CG Podcast: Honest Conversations About Sex with Dr. Nancy

In this episode of Courageous Girls, Terra Mattson sits down with Dr. Nancy to explore the beauty, complexity, and God-given design of female sexuality—both for mothers and daughters. We dive into how hormones, trauma, and societal expectations shape the way women experience desire, intimacy, and self-awareness, and how moms can create safe spaces for honest conversation with their daughters.

Together, we talk about:

🔹 Understanding our bodies – How hormonal cycles and natural sexual desire are part of God’s design, and how moms can guide their daughters with knowledge and compassion.

🔹 Navigating shame and trauma – Recognizing how past experiences and societal messages affect female sexuality, and creating space for healing and curiosity.

🔹 Celebrating individuality – Every woman’s libido and sexual expression are unique; learning to know and honor our own rhythms is an act of empowerment.

🔹 Mother-daughter connection – How ongoing, judgment-free conversations and unconditional love help daughters feel safe, valued, and prepared to navigate relationships and sexuality in a digital world.

With wisdom, compassion, and practical guidance, Dr. Nancy helps us see that female sexuality is not something to fear or suppress—it’s a gift designed by God. This conversation reminds us that our daughters—and we as mothers—thrive when we embrace honesty, curiosity, and grace in all aspects of our lives.

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Courageous Girls' motivation is to see a generation of women who are navigating trusted relationships, are confident in who God says He is and who He made them to be and are resiliently moving through the peaks and valleys of life. A generation of women who are rooted in grace and free from the performance-based treadmill we are enticed with every day.

CG answers this goal by providing clear and trusted Biblical, clinical and relational wisdom for moms. With the long-term goal in mind, lessons are created as building blocks and encouraged to unfold within community.

Not only does a CG community provide the perfect place to practice the art of relationship, but it also allows the moms to share the load which provides a diversity in leadership. All the while nurturing a trusted connection with the first model in a daughter’s life, her mom. 

Groups provide a safe place to focus on God’s word rather than the competing influences in the world. Instead of competition, comparison and judgment… groups strive to grow in gratitude, joy and acceptance. CG is an intentional choice to equip ourselves and our daughters to love others well and to live from a place of wholeness and grace. 

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