Untreated sexual abuse is a rampant issue in Mormonism that the church frequently fails to address appropriately.

“untreated trauma, especially from sexual abuse, is super rampant in Mormonism. And so, as someone who worked as a psychologist for six years, um, and has spoken with tens of thousands of Mormons and ex- Mormons, this idea of people getting married, it's usually, it's often women who are abused”

The shame and fear associated with past sexual experiences stemmed from a lack of personal choice and negative conditioning.

“it's just that i felt like i never really had the the opportunity to decide you know just sort of like swept up into it and um it was just this like horrible conditioning”