by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Feb 8, 2022 | Abuse
Okay, everybody: raise your hand if you’re pro-abuse! Of course no one is pro-abuse. So what does it mean to be anti-abuse? Just a few quick thoughts on a Tuesday (I try not to write long posts on Tuesdays to give myself a day to get a lot of work done), but I...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 21, 2021 | Abuse
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month–and today I thought we’d take a look at what too many Christian resources are NOT telling us about abuse. It’s another edition of the Bare Marriage podcast, and I wanted to make sure that we had at least...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 24, 2021 | Abuse
How can you tell if your marriage is emotionally destructive, or if it’s just a normal level of pain? I caused a firestorm on Facebook over the weekend when I asked whether we talk too much about how “marriage is hard”, and then when people are truly...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 4, 2021 | Abuse, Resolving Conflict
How can you tell if your husband has anger management issues, or if he’s actually abusive? I’m starting a series on the blog this month on direct communication, and yesterday we looked at what hinders speaking directly. We’ll also cover what direct...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 24, 2021 | Theology of Marriage and Sex
Last year, I looked at some rather alarming clips from some sermons Emerson Eggerichs–the author of Love & Respect–gave where he essentially gaslighted emotional abuse victims. I was prepared to let it go–I’ve talked about it, and...
