Episode 615: Bonnie Young, Author of Sex Educated: Letters from a LDS Therapist to Her Younger Self

My friend Bonnie Young (active Latter-day Saint, LMFT, married mother of two) joins us to talk about her groundbreaking new book, "Sex Educated: Letters from a Latter-day Saint Therapist to Her Younger Self." While Bonnie wrote this book mainly for Latter-day Saint women who desire to maturely and compassionately reflect on their own sexual journeys, it can also be used as a tool and resource for parents, Latter-day Saint couples, fathers of daughters, and for younger Latter-day Saints who are searching for faith-based and research-backed sexual education.

Each chapter of the book is a letter that Bonnie writes to her younger self, and each letter has a different focus. The contents of the letters explore the importance of learning about sex, the goodness of sex, consent, modesty and maturation, the centrality of women's sexual development and experiences, healing from sexual shame, and more.

I was deeply moved listening to Bonnie’s insights about the important and sensitive topic— I wish I had a book like this during my growing up years. I encourage listeners to check out Bonnie’s book. When we know better, we do better.

Thank you, Bonnie, for being on the podcast and your needed work in our community.

Links mentioned:

Bonnie’s book: https://a.co/d/eAX5Loj

Bonnie Young Counseling: www.bonnieyoungcounseling.com

Azure Counseling: https://www.azurecounseling.com/