Abuse | To Love, Honor and Vacuum

Finding the Joy of Jesus at the End of the World

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 26, 2020 | Abuse, Sheila Snippets

For almost two years, my mom and my husband had been planning a cruise for the three of us to take to South America and Antarctica. When we originally booked the cruise, we didn’t know that Rebecca would be having a baby just a few short months before we were...

When to Walk Away Review: How to Deal with Toxic People–and Toxic Marriages

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 29, 2020 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex

When it comes to toxic people–and toxic marriages–do we have the courage to walk away? Alice had endured being married to Alex for over 20 years. She had kept trying to make the marriage better–being nice to him; keeping a nice house; studying all...

If You Pray Hard Enough, Will God Stop Your Husband from Abusing You?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 22, 2020 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex

Can you change an abusive marriage just by praying hard and having enough faith? A while ago a woman sent me in a letter criticizing me for saying that it’s okay for women to divorce in cases of abuse, because I should be telling women to have faith for a...

PODCAST: Our Love & Respect Wrap Up

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jan 16, 2020 | Abuse, Podcasts

It’s one year this week since I ran my huge Love & Respect series. I’ve written about how Love & Respect treats sex horribly and harms marriages off and on throughout this last year, since the original week-long series ran. And now, on this one...

Can I Ask You About Trauma and Sex?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 28, 2019 | Abuse

Writing about a complex problem in a healthy way is very tricky. And I’m having that problem right now when it comes to trauma & sex. Today’s Thanksgiving, so I’m quite aware that the majority of my American readers will be ignoring me today!...

PODCAST EXTRAS: The 9 Signs of Grooming Behavior for Sexual Abuse

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 14, 2019 | Abuse, Podcasts

I’m afraid that most of us don’t know the signs of grooming behavior when it comes to sexual abuse. I know I didn’t! But sexual abuse, especially in churches, has been in the news a lot lately, and I thought it was worth doing a post on...

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About Sheila

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.