A Letter to the Woman Battling Pornography and Masturbation // Rachael Killackey

Today’s episode contains a conversation on sexual addiction and healing. If you listen around little ears, you might want to grab a pair of headphones.

No one intends to get addicted to pornograpy, masturbation, or other disordered sexual desires. And it doesn’t help that we live in a world that has ingrained into our minds the idea that pornography is a ‘guys issue’.

Yes, many men do struggle with an addiction to pornography.But the reality of the situation, the reality that you yourself might be living, is that women also struggle with addictions to sexual addiction, pornography, and masturbation.

But there is healing. You don’t have to hide and pretend that everything in your life is going perfectly. It’s time that we stop thinking about pornography as a problem only men deal with.

In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with Rachael Killackey. She’s the Founder and Executive Director of Magdala, a space where women can find hope, healing, and freedom alongside each other from sexual addiction.

We’re talking about just what pornography is, how is Magdala shifting that narrative so women can find healing from sexual wounds, and the importance of healing from sexual wounds in community, even though things like pornography and masturbation are considered private struggles.

If you’re a woman who has struggled with pornography, masturbation, lustful thoughts, sexual daydreaming, or any other disordered desire, sister, this letter is for you.

Topics we talked about in this episode:

How Rachael started Magdala to answer a need for ministry to women impacted by sexual addiction

Why having an all-encompassing definition of pornography matters when it comes to breaking free from addiction

The different ways that pornography impacts womens’ creativity and imagination and how is Magdala shifting that narrative so women can find healing from sexual wounds

Why pornography and mastrubation are symtoms of deeper wounds

How pornography can drive women to obsession or suppression when it comes to body image

The ways that physical motherhood has impacted Rachael’s mission and the conversations we need to be having with our daughters about pornography

How Rachael lives out the feminine genius in her daily life through the grace  of acceptance

Resources you should check out after listening to this episode:

Connect with Magdala through their website and take a listen to their podcast

Discover more about Magdala’s small support groups and apply to become a group leader

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