Sexuality and Selfhood: Creating Strength in Ourselves and Our Intimate Relationships
Aug 6, 2024
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Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, an expert in women's sexuality, joins Kattie Mount, host of the Marriage on a Tightrope Podcast. They dive into the empowering themes from the Art of Desire retreats, where women explore their relationships with themselves and their sexuality. The discussion covers overcoming societal expectations, embracing self-identity, and building fulfilling intimate connections. Listeners hear about the profound journeys of self-discovery that help bridge cultural gaps and promote deeper understanding among diverse women.
The Art of Desire retreat offers a transformational space for women to engage in personal growth and reinvigorate their sense of purpose.
Dr. Finlayson-Fyfe highlights how societal pressures can create guilt around women's sexuality, emphasizing the importance of reclaiming sexual agency without judgment.
Deep dives
Transformational Retreat Experience
Attending the Art of Desire retreat can significantly impact participants' lives by providing a space for introspection and personal growth. Past attendees, like Kristi, share that their experiences were life-changing, transforming feelings of despair into a sense of renewed purpose. These retreats facilitate organic conversations where individuals can focus on their goals away from daily distractions, allowing for deeper connections and insights. Engaging with like-minded individuals in a nurturing environment helps to foster a supportive community during the journey of self-discovery.
The Intersection of Sexuality and Self-Identity
Many women experience struggles with their sexuality due to societal and cultural pressures, particularly those rooted in patriarchal frameworks. Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fyfe emphasizes that societal messages often link a woman's sexual expression to feelings of guilt or shame, which can hinder their self-acceptance. By facilitating discussions around sexuality and self-identity, the retreat aims to empower women to reclaim their sexual agency and understand their desires without judgment. This process involves recognizing the differences between self-denial and necessary sacrifice in relationships, ultimately leading to a more integrated sense of self.
Building Community Across Diverse Experiences
The retreats attract a diverse range of women, offering a shared space to explore the complexities of self-development and intimacy. Participants come from various backgrounds, including different faith traditions, fostering a mutual understanding of the struggle to align personal values with societal expectations. Regardless of one's religious affiliation, the core focus of the retreat remains on building meaningful relationships with oneself and others. The solidarity found in shared experiences allows women to feel understood and supported, leading to transformative personal growth.
And Dr. Finlayson-Fife’s Art of Desire course was created to help women SEE and understand the cultural messaging that has shaped their relationships to themselves, their sexuality, and to God in both positive and negative ways.
In this NEW episode, Dr. Finlayson-Fife joins Kattie Mount of the Marriage on a Tightrope Podcast to discuss the upcoming Safely Gathered Retreat, where she will be addressing some of the limiting messages that many women have received and offering a new and expansive perspective, one that invites them to create a stronger, more sustaining relationship with themselves, their desires, and their sexuality.
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