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The Sexual Element in Spanking Children: Let’s Ask the Uncomfortable Questions

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 22, 2022 | Parenting Small Children

Can we talk about something hush hush? What if spanking kids is also a form of sexual assault? Hear me out on this one, okay? I’ve shared a number of social media posts and podcasts about spanking lately, including what the large meta-analysis of 160,000...

PODCAST: The Most Misunderstood Women of the Bible–and Research! Feat. Mary DeMuth

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 14, 2022 | Abuse, Podcasts, Theology of Marriage and Sex

We misunderstand women in the Bible–and we misunderstand gender aspects of research! So let’s talk. We’ve got Joanna visiting, so we’ve recorded a whole bunch of segments about how not to misuse research! Plus today Mary DeMuth joins us to talk...

On Christianity Today, Plagiarism Culture, and Feeling Erased

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 18, 2022 | Sheila Snippets

This has been a week of great thrills and great disappointments. Thankfully, the thrills were REALLY GOOD. Our new books The Good Guy’s Guide to Great Sex and The Good Girl’s Guide to Great Sex launched, and they’re doing really well! Thank you for...

Poll: Women More Likely to Be Sexually Harrassed at Church than at Work

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 14, 2021 | Theology of Marriage and Sex

Do women feel safer at church or at work? Over the last few weeks the “lust” debate, for lack of a better word, has been heating up on Facebook and Instagram. I’ve been sharing that presenting the idea that lust is every man’s battle is...

Postpartum Hand Jobs, Webinars, and a Pornified View of Women

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 3, 2021 | Bare Marriage, Sexual Intimacy

This was a week where postpartum hand jobs were debated on Facebook a TON–and it was super interesting. On Friday I’m starting to do a round-up of the best of my social media platforms this week, for those of you who may have missed it. Often the best...

Arousal Non-Concordance: You Really Need to Know What it Is

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 1, 2021 | Bare Marriage, Libido

I’d like to begin a longer, ongoing conversation today about arousal non-concordance. To begin, a quick story. As a teen I always won the game Balderdash. Remember that game? You get a bizarre weird word, and everyone has to make up a definition for it, and then...