by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 8, 2023 | Parenting Teens, Theology of Marriage and Sex
What exactly does “purity culture” refer to? Our recent book She Deserves Better spends about half of its pages addressing many aspects of purity culture, that was so common in youth groups between 1995-2015, and shows how it deviated from the gospel and...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 4, 2023 | Podcasts
It’s our podcast with Aimee Byrd–plus something super fun! I’ve been looking forward to this podcast for a long time. First, I just love Aimee Byrd, and while we talk a lot online, I haven’t had the opportunity to have her on my podcast yet. So...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 3, 2023 | Parenting Teens
I’ve been doing so many interviews for our new book She Deserves Better! I wanted a place where I can put the links to those podcasts, because so many of you have been asking for a list. When I do an interview on ANOTHER podcast, I tend to summarize the book...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 1, 2023 | Abuse, Parenting Teens
Not every girl has an equal chance of growing up and marrying an abuser. The family circumstances and social environment she grows up in can greatly impact her chances. And these things are, to a certain extent, out of our control. But there are things that are even...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Apr 28, 2023 | Parenting Teens
What happens when teenage girls don’t understand consent and coercion? They often blame themselves for their own date rape. In our consent chapter for She Deserves Better, we told Kay’s story–that all too many of you will relate to. Kay was making...