You're listening to Sex with Emily.

Yes, so she and to me is a feeling around not being able to live the way you want because

of judgment or something that's been ingrained on you that makes you feel that you're wrong.

I grew up in a small town in Ohio.

It was very homogenous.

It's a very homogenous place.

It's ingrained to see how your gay friends are treated in school, and junior high, or in

high school.

I was the only black girl in my grade.

There is a thing that comes out, a deep sea, the thing that comes out, I think for most

of us.

Today on Sex with Emily, we're talking about shame, which is a powerful word, and it keeps

us from fully enjoying and exploring ourselves in the bedroom.

It can stem from past trauma, a conservative upbringing, religion, the media, or even society's

expectation of us based on our gender.

Whether or not we realize it, shame plays a part in our relationships, and it's huge

reason why we cheat, we fight, and we even stop ourselves from having the sex life

and love life we truly want.

In this episode, we unpack shame, what causes it, how it affects us differently, and what

we can do together to keep shame from ruling our lives.

Because believe me, once we point it out to you, you're going to realize it does.

And then we're going to get rid of it.

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