an award-winning author of 10 novels and is the editorial director of Delphinium Books. He will be appearing at University Bookstore in Seattle on October 18 at 6pm.

In Episode 72 we share our conversation with author, speaker and social entrepreneur, Linda Kay Klein. Linda just released her book, Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free. Linda is also the founder of Break Free Together - an organization that helps people to release shame and claim their whole selves.She has spent over a decade working at the intersection of faith, gender, sexuality and social change. She earned an interdisciplinary master’s degree from New York University focusing on American evangelical Christian gender and sexuality messaging for girls. Linda Kay Klein has been featured in the New York Post, the Huffington Post, National Public Radio, and now, Sandbox Cooperative!

Linda Kay Klein has spent the last 12 years connecting with and sharing stories of trauma around sex, sexuality, and shame with other girls and women who’ve experienced similar things stemming from the Purity Culture of the Evangelical Church.  Through these interviews Linda realized she was not alone in experiencing physical and psychological breakdowns in her adult life that stemmed from the childhood trauma she experienced growing up.  Join Linda Kay Klein and I as we dive deep into a powerful conversation about Purity Culture in the Evangelical Church, sexual shame, sex ed, healing trauma, the power of sharing and reclaiming our sexuality on Episode 85 of Ignite Intimacy! About Linda The founder of Break Free Together, Linda earned a Masters degree from New York University focused on American evangelical Christian gender and sexuality messaging for girls, and has spent over a decade working at the cross section of faith, gender, and social change.   Connect:  Website Speaking   Resources: PURE: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free (Simon & Schuster)   TEDx talk