How to Reconnect with Your Body if You’re an Abuse Survivor (or Trauma Survivor)
When you’re abused, a common defense mechanism is dissociation–when you mentally “flee” your body and try to be anywhere but here. That helps you live through trauma. But it also creates a whole heap of problems down the road when you’re...
Reader Question: What About Sex after Sexual Abuse?
Today I want to tackle a difficult subject: how can you enjoy sex after sexual abuse in your past? Your whole outlook on sex has often been poisoned, so that it’s something icky, destructive, manipulative, and even evil. And now you’re married to a...
On Rachael Denhollander, Biblical Counselling, and Healing
Do we understand what a safe counselling situation looks like? Last week I wrote a post on 10 questions you should ask your biblical counsellor before counselling. It was a controversial one to write, and I said pretty much all I wanted to say. But this week two...
3 Things to Remember When Reporting Sexual Abuse
On Friday I was talking about how churches should handle sexual abuse allegations. But what if you have to report sexual abuse yourself? A number of issues came out in the comments on that post that I thought really should be highlighted. So instead of answering a...
No More Covering Up Abuse or Covering for Abusers–a Plea for Churches
I believe that God created marriage to be a wonderful, intimate relationship between a husband and a wife. I believe that marriage is to reflect the relationship that God wants to have with us–that sexuality is not just physical, but is about an intimate...About Sheila
Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 25 years and happily married for 20! 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 8 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.Check out the Books
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