The Cost Of Religious Shame (and breaking free) with Jessica Pratezina | S5 E4

Jessica Pratezina is a coach and speaker who helps people reconnect with their confidence, identity, and sense of freedom. After leaving a strict religious upbringing, she embarked on a deeply personal journey of self-discovery—reclaiming her voice, her autonomy, and her relationship with her own sexuality.

Today, Jessica works with clients to break free from limiting beliefs, challenge ingrained narratives, and step into a more authentic, empowered version of themselves—with honesty, warmth, and a refreshing sense of realness.

Key points of the episode:

• What is was like growing up in a "high demand religious group"
• How traditional Christian groups would not have accepted them as "Christian"
• ....and how they thought they had the "only" truth.
• The stress of being "different"
• "Benevolent sexism"- and purity culture - and how it hides behind virtue.
• Her lucky move into Christianity, and why she left it - and her job.
• The kind of relationships that are fun and desirable to her now.
• Her dating experiences.