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Originally from Santa Cruz, California, Olivia Buak moved to Berkeley to earn a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California. When attending a bible study, Olivia first heard of the Culture Project. A year later, in prepping for her own study, she encountered a CP blog and was struck by their initiative to living fully alive amidst the culture of death. Olivia’s heart was drawn deeper through witnessing the joy and freedom of chastity in the living testimonies of the CP missionaries she met at a FOCUS conference. “I am so excited Christ has invited me to serve His children with the CP where I can respond to my generation’s cry to be known and set free.”

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Olivia
Do You Brush Your Teeth?: How Chastity and Brushing Your Teeth Are More Similar Than You Think.
By Olivia  •  September 7th, 2021

When you were a kid did you ever totally forget to brush your teeth? Whether it was because you were staying up late  into the wee hours of the night making prank calls, snacking on pizza and oreos, or a late night post soccer tournament and you were dead exhausted? Because I know I totally…

How to Pass Chemistry?
By Olivia  •  March 2nd, 2021

High school chemistry class there and behold is the classic tall, dark and handsome senior star quarterback of the football team in the row right in front of my desk. My initial thought is there is no way he is going to notice me, I am just a sophomore girl that is no where near…

Can You Use Protection When You Are Married?
By Olivia  •  January 14th, 2021

Question: Can you use protection when you are married? Isn’t it crazy to think about how a new human life could have been brought about asexually like a strawberry or yeast. It could have been designed sexually, but not unitively like guppies or even brought about by some sort of lifelong partner without the total…

Rape Isn’t All About Sex
By Olivia  •  August 27th, 2020

What happens in the brain when someone is attacked by a dog? It goes into flight-or-fight mode. Their brain processes the threat in this tiny part of the brain called the amygdala, which recognizes the threat, then sends signals to the rest of the brain and body on how to best respond in order to…

How To Look Upon Our Parents With Compassion
By Olivia  •  July 30th, 2020

Did you know your body holds memories that aren’t yours? That some of your patterns maybe don’t actually belong to you? That trauma can be inherited from relatives we’ve never met? Crazy. Right? When I first learned of these facts I felt this immense release in my body that radiated a sense of peace that…

What Are Ways to Keep Relationships Fun?
By Olivia  •  May 24th, 2020

“So what do you want to do right now?”  “Hummmm, I don’t know, whatever you want to do!” “No, no really I am up for whatever you want to do.”  Have you ever been in a conversation like this before? Well, if so, this blog is for you!  No matter what kind of relationships we…

Love & Her Evil Step Sister: How To Tell Them Apart
By Olivia  •  April 7th, 2020

Walking down the street and you feel a gaze scan your body from head to toe and maybe a whistle that follows as your back turns. Hearing what is alleged to be an affirmation that only “compliments” one part of your physique, you aren’t sure why that’s supposed to make you feel proud. Getting out…

We Deserve Better
By Olivia  •  March 21st, 2020

I dreaded the day I would “officially become a woman”. It turned out to be my 13th birthday. Walking around the showground stable, the smells of fresh wood shavings, crisp fall air and clean leather filled the air. I felt a piercing in my lower stomach and the beginnings of a heat flash. I quickly…

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