ATBS: “Recovering from Purity Culture” w/ Dr. Camden Morgante

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Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Documentary, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Mental Health

4.2 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In this episode of Bodies Behind the Bus, we sit down with Dr. Camden Morgante, a licensed psychologist, author, and speaker. Dr. Camden is the author of Recovering from Purity Culture, a book that helps individuals move beyond harmful teachings and begin the journey of healing. She shares insights from her work with clients, her own experiences, and her research into purity culture, offering a compassionate perspective on how people can begin to reconnect with themselves and their faith. Ins...

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0:45.9	Welcome back, everybody, to the podcast.
0:54.9	This is another at the bus stop episode, and we are honored and thrilled to have Dr. Camden
0:59.6	Morganti here with us.
1:01.3	It's been a long time coming.
1:02.4	We've been trying to get her on the podcast, but we've had some scheduling conflicts,
1:06.1	so we're so excited to have her.
1:08.1	She is a licensed psychologist. She's a coach, a writer, a speaker. She does
1:13.1	have a book that came out called Recovering from Purity Culture, which will dive into that and also
1:18.6	a little bit more about her work. It is an honor to have another doctor on the show. Welcome to
1:25.6	the podcast, Dr. Camden. Thank you. It's great to finally connect with you guys
1:29.6	and your audience. We would love to hop in. I'm sure if you're a listener, you're like, yeah,
1:36.1	purity culture, we can probably jive on some stuff here and talk about some of common things
1:43.0	that we heard during our time within our
1:46.9	churches or that we're still hearing today. We're still attending churches. I'd love for you to give us
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