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Our research has identified that a lot of stuff taught in church about marriage, sex, and gender roles actually leads to worse sex and less happy marriages.

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Bare Marriage Podcast

Sheila Wray Gregoire hosts the Bare Marriage podcast, where we strip away all the pat answers and the Christian-ese and get back to healthy, biblical, evidence-based advice for your marriage and your sex life.

And we have a lot of fun while we do it.

New episodes every Thursday!

LATEST PODCAST

PODCAST: How Your Story Affects Your Choices with Natalie Hoffman

PODCAST: How Your Story Affects Your Choices with Natalie Hoffman

Understanding our stories helps us understand our choices--and make different ones in the future. The last book I read in 2023 was an advanced copy of Natalie Hoffman's new memoir, All the Scary Little Gods. It's absolutely devastating and lovely and completely quirky...

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Does Sex Hurt the First Time?

Does Sex Hurt the First Time?

Is sex really painful the first time? That’s one of the most common questions I get asked from engaged women waiting for the wedding night. How much is going to hurt? What should I expect? This month I’m going to look at some “myths” that we often have around sex....

LATEST BLOG SERIES

FACT CHECKED IT: Are Blue Balls Real?

FACT CHECKED IT: Are Blue Balls Real?

Is there really such a thing as “blue balls”?  This month I want to start a new series on the blog called “Fact Checked it For You”, where we look up some of the most common outrageous claims made about sex, and see if they actually stand up to scrutiny. We’ll be...

What if Jesus meant what he said when he told us to judge a tree by its fruit?

I (Sheila) have been writing about sex and marriage since 2008. But since January of 2019, me and my team have undertaken the largest and most comprehensive studies ever done on evangelical women’s marital and sexual satisfaction.

Our ground-breaking survey of 20,000 women identified which common teachings in the evangelical church are making marriages and sex lives worse, not better. Today, our mission is to help couples and individuals undergo a “Great Sex Rescue” by shedding those damaging messages and replacing them with evidence-based, biblical, healthy teaching.

Meet the Team

Sheila Wray Gregoire

Sheila Wray Gregoire

Founder of Bare Marriage, award-winning author, and expert knitter.

Rebecca Lindenbach

Rebecca Lindenbach

Sheila's co-author, podcast co-host, and general right-hand-woman.

Keith Gregoire

Keith Gregoire

Keith is Sheila's husband and co-author of "The Good Guy's Guide to Great Sex."

Joanna Sawatsky

Joanna Sawatsky

Research Coordinator and Statistician

Connor Shay Lindenbach

Connor Shay Lindenbach

Our Resident Tech Dude

Tammy Arseneau

Tammy Arseneau

Events and Scheduling Coordinator

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