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PODCAST: What Are Christian Resources NOT Telling You About Abuse?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 21, 2021 | Abuse

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month–and today I thought we’d take a look at what too many Christian resources are NOT telling us about abuse. It’s another edition of the Bare Marriage podcast, and I wanted to make sure that we had at least...

10 Truths About Emotionally Destructive Marriages

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 24, 2021 | Abuse, Theology of Marriage and Sex

How can you tell if your marriage is emotionally destructive, or if it’s just a normal level of pain? I caused a firestorm on Facebook over the weekend when I asked whether we talk too much about how “marriage is hard”, and then when people are truly...

Reader Question: When Does Anger Become Abuse?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 4, 2021 | Abuse, Resolving Conflict

How can you tell if your husband has anger management issues, or if he’s actually abusive? I’m starting a series on the blog this month on direct communication, and yesterday we looked at what hinders speaking directly. We’ll also cover what direct...

Emerson Eggerichs and the Gaslighting of Emotional Abuse Victims in a Sermon Series

by Connor Lindenbach | Mar 24, 2021 | Bare Marriage

Last year, I looked at some rather alarming clips from some sermons Emerson Eggerichs–the author of Love & Respect–gave where he essentially gaslighted emotional abuse victims. I was prepared to let it go–I’ve talked about it, and...

The Podcast: No Wonder Abuse Victims Don’t Speak Up!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 12, 2020 | Abuse, Podcasts

A few weeks ago I deleted a podcast I did for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In it, I told a story of something that happened to me when I was 18, and I was raged at in public. I tried to tell a story which was nuanced–I had done something wrong as well. I...

EMOTIONAL MATURITY SERIES: What To Do When Your Spouse is Stonewalling

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 9, 2020 | Resolving Conflict

Have you ever experienced stonewalling in your marriage? If you’ve ever said something like, “He refuses to talk about it,” “every time I bring it up he shuts me down,” “She walks out of the room if I mention it.” “He...