Episode 10: Not Just For Men with Jessica Harris

We are thrilled to introduce Jessica Harris this week on Liberator. We discuss her new book, Quenched: Discovering God’s Abundant Grace for Women Struggling with Pornography and Sexual Shame released in 2023.

Jessica opens up about her exposure to pornography when she was 13, and how she continued to view pornography through high school and into her freshman year at a Christian college. She walks us through her struggle with what she felt was a “man’s problem,” and how she felt isolated and alone due to everyone and everything around her being silent on this issue, especially other women who were struggling.

It wasn’t until her 20’s  that she first heard someone say that women could struggle with pornography. It was there that she found grace and freedom.

 In 2009, Jessica started the Beggar’s Daughter ministry. In 2016, the book Beggar’s Daughter was published. Since those first days, sharing her story has grown to encompass much more than just one woman’s struggle with pornography.  She writes and speaks about pornography, online safety, and how to talk about sex in the church. 

Resources Jessica Mentioned: Quenched, by Jessica Harris, Every Woman a Theologian website with Phylicia Masonheimer

Jessica’s website: Beggar's Daughter