Ep 2 - From Purity Rings to Vibrating Things

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Ever heard your parents…ahem…“practicing marital bonding” at 7 AM? 😳 In this week’s episode, Siren sits down with Scarlett—a 40-something mom of four—to unpack the hilarious, traumatic, and downright confusing world of purity culture.

Growing up Mormon (and surrounded by family “pioneer stock”), Scarlett was told that sex before marriage would doom her to eternal shame—and possibly a lifetime of “chewed gum” and “licked cupcakes.” Yet behind closed doors she could literally hear Mom and Dad’s late-night rendezvous (“I’m abused!” she thought in fourth grade). From teenage make-out panic attacks to adult rebellions (spoiler: she didn’t wait ’til the altar), Scarlett shares how she navigated guilt, contradiction, and a shockingly literal “soaking” scandal. Fast-forward to motherhood, and she’s rewriting the rules: open convos about v ...