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!
Complementarian Sexual “Asymmetry”: Can Sex Be Mutually Pleasurable?
Denny Burk didn't like The Great Sex Rescue because we thought sex could be "egalitarian." Burk is the head of the Council of Biblical Manhood and...
How Did We Think Calling 8-Year-Olds’ Bellies “Intoxicating” Was Okay?
Why did the evangelical church not recognize pedophilic language? Last week on the Bare Marriage podcast we told you about Dannah Gresh's Secret...
Is It True That All Guys Can’t Help But Imagine You Naked?
Do boys have to fight constantly not to picture girls naked? Yesterday on the Bare Marriage podcast (episode 183) we walked you through some of the...
PODCAST: How Did Modesty Messages Affect Us Long-Term?
How does hearing modesty messages as a teen affect you as an adult? We're working through another big chapter in our new book She Deserves Better...
Did David Rape Bathsheba? Plus Why the Answer Matters
For the last week, social media has been debating whether David raped Bathsheba. It erupted anew when Owen Strachan, a staunch patriarchalist,...
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Women Shouldn’t Have to Suffer So Men Don’t Feel Shame
The results on Instagram about how the "all men struggle with lust" message affected you dealt a big emotional wallop on me. I told you about it...
How Did the “All Men Struggle with Lust” Message Affect You?
The "All men struggle with lust" message is a toxic one. On Tuesday I don't write blog posts anymore--but I published something on Facebook this...
Do You Need to Get Angry at What Purity Culture Stole from You?
Anger is not always a bad thing--and some of us would benefit from a bit of it! i'm just back from a weekend knitting retreat with my mom. About 60...
The Round-Up: He’s a Dad, not a Babysitter
When SHOULD we talk about gender; what I regret from church; and what pastors need to say in premarital counseling. It's our Friday round-up, where...
PODCAST: Finding Your Own Path as a Couple
We've got two different segments on today's podcast, both regarding what it means to make your own way as a couple: Another look at how to read...
7 Questions to Ask to Vet Your Counselor
How do you find a good counselor when you need to seek help for marriage issues? Sheila here! I found Sarah Allman on Instagram, where we interacted...
Next Steps after Reading The Great Sex Rescue
If you've read The Great Sex Rescue, it may have opened your eyes to so much that's holding you back. But where do you go from here?Sheila here!...
Sexual Confidence Doesn’t Mean You’re Willing to Try Anything in Bed
There's a myth that sexual confidence and being adventurous in bed are synonyms. I think they're related, but only tangentially, and I think the...
4 Stages of Porn Recovery: What Porn Recovery in Marriage Looks Like
What does recovery from porn look like in a marriage? On Mondays in April we're talking about porn in marriage, and how to defeat it. We've looked...
The Secret to Orgasm: Listening to Your Body
We've had some really interesting discussions this week, both on the blog and off the blog, talking about advice to help women reach orgasm....
PODCAST: When Does Explicit Sex Advice Become Gross?
Instructional sex advice is wonderful in Christian books. But sometimes explicit crosses the line. In last week's podcast, we read The Act of...
Marriage and COVID19: Can We Be Ready for Anything?
Can you be ready for anything BEFORE a crisis hits? Today my friend Kathi Lipp, who has written for us before and who has graciously hosted me on...
4 Things You Must Do if Your Husband Uses Porn
What should you do if your husband watches porn? This month our theme is pornography use--how to understand the effects of porn; how to defeat porn...
Defeating Porn: Are We Creating Panic?
How serious is the porn issue we face today, both for ourselves and for the next generation? Should we be panicking, or is it all going to be okay?...
A Good Friday Love Letter to a New York Doctor Husband
Today is the holiest day of the year, when we remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us. He left heaven to enter into our pain and suffering,...
We Read “The Act of Marriage” So You Don’t Have To!
The Act of Marriage is the book I once drowned in a bathtub. When I wrote The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex, I told the story of reading a sex book...
How One Man Explains the Temptation towards Porn–and How to Fight It
How do men who have recovered from a porn addiction see that porn addiction in retrospect? As I unpack from my vacation, I'm happy to have a post to...
When Porn Wrecks YOUR Sex Drive–Not Just Your Husband’s
This month, as we're talking about pornography's effects in marriage, let's remember that men are not the only porn users. In fact, women make up an...
Top 10 Effects of Porn on Your Brain, Your Marriage and Your Sex Life
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So Guess Who Pulled a “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” On Me?
Do you remember that scene at the end of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, when Toula's parents buy them a house? And...
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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!