Erica Smith

Erica Smith is an American author, therapist and advocate whose work focuses on helping people recover from the harmful effects of evangelical purity culture. The Purity Culture Recovery Guide provides practical tools and compassionate guidance for individuals working through the shame, anxiety and relational difficulties that can result from growing up in religious environments that emphasise sexual purity as a measure of personal worth. Smith draws on her clinical experience and her own journey to create a resource that validates readers' experiences while offering concrete steps toward healing. Her writing addresses the intersection of faith, sexuality and mental health with nuance and care. Her audiobooks and books serve as essential resources for the growing number of people seeking to understand and recover from the psychological impacts of purity culture.