by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 4, 2020 | Abuse, Faith, Uncategorized
So during COVID, my husband and I, like many around North America, watched the complete and utter train wreck that is the Netflix series Tiger King. It depicts something so unbelievably awful that you almost can’t turn away (although turn away I finally did. I...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 28, 2019 | Abuse
Writing about a complex problem in a healthy way is very tricky. And I’m having that problem right now when it comes to trauma & sex. Today’s Thanksgiving, so I’m quite aware that the majority of my American readers will be ignoring me today!...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 20, 2019 | Theology of Marriage and Sex
Can you get over a broken heart? Can you heal from the hurt of past relationships? This month on Wednesdays we’re talking about the idea of “soul ties”. I started by talking about what that phrase means, and then last week I asked the question,...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 4, 2019 | Abuse
When you’re abused, a common defense mechanism is dissociation–when you mentally “flee” your body and try to be anywhere but here. That helps you live through trauma. But it also creates a whole heap of problems down the road when you’re...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 29, 2019 | Abuse
Today I want to tackle a difficult subject: how can you enjoy sex after sexual abuse in your past? Your whole outlook on sex has often been poisoned, so that it’s something icky, destructive, manipulative, and even evil. And now you’re married to a man...