The Friendly Feminist 
Family Psychologist 

Are there people in your life who bring more strain than peace? If you find yourself nodding in agreement, you might just have relationships with people whom recent research has identified as hasslers. According to the study, relationships with hasslers tend to feel hostile, strained, or burdensome. In a relationship like this, you may find yourself wondering if you should keep the status quo, or go "low contact” or “no contact.”

Purity culture is a term used to describe the social and religious messages that tie a person’s worth to their ability to adhere to a collection of very strict moral rules. Although most commonly associated with sex and intimacy, it can shape how safe it feels for us to have needs, express those needs to others, make mistakes, or trust our own judgement.