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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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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!

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Why Do People Have Affairs? New Research!

Why Do People Have Affairs? New Research!

This new research about cheating is fascinating. It was published online just on Tuesday, and I've already incorporated it into the marriage book we're editing right now that's due at the publishers next week! But listen to this:The evidence from this study exposes...

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6 Surprising Things About Biblical Forgiveness

6 Surprising Things About Biblical Forgiveness

Why does our doctrine of forgiveness and healing often cause so much pain? We’re told the problem is our hearts, that we’re just bitter. But what if it’s not that? What if our teaching on forgiveness has gotten things all wrong? This week, on the podcast, I introduced...

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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