by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 25, 2024 | Parenting Teens
Shame from our preteen introduction to sex is horrible. None of us wants shame about sex or about puberty, but a lot of us are carrying it. And how can we make sure we don’t pass it on to our kids? One of the big messages at Bare Marriage is that it is possible...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 16, 2024 | Theology of Marriage and Sex
Recently in our Patreon group, a member posted a letter that she’s sending out to the girls (now young women) in a youth group she used to lead, apologizing for teaching toxic things. I thought it was so wonderful I asked if I could run it here. I just want to say:...
by Camden Morgante | Oct 11, 2024 | Faith
Next Tuesday, Dr. Camden Morgante’s new book Recovering from Purity Culture launches! I’m so excited about it, because not only does Dr. Camden walk us through the 5 purity culture myths that harmed so many long-term, but she also provides exercises and...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 10, 2024 | Podcasts
What if purity culture really did a number on you? We talk a lot here at Bare Marriage about how harmful much of the purity culture rhetoric was: It increased women’s chances of marrying an abuser; increased the chances she’d be sexually harassed or...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 5, 2024 | Podcasts
What if you could have therapy–with just a book? And what if that book could help you understand all the therapy terms you hear, like trauma, Stone Age brain, fight and flight, attachment theory, and more? And what if those exercises could actually help you work...
