This RfRx discusses how to deconstruct strict gender roles and stereotypes post-religion. Giving up the strict prescriptions of what you are ‘supposed’ to be will free you to live life more fully and to lovingly enjoy who you are!

Rebecca Williams is a licensed marriage and family therapist in California. She runs a couples therapy practice where she teaches other therapists how to be great couples therapists. Rebecca specializes in mixed faith marriages and families. Her therapy superpower is helping people connect across the religious-secular divide. Rebecca is a former Mormon who left the faith over issues of gender inequality. She’s a sometimes-angry feminist who wants to free everyone from the constraints of the white supremacist heteronormative patriarchy.

Hosted by Eric Wells, the RfR Support Group Director and Sherie D’Souza, RfR Board Member & Support Group Leader

Recorded on May 17, 2021

Resource List

- Partnership Families: http://www.partnershipfamilies.com

- Equally Shared Parenting: http://www.equallysharedparenting.com

Books

- Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow Into Troublesome Gaps - And What We Can Do About It by Lise Eliot: https://www.amazon.com/Pink-Brain-Blu...

- Couples, Gender, and Power: Creating Change in Intimate Relationships by Anne Rankin Mahoney, PhD and Carmen Knudson-Martin, PhD: https://www.amazon.com/Couples-Gender...

- The Tragedy of Heterosexuality by Jane Ward: https://www.amazon.com/Tragedy-Hetero...

More about Rebecca Williams, LMFT

- https://www.iecouplescounseling.com/t...

- Instagram: @rebeccarelationshipexpert

The primary focus of Recovering from Religion (RfR) is to offer hope, healing, and support to those struggling with issues of doubt and non-belief. This transitional period is an ongoing process that can result in a range of emotions, as well as a ripple effect of consequences throughout an individual’s life. We are here to help each other through this journey.

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