by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 11, 2021 | Emotional Connection
Our gendered teachings in the church can make it difficult for men to communicate directly with their wives, too. We’re in the middle of our direct communication series, looking at why it’s hard to communicate directly, what direct communication looks...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 8, 2020 | Resolving Conflict
Anger is often a secondary emotion. So we need to ask: What’s going on below the surface? We’re wrapping up our emotional maturity series with a look at anger. Yesterday I was talking about how anger is like an iceberg; anger is the emotion that...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 7, 2020 | Resolving Conflict
Many marriages are plagued by anger, and yelling matches or big angry outbursts. People will often say, “I have a temper problem” or “he has an anger problem.” As we finish up our series on emotional maturity, I promised to spend a little bit...
by Keith Gregoire | Nov 30, 2020 | Emotional Connection, Men's Corner
Men are emotional beings–whether we think that or not. Keith here with this month’s installment of Men’s Corner. This month’s theme is “Emotional Maturity”. Can I start out by being really blunt? I think many people of...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 11, 2020 | Parenting Small Children, Parenting Teenagers
My girls were both far more emotionally mature on their wedding day than I was on mine. And their husbands were both more emotionally mature than Keith was, too! Keith and I were just so young, in so many ways (though my daughters were both technically younger than I...
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.
