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Bare Marriage
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 Marriage--the blog!
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Why Do Christian Books Make Men Sound So Fragile?! - Start Your Engines Ep. 19
Send us Fan Mail We have the guys back for today's 'Men's Edition' of the podcast! And thank you to Michael John Cusick for joining us today for our Reader…
Bare MarriageEpisode 109: A Journey of Faith (Special BTS look at our 'Unfiltered Podcast!)
Send us Fan Mail This week we're bringing you something different. This 'unfiltered podcast' that aired with our Patrons in July was an episode that we ended…
Bare MarriageEpisode 108: Direct Communication 101
Send us Fan Mail This week's episode is ALL about communicating! Both with our spouses, and with our kids! Links to things mentioned: Brett Ullman's website…
Bare MarriageEpisode 107: Sex and the Sixth Reformation (Or Fourth. Or Second?)
Send us Fan Mail Aaaaand we're back! Thank you for all being gracious while we took a much needed one-month break in July. Links to things mentioned: Subscribe…
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The Slippery Slope of Putting Men in Charge of Women - Start Your Engines Ep. 18
Send us Fan Mail Keith summarizes yesterday’s post on the slippery slope of believing in men’s hierarchy over women, and we address mental load and more. Links…
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Episode 105: The Pelvic Floor Episode! (Plus, can you say 'vulva'?)
Send us Fan Mail What fun episode this week! With our wonderful guest Dr Bethany Peterson joining us, we talk all things pelvic floor and how we as women can…
Bare MarriageEpisode 104: Jesus and John Wayne -- the bits about sex!
Send us Fan Mail Jesus and John Wayne--order it this week!. And follow Kristin on Twitter like I do. She's awesome. Links to things mentioned: The Great Sex…
Bare MarriageEpisode 103: Great Sexpectations and Birthing Babies
Send us Fan Mail Let’s talk expectations for childbirth, sex, orgasm, and more! As you’ll hear from the two interviews we did, we were enjoying ourselves…
Bare MarriageDo You Know What the #1 Marriage Speaker in the US Military teaches about Sex?
Send us Fan Mail Mark Gungor claims to be the #1 marriage teacher in the U.S. military, and I think it’s important to know what he is teaching. Links to things…
Bare MarriageEpisode 101: How Do Our Beliefs Affect Human Sex Trafficking?
Send us Fan Mail We have a fantastic guest joining us today! With real experience on the mission field, Meghan Tschanz is in a great position to share her…
Bare MarriageEpisode 100: Is Premarital Sex Dehumanizing?
Send us Fan Mail We made it to 100 episodes! Thank you to all our listeners for sticking with us, whether from day one or last week, we SO appreciate you being…
Bare MarriageEpisode 99: Don't Let Your Voice be Small Just Because You're a Woman
Send us Fan Mail Thank you to our WONDERFUL guests this week! We have 3 different people joining in on the discussions today! Links to things mentioned…
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Do You Know What Your Wife Has Been Taught About Sex? - Start Your Engines 17
Send us Fan Mail Here we are with another 'Start Your Engines' edition of the podcast! Join Keith and Sheila as they discuss some strange things your wife…
Bare MarriageEpisode 97: That Weird 70s Sex Era
Send us Fan Mail We've been going back in time on the blog and looking at how different eras viewed sex, so this week on the podcast we're bringing more of…
Bare MarriageEpisode 96: Let's Turn Toxic Church Cultures into Goodness Cultures! ft Scot McKnight & Laura Barringer
Send us Fan Mail We've got some AMAZING guests joining us on the podcast today, authors/father-daughter duo Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer! We hope you…
Bare MarriageEpisode 95: How to Talk about Sex with Your Teens so You Don't Scar Them for Life
Send us Fan Mail This week's episode is going out to all the parents of teens out there. We know that sex and puberty can be a tough topic to navigate with…
Bare MarriageEpisode 94: Logical Fallacies in our Marriage Advice! The Power & Statistics Episode
Send us Fan Mail This is a jam-packed episode of the Bare Marriage podcast! We hope you enjoy listening in this week! Links to things mentioned: The Great Sex…
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Start Your Engines Ep. 16: Can We Be a Church that Doesn't Gaslight Abuse Victims and Bounce our Eyes?
Send us Fan Mail We simply must change the way we talk about women in the church, because what is happening is dangerous. Links to things mentioned: The post…
Bare MarriageEpisode 92: All about Orgasms!
Send us Fan Mail Let's discuss orgasms this week, shall we?! We're thrilled to announce our new Patreon! Links to things mentioned: The Great Sex Rescue The…
Bare MarriageEpisode 91: The Thalidomide Test: What Makes a Marriage Book Good?
Send us Fan Mail Another week where we're discussing sex and marriage here on the Bare Marriage Podcast! Links to things mentioned: The Great Sex Rescue — it's…
Bare MarriageEpisode 90: The book launches, Becca breaks down... and should you kiss before marriage?
Send us Fan Mail We planned to do a bit of a victory lap, and it did start out that way. We’re just really raw with you about how demoralizing it is to see…
Bare MarriageEpisode 89: Can we please not be weird about sex?
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes the way we talk about sex is just plain, well, icky and weird. We go back to basics and ask for a healthy way to talk about sex that…
Bare MarriageEpisode 88: Self-Fulfilling Prophecies and Sex
Send us Fan Mail What happens when women are told: “If your husband is typical, he has a need you don’t have?”, as Love & Respect put it. If you hear that your…
Bare MarriageEpisode 87: Duty Sex isn't Sexy
Send us Fan Mail This week were talking all about duty sex and consent! Thank you to our guests that joined us, it's so encouraging to hear other voices out…
Bare MarriageEpisode 86: You are NOT methadone for your husband's porn use!
Send us Fan Mail This week Sheila and Rebecca are digging deep into just how bad some of the advice out there is for Christians dealing with porn use in their…
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Start Your Engines Ep. 15: What if Lust ISN'T Every Man's Battle?
Send us Fan Mail And we're back with a new 'Start Your Engines' episode! The whole team is practically here today, as Sheila, Keith, Joanna, AND Rebecca all…
Bare MarriageEpisode 84: On Sexual Boundaries and Rape Culture in the Church ft. Ruth Everhart
Send us Fan Mail Joining us on the podcast this week is Ruth Everhart, author of the book 'The #MeToo Reckoning'. We hope you find today's podcast a helpful…
Bare MarriageEpisode 83: Talking Back to Purity Culture ft. guest Rachel Joy Welcher
Send us Fan Mail This week we are joined by author Rachel Joy Welcher, as we discuss all things purity culture - and where it went wrong! We so appreciate…
Bare MarriageEpisode 82: Stripping Everything Bare (New Year, New... Name?!)
Send us Fan Mail Welcome back! We are excited as we begin our rebranding process from To Love, Honor, and Vacuum to… *drumroll* Bare Marriage! Listen in as we…
Bare MarriageEpisode 81: 'Churchianity' vs Christianity - Our Year of Feeling Homeless
Send us Fan Mail 2020 has been a wild year for everyone. As we close off this year, we want to reiterate how much we appreciate everyone who has taken the time…
Bare MarriageEpisode 80: Unconditional Respect is NOT a Thing.
Send us Fan Mail Another week, another episode of the TLHV podcast! A special thank-you to our guest Dr. Westfall for helping shed more light and give new…
Bare MarriageEpisode 79. Can We Stop Talking about Girls Being Stumbling Blocks and Causing Men to Lust?
Send us Fan Mail We always love tackling tough subjects on the To Love, Honor, and Vacuum Podcast and we hope you enjoyed our passionate discussion today…
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Start Your Engines Ep. 14 Guys and Emotions: They're Not Polar Opposites ft. Andrew J. Bauman
Send us Fan Mail Alright, gentlemen, we're here again for another Start Your Engines episode! Thank you to Andrew Bauman for joining us today for this…
Bare MarriageEpisode 78. What Does Emotional Maturity Look Like? ft. Marc Alan Schelske
Send us Fan Mail We want to give a special welcome this week to our first non-family-member guest, Marc Alan Schelske! We hope you enjoy our discussions today…
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Episode 77. Why It's Hard For Victims to Share Their Stories of Abuse
Send us Fan Mail Sheila and Rebecca decided to take the time this week to further flesh out a podcast topic addressed a few weeks ago, that was perhaps not…
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Start Your Engines Ep. 13: On Arousal Non-Concordance and the Sexy Sex
Send us Fan Mail It's time for our monthly 'Start Your Engines' podcast, with special guest Keith! We hope you enjoyed this conversation all about the sexy…
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The One MAJOR Roadblock to Orgasm
Send us Fan Mail Join us for another week of the To Love, Honor, and Vacuum Podcast, where Sheila explores some of your comments on how the beliefs we…
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Episode 74. Having Troubles with Orgasm? You are NOT Broken!
Send us Fan Mail This month on the blog we're going to be talking lots about orgasms! Do you struggle with having orgasms? Do you see your body as something…
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Episode 73. Questions on Sexual Abuse and the Road to Recovery
Send us Fan Mail Join us this week as Sheila Wray Gregoire and Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach discuss some important topics -- sexual abuse and when to seek…
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Start Your Engines Ep. 12: On Frequency and Feeling Sex-Starved
Send us Fan Mail Thank you for tuning in to the September edition of the 'Start Your Engines Podcast'! Links mentioned in the episode: Blog Post on Frequency…
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Episode 72. What if Frequency and Libido Differences AREN'T the Real Issue?
Send us Fan Mail This month on the blog we’re discussing all things ‘Libido’! Listen in to hear Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach and Sheila Wray Gregoire talk about…
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Episode 71. Are Sex and Talking Really the Same Thing?
Send us Fan Mail This week Sheila is flying solo on the podcast, and getting a bit more controversial! Listen in to hear her discuss the concept of how being…
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Episode 70: How To Handle Complicated Engagements
Send us Fan Mail How do you handle it when tough conversations come up and loved ones are making decisions you don't agree with? Especially when marriage and…
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Start Your Engines Ep. 11: How NOT to Flirt With Your Wife
Send us Fan Mail What if, when flirting, your signals keep getting crossed and for some reason your wife doesn't respond well to your advances? In today's…
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Episode 69: Let's Talk Sexual Favours... and Pain?
Send us Fan Mail What do you do if you can't/don't want to have intercourse, but other forms of sex are actually uncomfortable? Some Christian books tell women…
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Episode 68: Are Women Responsible For Their Own Orgasms?
Send us Fan Mail Another Thursday, another episode of our podcast! It's Sheila Wray Gregoire and Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach from the To Love, Honor and Vacuum…
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Episode 67. TMI: All about PERIODS!
Send us Fan Mail Why do we feel such shame? How can we help men be more sensitive to women--without being creepy? And how can we as women be empathetic towards…
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Start Your Engines Ep. 10: How Husbands can be Sex Heroes!
Send us Fan Mail Today Keith joins me for yet another episode of our ‘Start Your Engines’ edition of the podcast to discuss how husbands and wives approach to…
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Episode 66: The WEIRD Sex Questions!
Send us Fan Mail This week--how do you untangle sex problems, especially because there's usually not just one problem? And how to tell if there are red flags…
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Episode 65: Awkward Newlywed Sex Questions
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Episode 64: Sometimes a Vagina is Just a Vagina!
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Episode 63: Sex Questions You Can't Ask Your Pastor
Send us Fan Mail We often go to our pastors for marital advice and answers to tough questions. But what about the questions you can't ask them? In preparation…
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Start Your Engines Ep.9: Honey, Just Give Me a List!
Send us Fan Mail We have been talking about the concept of mental load and the emotional burden of taking care of kids and the household. And when your wife is…
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Episode 62: Are We Man-Bashers Now?
Send us Fan Mail I've been talking on the blog about the mental load of housework and how it often falls on the wives, even when they are the one who works…
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Episode 61: Are Your Standards for Housework Unreasonable?
Send us Fan Mail Let's talk about minimum community standards and how they can be used to reduce your mental load and get you and your spouse on the same page…
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Episode 60: Splitting the Mental Load of Housework
Send us Fan Mail This month we are doing our series on emotional labour. In keeping with that trend, today's podcast is all about how much of a mental load it…
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Start Your Engines Ep.8: What About Gender Differences?
Send us Fan Mail What are the differences between men and women, and how important are they actually? Have we been focusing on the wrong thing? Support the…
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Episode 59: Should Women be the Gatekeepers of Sex?
Send us Fan Mail So much of the teachings out there for young women is that when they are dating, they must be the gatekeeper and stop physical interactions…
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Episode 58: Quarantine with Your Spouse
Send us Fan Mail Today we talk about about how to handle being cooped up in the house spending all day every day with your spouse. It's not just something to…
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Start Your Engines Ep.7: Is Your Wife Being Held Back by the 'Duty Sex' Message?
Send us Fan Mail We have found the the message that "women NEED to have sex regularly or else their husbands will stray" Is very harmful to their enjoyment of…