Women's Sexual Agency in a Context of Patriarchy

Conversations with Dr. Jennifer

Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Sexuality, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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This episode is a recording of Dr. Jennifer reading an essay she wrote entitled "Let's Talk about Sex". The full episode can be found on the Breaking Down Patriarchy podcast hosted by Amy Allebest. Listen to this episode to hear more about.... - Women’s relationship to their sexuality in the context of a patriarchal society - LDS women’s ability to be choosers in the sexual realm - Cultural invalidation of women’s eroticism - Why self-hood is a stronger factor in desire than biological drive - How undermining women’s strength undermines strength in marriages, families and society To learn more about Dr. Finlayson-Fife’s work, visit our Website, check out our Course Page, and take a look at our upcoming Events. You can also follow Dr. Finlayson-Fife on Instagram or join her FREE Facebook Group for greater access to her insights. The advice offered through Dr. Finlayson-Fife’s Podcasts is educational and informational in nature and is provided only as general information. It is not meant to establish a therapist-patient relationship or offer therapeutic advice, opinion, diagnosis treatment or to establish a standard of care. Although Dr. Finlayson-Fife is a trained psychotherapist, she is not functioning in the role of a licensed therapist during these sessions, but rather using her training to inform these sessions. Thus, the content is not intended to replace independent professional judgment. The content is not intended to solicit clients or patients, and should not be relied upon as medical or psychological advice of any kind or nature whatsoever. The information provided through the Content should not be used for diagnosing or treating a mental health problem or disease. The information contained in these communications is not comprehensive and does not include all the potential information regarding the subject matter, but is merely intended to serve as one resource for general and educational purposes.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dr. Finlay's and Fife interview archive. We are so glad that you're here.
0:08.0	If you enjoy learning from Dr. Finlay and Fife and would like to immerse yourself in her content and learn from her in person,
0:15.2	we would like to point you to the art of loving and art of desire retreats that she is holding in Oregon
0:21.0	in September.
0:22.0	If you're interested in learning more and purchasing tickets,
0:25.0	please visit the website.
0:27.0	The link can be found in the show notes below.
0:29.0	We hope that you'll join us for one of these transformative experiences.
0:33.7	This week's episode is a recording of Jennifer reading an essay that she wrote on
0:37.8	self-hood, sexuality, and faith.
0:41.1	You can find the full episode on the Breaking Down Patriarchy Podcast and a link to the essay that Jennifer reads can be found in the show notes below.
0:52.0	Hi everyone, I'm Jennifer Finlayson Fife and I am an LDS marriage and
0:57.8	sexuality therapist and coach and I do a lot of work with LDS couples and women in particular around their
1:08.4	integration of their sexuality and I want to talk to you today a little bit about my view and
1:16.2	experience of how patriarchies or that is to say male-led institutions such as our faith impact women's sense of self and their relationship
1:28.3	to sexuality.
1:30.8	I think a lot about sex, although maybe not in the way that some people do.
1:36.0	In particular, I think a lot about why people like and don't like to have sex, what ignites
1:42.0	desire and what suffocates it.
1:44.9	As a therapist, I meet with people almost daily who are trying to figure out why they don't
1:49.3	like to have sex, why their spouse doesn't like to have sex or why their spouse does like to have it.
1:56.0	It's an elusive question sometimes as well as a painful one for many couples.
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