A sexualized culture is one in which the entangled web of commercial sex, pornography, prostitution, sex trafficking, and other various forms of sexual exploitation weave together and wrap around hearts and minds to choke out virtues like love, purity, and justice. No, unbridled and unchecked the influence of sexualized culture is breeding ground for stories like this composite testimony:. This is the age where I should be scraping my knees, laughing with missing teeth, and running around with a lopsided ponytail, but my older brother makes fun of me when I smile, so I try to laugh behind my hands. My little sister is three; everyone tells her she is so pretty. I get so mad when she does my ponytail and makes it all bumpy! I hope I look like the girls on the magazines someday.

In Michelle Stevens' powerful, just-published memoir, Scared Selfless , she shares how she overcame horrendous child sexual abuse and mental illness to lead a satisfying and happy life as a successful psychologist, wife and mother. Here, an excerpt from the book:. Since birth, I had been Michelle Brechbill. Daughter of Judy.

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