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by Lyvonne Briggs (Author), Briana Boyd (Foreword by)
An invitation for women to discover a healthier approach to spirituality and sexuality that centers pleasure rather than shame, from body- and sex-positive preacher and author Lyvonne Briggs
"Home is not an address. Home is where you feel safe. And your body is aching to be your home."
How you view your body and your sexuality is informed and strengthened by spiritual practices, but how many of us can say that religion has drawn us closer to our bodies? That's because worship spaces that are intended to be spiritual safe houses have not historically been welcoming to our bodies, forcing us to leave our flesh at the door. This ideological amputation is at best a disservice and at worst a sin. The remedy? Radical self-hospitality.
Author Biography
Lyvonne Briggs, MDiv, ThM, an Emmy Award winner, is a body- and sex-positive womanist preacher, speaker, coach, and creator. Briggs is the host of the Sensual Faith podcast and the founder of beautiful scars, a healing-centered storytelling agency focused on fostering pleasure and resiliency; visionary of the Proverbial Experience; and curator of Sensual Faith Sunday, a series of virtual spiritual gatherings to nourish your soul. She has been featured in Essence, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, and The Washington Post, and Sojourners named her one of "Eleven Women Shaping the Church." A New York City native and proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Lyvonne Briggs is currently based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
