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...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 18, 2022 | Sexual Intimacy
What if sex physically works well–but afterwards you just feel distant from one another? This month on the blog I’m going a “number of the day” series, and I meant to put this post up on Wednesday but the blog was all glitchy that day when we...
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 | Jun 9, 2021 | Sexual Intimacy
It’s June 9, which means it’s International Lovemaking Day! (If some of you don’t get that, it’s 6/9. I feel like some 13-year-old boy giggling at a sexual innuendo, but there you go). Dan Purcell, the creator of the Intimately Us app, was a...
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...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 10, 2020 | Libido, Podcasts
“How would you feel if your husband only talked to you once a week?” In today’s podcast I’m dealing with three kind of controversial issues: Can we be content with sex if we’re the higher drive spouse? Are sex and emotional intimacy truly...