Every month on the blog, I like to focus on a particular topic.
It doesn’t mean that every post in that month has to do with that topic, but often I have more to say on something than just one post will allow, and so I dedicate a month to go more in-depth.
In August, we’ve been talking about periods! But I’ve also tackled emotional labor, MBTI personalities, birth control, submission in marriage, and so much more.
I know some of you have joined the blog only relatively recently, and so you may not have had time to delve into some of the series that I’ve done in the past. Since there’s an extra Monday in August, I thought I’d post my most recent series, so that you all can peruse and catch up if there’s a topic you’ve missed. And the other posts in each series should be listed at the bottom of these posts, too.
Have fun!
PODCAST: The Porn Triage–How to Tell How Likely Recovery Will Be
Can we have a nuanced discussion about porn and the likelihood of recovery? One of our goals for what we do is to help people have "informed...
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Sexual Abuse Report
Callous and smug. That's the impression I got about those high up in the Southern Baptist Convention after reading the report that dropped on the...
On Spanking: When You Think You’re Following the Bible, but You’re Really Following Your Own Interpretation
It's easy to use the "we're just following the Bible!" trumpcard when debating something, and spanking proves an excellent example of how this can...
Spanking Fixed It For You: It’s Okay to Change Your Mind about Spanking
I never spanked my kids. Well, there's a funny story about Katie, but I'll leave that for another time. What I did do, though, was write a column...
PODCAST: How We Love–Attachment Styles and Marriage with the Yerkovichs!
How do our attachment styles--or love styles--affect our marriage? This month on the blog we're talking all about attachment styles. So often we...
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PODCAST: Can We Please Put the Lust and Modesty Debate Behind Us for Good?
I am very, very tired of the "don't be a stumbling block" argument when it comes to modesty for girls. I know that this is a very widespread debate,...
How to Stop Being a Doormat in Your Marriage
Do you ever feel like a doormat in your marriage? You want so badly to connect with your spouse, but whatever you do, your spouse just doesn't...
How to Get to Deeper Levels of Communication in Marriage: Understanding the 5 Levels of Communication
Growing in emotional maturity is largely about being able to comfortably go to deeper levels of communication. So many readers write to me saying...
EMOTIONAL MATURITY SERIES: What if Emotional Maturity Is a Skill that We Can Learn?
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...
Can We Talk about How Porn and Emotional Immaturity Are Related?
When we think of porn, we tend to think "sin". (It's Sheila introducing this post, but I'm going to put Rebecca as the author since most of these...
A Personal Post: If You Grew Up with My Girls, Can We Have a Word?
It's American Thanksgiving today, and I wasn't going to post anything because most of my readers are American, and I wanted a day off anyway.But...
START YOUR ENGINES PODCAST: Men and Emotions Aren’t Polar Opposites
Men can, and should, be emotional. And in today's podcast aimed more at guys (though women can listen, too), we're summarizing a lot of what we've...
God Language and Emotional Maturity Part 2: There’s a Commandment for That!
We’ve been talking a lot on the blog about emotional maturity and its importance. And part of that is the whole “God language” issue.It's Joanna on...
Reader Question: What if Touch Isn’t My Love Language?
What do you do if touch isn't your love language--but others in your family crave touch? On Mondays I like to put up a reader question and take a...
Sharing My Heart and a Behind the Scenes Look at What’s Coming!
I hope all my American readers are enjoying a lovely Thanksgiving weekend with family--and maybe even a busy Black Friday shopping spree. As a...
What Does Making Love Really Mean? The Beauty of Sexual Intimacy
Making love and having sex are not the same thing. One is far more profound. One is a deep love, a deep knowing. The other is simply about the...
10 Trends in the Purity Culture that I’m Watching
The purity culture has been with us for a while--but some super interesting things are happening. And I want to share with you 10 trends that I'm...
Reader Question: My Husband Refuses to Talk About Important Stuff
What do you do when your husband refuses to talk about serious marriage issues? We're talking about intimacy this month on Bare Marriage, and over...
Making Decisions as a Couple: 4 Questions to Ask
With thanks to Harper Collins for sponsoring this post on behalf of The Indivisible Devotional. How do you make decisions as a couple when those...
Is Youth Group a Safe Place for Your Kids?
When I was a teenager, I went to a small youth group where we were lucky to get about 12 people out every Friday night. We were very close. We did...
The Search for Intimacy: When Your Husband Doesn’t Care About Your Emotional Needs
Do you feel like your husband doesn't care about your emotional needs? This month, on Wednesdays, we're talking about intimacy on three...
Reader Question: My Wife Says We Never Make Love
What does it mean if your wife says you never make love? Every Monday I like to film an "Ask Sheila" video, and today's is a sad one from a husband...
What a Harvard Study Tells Us About the Only Real Way to Find Happiness
"If you were to invest now in your future best self, where would you put your time and your energy?" That's the question Robert...
10 Reasons to NOT Kiss Dating Goodbye
I didn't grow up in the "I Kissed Dating GoodBye" culture, but my kids did. I made Rebecca read the book when she was 14 (sorry, Becca!). I told the...
Ask Sheila: My Long Distance Boyfriend Won’t Propose
What do you do if you've been dating someone for a long time--but he won't propose? On Mondays I like to take a reader question and take a stab at...
Are there any other topics you’d like me to cover? Let me know in the comments!
Great round up! I’m looking forward to reading these. 🙂
Since you asked what we would like to see in a series:
Getting your marriage back on track after it has been derailed by (fill in the blank, and maybe this changes depending on what derailed it)
The emotional and perspective issues for newlyweds. Sorry if this is hard to describe, but I think a lot of newlyweds, especially younger ones, start marriage with ideas like:
the wedding is a big party
your first loyalty is still to your family of origin
this is just a more permanent version of a dating relationship where God allows us to have sex
it’s okay to disagree in public or in front of the kids
if your friends and family have always given you good advice, you should continue to turn to them for advice (even if it has the effect of putting marital decisions up to a popular vote)
I would love something about how and when to give marriage advice to friends. When is it appropriate to mention if you feel like something is off and how to bring that up.
Oh, that’s a great idea for a series! About how to support marriages in your circle/community, and support people when something is really off. Maybe for December when we’re talking about family? I’ll put that in the docket!