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Embodiment of spirituality and sexuality : women’s lived experience of resilience to sexual shame
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Author (aut): Siemens, Kelsey Dawn Schmidt
Thesis advisor (ths): Kwee, Janelle
Degree committee member (dgc): Klaassen, Derrick
Degree committee member (dgc): Martin, Stephanie
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Degree granting institution (dgg): Trinity Western University. SGS
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Due to the prevalence of sexual shame among Christian women, this study was designed
to better understand the lived experiences of sexual shame resilience and embodiment. Five
young, married women were selected for inclusion based on their immersion in Christian culture
during adolescence and for their experiences of working through sexual shame. In order to
understand the meaning of these women’s experiences, a hermeneutic phenomenological method
was employed. Through participant’s narratives, four categories of themes emerged (religious
messaging around sexuality, experiences of sexual shame, healing experiences, and experiences
of embodied sexuality). When participants were able to work through their sexual shame, they
were able to embrace and find freedom in their sexuality. This study’s findings are consistent
with Brown’s (2006) Shame Resilience Theory. The clinical implications of these findings are
discussed in terms of the need to provide appropriate support for women struggling with sexual
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