Bare Marriage

By Sheila GregoireSociety & Culture Science Social Sciences Religion & Spirituality Christianity Relationships

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October 08Episode 343: Called to Serve - Are We Burying Women's Talents in the Ground?
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What happens when women who simply want to serve Jesus keep running into barriers to ministry? First, Hannah Hunt joins us as we hear the remarkable stories behind Called to Serve. Then we talk with Dr. Adam Harbaugh about what it actually takes for churches to rethink theology, history, bylaws, and leadership structures around women in ministry. It's an episode about calling, courage, disruption, and the hopeful possibility of a church where women and men can serve side by side - with Jesus at the center.
BARE MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Preorder Fawn, Sheila's New Book
Our Spanish Site is live!
TO SUPPORT US:
Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month to support our work (and get access to the book club!)
And check out our Merch, or any of our courses!
Give to the Good Fruit Faith Initiative of the Bosko Foundation
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LINKS MENTIONED:
Called to Serve book
Called to Serve website
Called to Serve stories & podcast
The Whole Story Sex and Puberty Course
Dr. Adam Harbaugh’s dissertation
Dr. Adam Harbaugh’s website
Support the show
Join Sheila at Bare Marriage.com!

Check out her books:
The Great Sex Rescue
She Deserves Better
The Marriage You Want and the Study Guide
The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex
and The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex
And she has an Orgasm Course and a Libido course too!

Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at Sheila's LinkTree.
1 hr 14 min
October 01Episode 342: Mica Miller’s Death and “The Sex Is For Men” Problem
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Mica Miller’s Death and “The Sex Is For Men” Problem

The tragic Mica Miller documentary The Death of a Pastor’s Wife reveals a deeply evil pastor husband with entitled, misogynistic views about sex. But those views didn’t come out of nowhere. In this interview that Sheila did with Called to Peace Ministries, she connects the dots of how evangelical teaching around sex centers the male experience, feeds entitlement, and creates breeding grounds for abuse.

BARE MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Preorder Fawn, Sheila's New Book
Our Spanish Site is live!
TO SUPPORT US:
Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month to support our work (and get access to the book club!)
And check out our Merch, or any of our courses!
Give to the Good Fruit Faith Initiative of the Bosko Foundation
Join our email list!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Called to Peace Ministries
Called to Peace on Facebook
Called to Peace on Instagram
The Whole Story Sex and Puberty Course
Friday Roundup on the Miller case

Support the show
Join Sheila at Bare Marriage.com!

Check out her books:
The Great Sex Rescue
She Deserves Better
The Marriage You Want and the Study Guide
The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex
and The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex
And she has an Orgasm Course and a Libido course too!

Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at Sheila's LinkTree.
48 min
September 24Episode 341: What’s the Dignity Line? Feat. Dawn from The Minimal Mom
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In this episode, we sit down with Dawn from The Minimal Mom to talk about the “dignity line,” a simple framework for recognizing if our relationships are characterized by respect, accountability, trust, and safety - and why patterns matter more than labels. We also dig into the complicated reality of marriage advice, boundaries, divorce, and the pressure Christian women can feel to keep trying no matter what. Then Rebecca joins in for a fiery discussion of a pastor’s sermon on sex and asking whether Christian conversations about sexual generosity actually account for women’s experiences. This week is a wide-ranging conversation about dignity, discernment, healthy relationships, and why sometimes the most important question isn’t “How do we save this marriage?” but “How do we help people become safe and whole?” This is one you don’t want to miss!
OUR SPONSOR
Thanks to Brazos Press for sponsoring this podcast, so we could tell everyone about the amazing book Look Like a Lady!
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BARE MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Preorder Fawn, Sheila's New Book
Our Spanish Site is live!
CHECK OUT OUR OCTOBER SIMULCAST EVENT
We're doing our sex talk and a one-day marriage conference! Check it out for more information.
Find the church info page here!
TO SUPPORT US:
Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month to support our work (and get access to the book club!)
And check out our Merch, or any of our courses!
Give to the Good Fruit Faith Initiative of the Bosko Foundation
Join our email list!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Dawn’s Website, “The Minimal Mom”
Dawn’s Dignity Line Resources
The Big Reasons For Divorce - Podcast Episode 212
The Power of a Praying Wife Review - Podcast Episode 197
Our Love & Respect Deep Dive Series
Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt’s book, “Look Like a Lady”
Friday Roundup on Ryan Visconti
Ryan Visconti full sermon
Support the show
Join Sheila at Bare Marriage.com!

Check out her books:
The Great Sex Rescue
She Deserves Better
The Marriage You Want and the Study Guide
The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex
and The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex
And she has an Orgasm Course and a Libido course too!

Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at Sheila's LinkTree.
1 hr 13 min
September 17Episode 340: Live, Laugh, Love with Kristin Du Mez
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What if many of the ideas we’ve been taught about “biblical womanhood” have a much stranger history than we realized? We sit down with historian & author Kristin Du Mez to unpack the fascinating—and sometimes surprising—story behind Christian womanhood, from Hannah Whittall Smith and Elisabeth Elliot to Christian fiction, publishing, blogging, and today’s influencer culture. What happens when we stop sanitizing the past, let go of formulas that promise happiness, and make room for a faith that can actually grapple with reality? Let’s find out together!
BARE MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Preorder Fawn, Sheila's New Book
Our Spanish Site is live!
CHECK OUT OUR OCTOBER SIMULCAST EVENT
We're doing our sex talk and a one-day marriage conference! Check it out for more information.
Find the church info page here!
TO SUPPORT US:
Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month to support our work (and get access to the book club!)
And check out our Merch, or any of our courses!
Give to the Good Fruit Faith Initiative of the Bosko Foundation
Join our email list!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Kristin Du Mez’s book, "Live, Laugh, Love"
Kristin’s Website
Kristin’s Substack
Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt’s website
Elissa’s book, “Look Like a Lady”
The Whole Story
Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net
Episode 104: Jesus & John Wayne
Katharine Bushnell Episode
Support the show
Join Sheila at Bare Marriage.com!

Check out her books:
The Great Sex Rescue
She Deserves Better
The Marriage You Want and the Study Guide
The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex
and The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex
And she has an Orgasm Course and a Libido course too!

Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at Sheila's LinkTree.
1 hr 26 min
September 10Episode 339: Look Like a Lady--the 5 Visual Tropes of Womanhood that Keep Us Small
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What if some of the messages we've absorbed about “what it means to be a woman” have less to do with the Bible and more to do with centuries of art, culture, and storytelling? Today we have a fascinating conversation with art historian Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt about five powerful visual tropes—the Venus, Maiden, Vessel, Mother, and Monster—and the surprising, life-giving counter-stories that have been there all along. Together, we explore what happens when we stop seeing women as objects, prizes, symbols, perfect mothers, or threats, and start seeing them as whole people invited to witness, move, create, cultivate, and partner in God's kingdom.
CHECK OUT OUR OCTOBER SIMULCAST EVENT
We're doing our sex talk and a one-day marriage conference! Check it out for more information.
Find the church info page here!
TO SUPPORT US:
Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month to support our work (and get access to the book club!)
And check out our Merch, or any of our courses!
Give to the Good Fruit Faith Initiative of the Bosko Foundation
Join our email list!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt’s website
Elissa’s book, “Look Like a Lady”
Elissa’s Instagram
Elissa’s Substack
Support the show
Join Sheila at Bare Marriage.com!

Check out her books:
The Great Sex Rescue
She Deserves Better
The Marriage You Want and the Study Guide
The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex
and The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex
And she has an Orgasm Course and a Libido course too!

Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at Sheila's LinkTree.
1 hr 20 min
September 03Episode 338: What if God is Like a Mother Too? (Love Like a Mother)
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What if the Bible has been giving us maternal pictures of God all along—and we've simply been overlooking them? Today we talk with Elizabeth Berget, author of “Love Like a Mother,” about God's compassion, childbirth, motherhood, grief, protection, exhaustion, and the surprising ways women's embodied experiences can illuminate the character of God. Together, we explore how seeing God as both Father and Mother can offer women a deeper sense of belonging, challenge unhealthy ideas about motherhood and spiritual performance, and invite the church into a fuller, more expansive theology.
CHECK OUT OUR OCTOBER SIMULCAST EVENT
We're doing our sex talk and a one-day marriage conference! Check it out for more information.
Find the church info page here!
TO SUPPORT US:
Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month to support our work (and get access to the book club!)
And check out our Merch, or any of our courses!
Give to the Good Fruit Faith Initiative of the Bosko Foundation
Join our email list!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Elizabeth Berget’s Website
Elizabeth’s book, “Love Like a Mother”
Elizabeth’s Substack
Elizabeth’s Instagram
Support the show
Join Sheila at Bare Marriage.com!

Check out her books:
The Great Sex Rescue
She Deserves Better
The Marriage You Want and the Study Guide
The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex
and The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex
And she has an Orgasm Course and a Libido course too!

Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at Sheila's LinkTree.
1 hr 3 min
August 27Episode 337: Why Do Evangelicals Ask Women to Do Such Risky Things if They Say They Protect Women?
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What happens when “protecting women” actually leaves them with fewer choices, less financial security, and nowhere to go when a marriage becomes unsafe? Today we unpack the hidden risks behind certain conservative Christian teachings about gender, money, work, and submission before sitting down with Sally Hope to talk about abuse, faith, anger, healing, and her survivor resource "No Visible Scars." It’s a thoughtful - and occasionally fiery - conversation about what genuine protection looks like when the goal is not female dependence, but healthy partnership, autonomy, justice, and healing.
CHECK OUT OUR OCTOBER SIMULCAST EVENT
We're doing our sex talk and a one-day marriage conference! Check it out for more information.
Find the church info page here!
GET NO VISIBLE SCARS here
TO SUPPORT US:
Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month to support our work (and get access to the book club!)
And check out our Merch, or any of our courses!
Give to the Good Fruit Faith Initiative of the Bosko Foundation
Join our email list!
LINKS MENTIONED:
CortneyGetsFit TikTok
Dynamics of Abusive Relationships Study
Sally Hope’s Website
Sally’s book “No Visible Scars”
Sally’s Always Hopeful program
Download the One-Sheet on The Empowered Wife
Bare Marriage ToolKit
Support the show
Join Sheila at Bare Marriage.com!

Check out her books:
The Great Sex Rescue
She Deserves Better
The Marriage You Want and the Study Guide
The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex
and The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex
And she has an Orgasm Course and a Libido course too!

Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at Sheila's LinkTree.
1 hr 2 min
August 20Episode 336: The Problems with The Empowered Wife by Laura Doyle
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Bethany Jantzi and Dr. Merry Lin join us in taking a very close—and occasionally incredulous—look at Laura Doyle’s The Empowered Wife, unpacking its promises, “six intimacy skills,” and insistence that women can transform their marriages by changing themselves. They explore where self-care, respect, vulnerability, and intimacy can sound appealing while still becoming dangerous when they encourage women to self-silence, ignore serious problems, or take responsibility for a husband’s behavior. Ultimately, this is a conversation about discernment: what does genuine marital intimacy actually require, and how can we tell the difference between healthy accommodation and simply learning to disappear inside a relationship? It’s a longer one, but 100% worth the listen!
CHECK OUT OUR OCTOBER SIMULCAST EVENT
We're doing our sex talk and a one-day marriage conference! Check it out for more information.
Find the church info page here!
TO SUPPORT US:
Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month to support our work (and get access to the book club!)
And check out our Merch, or any of our courses!
Give to the Good Fruit Faith Initiative of the Bosko Foundation
Join our email list!
LINKS MENTIONED:
One-Sheet on Laura Doyle’s “The Empowered Wife”: https://baremarriage.com/2026/08/the-problems-with-the-empowered-wife-by-laura-doyle-a-review-with-download/
Bethany Jantzi’s Website: freefromcontrol.ca
Dr. Merry Lin’s Website: https://www.drmerry.com/
Pre-Order Sheila & Dr. Merry’s new book “Fawn”
Support the show
Join Sheila at Bare Marriage.com!

Check out her books:
The Great Sex Rescue
She Deserves Better
The Marriage You Want and the Study Guide
The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex
and The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex
And she has an Orgasm Course and a Libido course too!

Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at Sheila's LinkTree.
1 hr 52 min
August 13Episode 335: If Men Are Leaders...Why Do They Need Women to Fix Them?
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What happens when “Christlike manhood” starts sounding suspiciously like Victorian gender roles, male entitlement, and a whole lot of covert nudging? This rage-read of Eric Ludy’s “Warrior Poet Manhood” article unpacks the deeper assumptions behind a theology that tells women to manage, encourage, and even manipulate men into becoming better husbands while men remain in charge. We explore gender stereotypes, power and emotional attunement, the “angel in the house,” and why the upside-down kingdom of Jesus offers a radically different picture of maturity, partnership, and servant leadership.
CHECK OUT OUR OCTOBER SIMULCAST EVENT
We're doing our sex talk and a one-day marriage conference! Check it out for more information.
Find the church info page here!
TO SUPPORT US:
Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month to support our work (and get access to the book club!)
And check out our Merch, or any of our courses!
Give to the Good Fruit Faith Initiative of the Bosko Foundation
Join our email list!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Eric Ludy’s full article
Zach Wagner’s book, “Men of Virtue”
Emerson Eggerichs podcast episode
Love & Respect 3-Part Docuseries
Socioeconomic Status Study
The Marriage You Want book & Study Guide
Pre-Order Sheila’s new book “Fawn”
Support the show
Join Sheila at Bare Marriage.com!

Check out her books:
The Great Sex Rescue
She Deserves Better
The Marriage You Want and the Study Guide
The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex
and The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex
And she has an Orgasm Course and a Libido course too!

Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at Sheila's LinkTree.
1 hr 6 min
August 06Episode 334: What Should Accountability for Purity Culture Authors Look Like?
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Buckle up for the final episode of our 3-part series on purity culture! In this episode we dig into what genuine accountability actually looks like when influential Christian leaders (namely Dannah Gresh) recognize the harm their teachings have caused. Through a thoughtful discussion of repentance, public responsibility, and the lasting impact of purity culture, we continue to ask why admitting specific mistakes remains so difficult—and why doing so matters for healing and preventing future harm. Also, is Dannah’s rewrite of “And the Bride Wore White” really any better? Tune in to find out!
CHECK OUT OUR OCTOBER SIMULCAST EVENT
We're doing our sex talk and a one-day marriage conference! Check it out for more information.
Find the church info page here!
TO SUPPORT US:
Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month to support our work (and get access to the book club!)
And check out our Merch, or any of our courses!
Give to the Good Fruit Faith Initiative of the Bosko Foundation
Join our email list!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Bare Marriage Episode 290 on Authoritarianism
The free book The Authoritarians (Includes the quizzes you can take to see where you score!)
Bare Marriage Facebook Page
She Deserves Better
The Whole Story resource for parents
Support the show
Join Sheila at Bare Marriage.com!

Check out her books:
The Great Sex Rescue
She Deserves Better
The Marriage You Want and the Study Guide
The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex
and The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex
And she has an Orgasm Course and a Libido course too!

Check out all her courses, FREE resources, social media, books, and so much more at Sheila's LinkTree.
1 hr 20 min

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Tired of Christian pat answers about marriage? The podcast that goes in-depth into marriage, parenting, and even sex--to see how we can live the passionate life we were meant for. Paired with Bare…