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How Do You Feel about Giving “Sexual Favors” While Postpartum/on Your Period?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 15, 2021 | Parenting Small Children, Sexual Intimacy

We’ve talked before about how telling pregnant/postpartum women they should give “hand jobs” to their husbands is just icky and wrong. It was something we felt really strongly about, and we wanted to include in The Great Sex Rescue, but it...

The Pelvic Floor PODCAST Episode: Plus Can You Say Vulva?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 17, 2021 | Healthy Living, Podcasts

Do we know how to care for our pelvic floors? And why we should? We’re in the middle of our pelvic floor series for June, where we talk about some of the things that can go wrong with the pelvic floor (like vaginismus or postpartum pain), and what to do about...

Why We Need a More Nuanced Conversation about Post-Partum Sex

by Camden Morgante | Jun 11, 2021 | Parenting Small Children

When we first wrote The Great Sex Rescue, and started talking about some of the terrible things that we found in evangelical sex books, we didn’t know which themes were going to catch on. I actually thought it was going to be Every Man’s Battle calling...

The PERIOD Series: What Do You Do About Sex During Your Period?

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 17, 2020 | Libido

Do you have sex during your period? Or is sex during your period off of the table? We’re in the middle of our series on periods! We’ve talked about the shame that some of us felt as teens; we’ve talked about how men can be more empathetic and aware...

Do You Put Your Wife’s Needs First? Plus 2 Extra Ways to Boost Her Self-Image! Comments of the Week

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Feb 21, 2020 | Marriage

I am personally very glad this week is over! I’ve (Rebecca) been looking over the blog since Sheila (my mom) has been on her vacation (they are having a lovely time, by the way!). View this post on Instagram Haven’t been posting on social media much...

10 Things to Know About Postpartum Sex

by Rebecca Lindenbach | Feb 17, 2020 | Making Sex Feel Good

Postpartum sex can be a potential minefield of fears, insecurities, and frustrations. But does it have to be? Rebecca here on the blog today! My baby boy came into this world with a bang–and by “with a bang” I mean I pushed him out in 5 contractions...