Sexual Intimacy Archives - To Love, Honor and Vacuum

10 Ways Hollywood Warps our Expectations about Sex

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jul 13, 2022 | Making Sex Feel Good, Sexual Intimacy

Has Hollywood totally messed up our sex lives? I talk a lot about how evangelical teaching has messed up our expectations around sex. But let’s face it–a lot of those expectations are in movies and shows, too! Behind the scenes at the blog we’re...

What the Hookup Culture and Purity Culture Have in Common

by Sam Jolman | May 18, 2022 | Sexual Intimacy

What if both purity culture and the hookup culture are teaching people to treat sex with dissociation and disconnection? Sheila here! Today I’m proud to turn the blog over to Sam Jolman, a licensed counselor in Colorado who is passionate about promoting a...

Can Sex Be Hot and Holy at the Same Time?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 7, 2022 | Sexual Intimacy

Can sex be hot and holy at the same time? One of my big picture passions that I want people to understand is that sex is more than just physical–it’s supposed to be deeply intimate too. And maybe to understand that, we need to take a step back to see what...

Who I WON’T Be Calling Out for Bad Teachings–But I’m Grateful You Are!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 4, 2022 | Sexual Intimacy

This week, as we’ve celebrated one year of The Great Sex Rescue, I’ve received some amazing messages! The first one in my inbox this morning was this one: I shared your book with the marriage ministry leaders in our church. They read it, met with their...

Who Believed the Toxic Sex Teachings More: Husband or Wife?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 1, 2022 | Sexual Intimacy, Theology of Marriage and Sex

I truly believe that most guys are good guys. I often get accused of hating men, but that’s actually not the case. What I hate are the common teachings in the evangelical church that hurt sex and marriage for women. Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of when...

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About Sheila

Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 29 years and happily married for 24! 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 7 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.