Body Image

In this interview with Anne Nelson, Dr. Finlayson-Fife addresses the following topics: How body image affects sexuality and the capacity for intimacy. How to have a healthy sexual relationship if you’ve experienced sexual abuse. How to rebuild trust after infidelity. How to offer your kids a healthy understanding of their sexuality.

"Far from protecting females from seeking male approval, the rhetoric on modesty unwittingly reinforces it. At the same time we are taught that pleasing men through sexual availability is unnecessary, we are taught to please men and God by covering and suppressing our sexuality. Either way women are sexual objects." Dr. Finlayson-Fife's recent Exponent II article is quoted in this article on the topic of modesty: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/lifestyle/57592727-80/women-modesty-lds-mormon.html.csp?page=1