by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Oct 9, 2025 | Abuse, Podcasts, Theology of Marriage and Sex
Does the Bible say divorce for abuse is okay? Lots of churches, and denominations, say no. You can only divorce for adultery, they say. But is that true? I’ve been wanting to do this podcast for a long time, and was prompted again when Naghmeh Panahi (who has...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 21, 2024 | Podcasts, Theology of Marriage and Sex
Forgiveness is a concept that has often been weaponized against victims. Whether it’s people married to abusers, or people married to someone who has cheated on them or hurt them in some other way, often in the church as long as that person apologizes, the onus...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 14, 2023 | Faith, Podcasts
Can we really make a change towards a healthy church? For the last few weeks we’ve been looking at church trauma and how the church has gone off track. I wanted to end 2023 with the lats podcast of the year looking at how we can actually be a force for good, and...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 7, 2023 | Podcasts
Can church actually cause religious trauma? Today on the podcast I’m talking with Dr. Laura Anderson, an expert in the complex trauma that we often find in religious circles. You can’t necessarily point to one particularly bad thing; but it’s all of...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 30, 2023 | Podcasts
How much control does your church exert over you? As we’re winding down 2023, and heading into the last few podcasts of the year, we want to talk about how to get in healthy church spaces, and how to get out of unhealthy church spaces. Healthy ones exist! But...
