What happens when someone sends an explicit photo that doesn’t match what arrives in person? What do you do when a roommate reports your sexual experience to your bishop? And how can you respect a believing spouse when your own wounds from religion are still wide open?In this listener-submission episode, Ashley discusses “dickfishing,” honesty and sexual boundaries, traumatic bishop interviews, mixed-faith marriage, fear-based religious conditioning, and the fear of hell that can remain long after someone begins questioning their beliefs.She also shares an encouraging update from a listener learning to love herself, reflects on her dream of writing a memoir, and explores why mistakes, accountability, and repair can be some of our greatest opportunities for healing.Content note: This episode contains explicit sexual discussion and conversations about consent, boundary violations, religious trauma, fear of hell, and childhood sexual abuse.SUBMIT A QUESTION OR STORY <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dXCjsH8gf8O4NvmcTvNnFeKQm7NgE5uwm1vqqKdjHSs/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dXCjsH8gf8O4NvmcTvNnFeKQm7NgE5uwm1vqqKdjHSs/viewform</a>FINDING MEANING Explore Ashley’s live 10-week course on regulating your nervous system after religion: <a href="https://ashleyb.circle.so/finding-meaning">https://ashleyb.circle.so/finding-meaning</a>GOOD INSIDE Ashley recommends Dr. Becky Kennedy’s Good Inside parenting app: <a href="https://www.goodinside.com/">https://www.goodinside.com/</a>Use promo code ASHLEY10. It should give you 10% off!This podcast is offered for education and reflection. It is not therapy or a substitute for professional mental-health care.

What happens when someone sends an explicit photo that doesn’t match what arrives in person? What do you do when a roommate reports your sexual experience to your bishop? And how can you respect a believing spouse when your own wounds from religion are still wide open? In this listener-submission episode, Ashley discusses “dickfishing,” honesty and sexual boundaries, traumatic bishop interviews, mixed-faith marriage, fear-based religious conditioning, and the fear of hell that can remain long after someone begins questioning their beliefs. She also shares an encouraging update from a listener learning to love herself, reflects on her dream of writing a memoir, and explores why mistakes, accountability, and repair can be some of our greatest opportunities for healing. Content note: This episode contains explicit sexual discussion and conversations about consent, boundary violations, religious trauma, fear of hell, and childhood sexual abuse. SUBMIT A QUESTION OR STORY https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dXCjsH8gf8O4NvmcTvNnFeKQm7NgE5uwm1vqqKdjHSs/viewform FINDING MEANING Explore Ashley’s live 10-week course on regulating your nervous system after religion: https://ashleyb.circle.so/finding-meaning GOOD INSIDE Ashley recommends Dr. Becky Kennedy’s Good Inside parenting app: https://www.goodinside.com/ Use promo code ASHLEY10. It should give you 10% off! This podcast is offered for education and reflection. It is not therapy or a substitute for professional mental-health care.

What happens when someone sends an explicit photo that doesn’t match what arrives in person? What do you do when a roommate reports your sexual experience to your bishop? And how can you respect a believing spouse when your own wounds from religion are still wide open?In this listener-submission episode, Ashley discusses “dickfishing,” honesty and sexual boundaries, traumatic bishop interviews, mixed-faith marriage, fear-based religious conditioning, and the fear of hell that can remain long after someone begins questioning their beliefs.She also shares an encouraging update from a listener learning to love herself, reflects on her dream of writing a memoir, and explores why mistakes, accountability, and repair can be some of our greatest opportunities for healing.Content note: This episode contains explicit sexual discussion and conversations about consent, boundary violations, religious trauma, fear of hell, and childhood sexual abuse.SUBMIT A QUESTION OR STORY <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dXCjsH8gf8O4NvmcTvNnFeKQm7NgE5uwm1vqqKdjHSs/viewform" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dXCjsH8gf8O4NvmcTvNnFeKQm7NgE5uwm1vqqKdjHSs/viewform</a>FINDING MEANING Explore Ashley’s live 10-week course on regulating your nervous system after religion: <a href="https://ashleyb.circle.so/finding-meaning" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ashleyb.circle.so/finding-meaning</a>GOOD INSIDE Ashley recommends Dr. Becky Kennedy’s Good Inside parenting app: <a href="https://www.goodinside.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.goodinside.com/</a>Use promo code ASHLEY10. It should give you 10% off!This podcast is offered for education and reflection. It is not therapy or a substitute for professional mental-health care.

"Dickfishing,” Bishop Interviews & the Fear of Hell

This is the explicit sex episode.Ashley responds to listener submissions about sexual shame and explores what happens to desire, pleasure and intimacy after growing up in purity culture.In one of her most vulnerable conversations yet, Ashley discusses masturbation, sexual fantasies, same-sex attraction, bisexuality and intimacy within marriage. She also explores the fear or panic that can arise during sex, sexual double standards, consent, nervous-system responses and learning to experience desire without automatically treating it as sinful.This episode contains explicit sexual discussion and conversations about childhood sexual abuse and sexual assault. Please listen with care.SUBMIT A QUESTION OR STORY<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dXCjsH8gf8O4NvmcTvNnFeKQm7NgE5uwm1vqqKdjHSs/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dXCjsH8gf8O4NvmcTvNnFeKQm7NgE5uwm1vqqKdjHSs/viewform</a>FINDING MEANINGExplore Ashley’s live 10-week course on regulating your nervous system after religion:<a href="https://ashleyb.circle.so/finding-meaning">https://ashleyb.circle.so/finding-meaning</a>This podcast is offered for education and reflection. It is not therapy or a substitute for professional mental-health care.

This is the explicit sex episode. Ashley responds to listener submissions about sexual shame and explores what happens to desire, pleasure and intimacy after growing up in purity culture. In one of her most vulnerable conversations yet, Ashley discusses masturbation, sexual fantasies, same-sex attraction, bisexuality and intimacy within marriage. She also explores the fear or panic that can arise during sex, sexual double standards, consent, nervous-system responses and learning to experience desire without automatically treating it as sinful. This episode contains explicit sexual discussion and conversations about childhood sexual abuse and sexual assault. Please listen with care. SUBMIT A QUESTION OR STORY https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dXCjsH8gf8O4NvmcTvNnFeKQm7NgE5uwm1vqqKdjHSs/viewform FINDING MEANING Explore Ashley’s live 10-week course on regulating your nervous system after religion: https://ashleyb.circle.so/finding-meaning This podcast is offered for education and reflection. It is not therapy or a substitute for professional mental-health care.

This is the explicit sex episode.Ashley responds to listener submissions about sexual shame and explores what happens to desire, pleasure and intimacy after growing up in purity culture.In one of her most vulnerable conversations yet, Ashley discusses masturbation, sexual fantasies, same-sex attraction, bisexuality and intimacy within marriage. She also explores the fear or panic that can arise during sex, sexual double standards, consent, nervous-system responses and learning to experience desire without automatically treating it as sinful.This episode contains explicit sexual discussion and conversations about childhood sexual abuse and sexual assault. Please listen with care.SUBMIT A QUESTION OR STORY<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dXCjsH8gf8O4NvmcTvNnFeKQm7NgE5uwm1vqqKdjHSs/viewform" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dXCjsH8gf8O4NvmcTvNnFeKQm7NgE5uwm1vqqKdjHSs/viewform</a>FINDING MEANINGExplore Ashley’s live 10-week course on regulating your nervous system after religion:<a href="https://ashleyb.circle.so/finding-meaning" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ashleyb.circle.so/finding-meaning</a>This podcast is offered for education and reflection. It is not therapy or a substitute for professional mental-health care.

Sex, Shame and the Fantasies We’re Afraid to Discuss

Welcome to Sunflower Movement! 🌻
Sunflowers bloom in the most unexpected places and always find a way to stay connected to the sun. Metaphorically, I see these sunflower movements as moments with people, places, and experiences where we truly feel seen, heard, and believed.
In this episode, we introduce Sunflower Movement—a community where authenticity thrives. This podcast offers a space to ask, tell, and share anything with me, a licensed therapist and trauma specialist. 
Join me and my guests as we delve into personal stories about mental health, trauma, religious trauma, relationships, nervous system regulation, spirituality, and the healing journey.
Got something to share? Submit your anonymous questions or stories here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyhCIkaICxOy3RG-WuBgfgDzIRwhK0_UjKljIboYjAPkRe1w/viewform?usp=sf_link
Interested in being a guest on Sunflower Movement?
Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbI4diIctPo-ZmLwDvxifwL2Oh8dE9kxJ8iXWmELd-eIo6GA/viewform
If your submission aligns with the vision of Sunflower Movement, I’ll reach out to set up a time for you to be a guest on the podcast. 🫶
Follow on social media: @ashleyb_therapy
Don’t forget to subscribe to stay updated with our latest episodes!

Welcome to Sunflower Movement! 🌻 Sunflowers bloom in the most unexpected places and always find a way to stay connected to the sun. Metaphorically, I see these sunflower movements as moments with people, places, and experiences where we truly feel seen, heard, and believed. In this episode, we introduce Sunflower Movement—a community where authenticity thrives. This podcast offers a space to ask, tell, and share anything with me, a licensed therapist and trauma specialist. Join me and my guests as we delve into personal stories about mental health, trauma, religious trauma, relationships, nervous system regulation, spirituality, and the healing journey. Got something to share? Submit your anonymous questions or stories here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyhCIkaICxOy3RG-WuBgfgDzIRwhK0_UjKljIboYjAPkRe1w/viewform?usp=sf_link Interested in being a guest on Sunflower Movement? Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbI4diIctPo-ZmLwDvxifwL2Oh8dE9kxJ8iXWmELd-eIo6GA/viewform If your submission aligns with the vision of Sunflower Movement, I’ll reach out to set up a time for you to be a guest on the podcast. 🫶 Follow on social media: @ashleyb_therapy Don’t forget to subscribe to stay updated with our latest episodes!

Welcome to Sunflower Movement! 🌻
Sunflowers bloom in the most unexpected places and always find a way to stay connected to the sun. Metaphorically, I see these sunflower movements as moments with people, places, and experiences where we truly feel seen, heard, and believed.
In this episode, we introduce Sunflower Movement—a community where authenticity thrives. This podcast offers a space to ask, tell, and share anything with me, a licensed therapist and trauma specialist.&nbsp;
Join me and my guests as we delve into personal stories about mental health, trauma, religious trauma, relationships, nervous system regulation, spirituality, and the healing journey.
Got something to share? Submit your anonymous questions or stories here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyhCIkaICxOy3RG-WuBgfgDzIRwhK0_UjKljIboYjAPkRe1w/viewform?usp=sf_link
Interested in being a guest on Sunflower Movement?
Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbI4diIctPo-ZmLwDvxifwL2Oh8dE9kxJ8iXWmELd-eIo6GA/viewform
If your submission aligns with the vision of Sunflower Movement, I’ll reach out to set up a time for you to be a guest on the podcast. 🫶
Follow on social media: @ashleyb_therapy
Don’t forget to subscribe to stay updated with our latest episodes!

1: Welcome to Sunflower Movement

In Session with Ashley B. is a therapist-led podcast for the moments we feel seen, heard, and believed — where real conversations happen. 🌻
Each episode explores listener questions and real-life experiences around trauma, mental health, religious harm, faith deconstruction, and nervous system regulation, with nuance, curiosity, and care.

Hosted by Ashley Buckner, LMFT, licensed therapist and Certified Brainspotting Practitioner in Utah and California.

This podcast is educational and reflective in nature and is not a substitute for therapy.

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In Session with Ashley B. is a therapist-led podcast for the moments we feel seen, heard, and believed — where real conversations happen. 🌻 Each episode explores listener questions and real-life experiences around trauma, mental health, religious harm, faith deconstruction, and nervous system regulation, with nuance, curiosity, and care. Hosted by Ashley Buckner, LMFT, licensed therapist and Certified Brainspotting Practitioner in Utah and California. This podcast is educational and reflective in nature and is not a substitute for therapy.

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