Bare Marriage
Bare Marriage
Sheila Gregoire
Episode 319: Did Purity Culture Cause Developmental Trauma--and Kill Libido?
1 hour 5 minutes Posted Mar 12, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Welcome, introduction, & why you should join our Patreon group(hint: we read books!)
Exhibit A: The Three Types of Sexual Passion (Research Breakdown)
Exhibit B: The Somatic Psychologist's Thread on Developmental Sexual Trauma
Wedding Night Statistics: What the Data Actually Shows
Exhibit C: Why Women Feel Pressure To Protect Male Egos
Exhibit D: What a critic’s Comment Says About Obligation Sex
We Want People To Have More In Their Marriages & Sex Lives
Resource Flowchart: Which Bare Marriage Resource Is Right for You?
Closing Thoughts
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Send us Fan Mail What if the reason so many women struggle with desire, arousal, and orgasm has nothing to do with their bodies—and everything to do with what they were taught before they even wanted to be sexual? In this episode, Rebecca and I pull together research and real-life stories to trace a thread that runs from how we raise our daughters, to what happens on the wedding night, to why so many women are secretly faking it. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: To Heal or Harm: Scripture's Use as Pois...