Sunday School Dropouts
Sunday School Dropouts
Center for Trauma Resolution and Recovery
Purity Test, Perfectionism, and Power in Relationships
1 hour 17 minutes Posted Mar 24, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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In the conclusion of this two-part series, Andrew and Laura reunite with therapists Julia Postema and Jeremiah Gibson to reveal how purity culture reaches far beyond the bedroom. The conversation pulls back the curtain on the "Internal Panopticon," exploring how religious conditioning manifests as perfectionism, decision-making paralysis, and the compulsive emotional caretaking often found in high-control environments. The guests discuss how these evangelical patterns are frequently replicate...