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Stephanie is joined by Sheila Wray Gregoire to discuss how to raise girls to resist toxic Christian teachings about sex, self, and speaking up. This conversation aims to serve parents of girls (and boys too!) from pre-teen years all to way to young adulthood.

Parents want their daughters to thrive--to be strong, confident, and equipped to step into the life God has for them. Sheila asks, \u201cWhat if the church is setting our daughters up to be small? What if the most common teachings girls hear in youth group make them more likely to marry an abuser? Less likely to understand consent? And more likely to blame themselves if they are assaulted?\u201d

Sheila and Stephanie have an hour-long conversation of which today\u2019s episode is the first part (episode 207 will be the sequel, and will publish a few days later).

Armed with data from an all-new survey of more than 7,000 women, the authors of The Great Sex Rescue, Sheila Wray Gregoire, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach, and Joanna Sawatsky, reveal how experiences in church as teens affect women's self-esteem and relationships today in their new book \u201cShe Deserves Better.\u201d

They expose common evangelical teachings that can backfire: the purity emphasis that can cause shame rather than good choices, the dating rules that can prime girls for abuse, and the one overarching belief that can keep them from setting healthy boundaries.

This book tackles tough topics like:

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 The dating rule that works best\u2014except when it doesn\u2019t (and why we need nuance)

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 How we can talk about clothing choices without causing body image issues or blaming girls for boys\u2019 thoughts

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 How to talk about saving sex without idolizing virginity or creating sexual anxiety

-\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 How we can protect our daughters from a church hurt that could send them fleeing the faith

And so much more.

"Sheila, Rebecca, and Joanna are an all-star team, confronting the harm done to our daughters in both the church and the world,\u201d said Aimee Byrd, author of The Sexual Reformation. \u201cThe title says it all. Full stop. Our daughters deserve better! This book is full of thorough research, refreshingly commonsense biblical wisdom, and practical help on how to talk with our daughters and prepare them for confidence and maturity."

MEET SHEILA WRAY GREGOIRE

Sheila Wray Gregoire is the face behind BareMarrige.com, the largest single-blogger marriage blog. She's also an award-winning author of nine books, including The Great Sex Rescue, and a sought-after speaker. With her humorous, no-nonsense approach, Sheila is passionate about changing the evangelical conversation about sex and marriage to line up with kingdom principles. She lives in Ontario, Canada, with her husband. They have two adult daughters and two grandbabies.

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