by Joanna Sawatsky | Sep 4, 2020 | Grief
When someone you love is grieving, how can you reach out and do something tangible to help? Today is the 24th anniversary of my son Christopher’s death (you can read more about that here). I know many of you have walked through grief, too: miscarriages,...
by Joanna Sawatsky | Aug 19, 2020 | Parenting Teenagers
Is your daughter prepared for her first period? And what happens when her first period takes her by surprise? I’m going to invite Joanna, my co-author of our upcoming The Great Sex Rescue, to share a story of talking through bathroom stalls to a young girl in...
by Joanna Sawatsky | Mar 11, 2020 | Doing Life Together, Parenting Small Children
Thanks so much to Minno for sponsoring this post! When my girls were small, they woke up at an ungodly hour of the morning every day. Keith was working long hours as a medical resident and our apartment was tiny. So the girls watched Babe each morning (aka, “Pig...
by Joanna Sawatsky | Nov 12, 2019 | Grief
Sometimes life is just hard. And it’s often birthdays and holidays that mark the passage of time, and remind us when life isn’t going as planned. I write most of the posts on this blog, but I have a small team behind me. Rebecca (my daughter) writes a ton,...
by Joanna Sawatsky | Oct 29, 2019 | Healthy Living
What happens when pet allergies hit your family–and affect your marriage? I know that’s not one of my usual topics, but so many people around me are really affected by pet allergies, and as we enter the holiday season, I thought it might be a good topic to...
by Joanna Sawatsky | Oct 25, 2019 | Parenting Small Children, Parenting Teenagers, Pornography
Porn is not harmless. Social media can be a minefield. And the internet can suck productive time away and cause us to miss out on important parts of our lives. That’s why I believe parents have to get a handle on their kids’ internet usage, and why I...
Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 25 years and happily married for 20! She loves traveling around North America with her hubby in their RV, giving her signature "Girl Talk" about sex and marriage. And she's written 8 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.
