by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 16, 2021 | Podcasts, Uncategorized
It’s the last Bare Marriage podcast of 2021! And thank you for joining us this year! Today on the podcast we hear Rachel Perry’s story of vaginismus, and then I get cozy in my yellow chair where I work and just tell you how I see the Christmas story...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Vaginismus was a big part of the early story of my marriage. We were greeted on our wedding night by an inability to have intercourse because it hurt too much. I was expecting sex to hurt a little bit, but not like that. It caused so many hurt feelings on both sides....
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 28, 2021 | For Women, Uncategorized
Vaginismus is the main culprit when women experience painful sex. But it isn’t the ONLY reason for painful sex. This month, for the pelvic floor series, we’ve been talking about painful sex and how to treat it, and looking at why evangelical women...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 22, 2021 | For Women, Uncategorized
What happens when you develop vaginismus LATER–after you’ve already started having sex? How is this even possible? And can you get over it? That’s what we’re going to talk about today! We’re in the middle of our pelvic floor series, and...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 21, 2021 | For Women, Uncategorized
Vaginismus plagues, to some extent, about 22% of wives. And for 7%, it makes penetration impossible. Vaginismus is a sexual dysfunction disorder where the muscles of the vaginal wall contract involuntarily (you’re not deliberately causing it!), making...