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Received my pre-ordered book and study guide! Reshape Your Marriage Story with Healthy, Balanced Principles The Marriage You Want by Sheila Wray Gregoire and Dr. Keith Gregoire is a guide that speaks directly to couples in all stages of relationship who are yearning for deeper, more fulfilling relationships. This book stands apart from others on the market by not only addressing the common pitfalls and frustrations in marriages but also offering a tangible roadmap towards healing, growth, and authentic connection. It’s a refreshingly candid dive into the realities that so many couples face behind the often struggling masks of "we're fine." The Gregoires take on difficult topics like s*xual intimacy, emotional connection, and the often-taboo discussions surrounding marital expectations, tackling them with grace and clarity. The opening chapters set the tone by acknowledging that many couples enter marriage without a true understanding of what a healthy relationship looks l...

  Healing the past generation: Cultivating a vibrant next Many of us can identify with the horrid drop in the pit of one’s stomach known as disillusionment. I sit at my work desk, contemplating how to adequately pen this review. I am an intelligent, independent, professional woman who, by all rights, had an amazing childhood. I followed the “good girl formula” of Purity Culture. I never dated as a teen, I was commonly labeled a “Goody Two-Shoes”, and saved my first kiss for 45 minutes before I married…the first time. I justified everything that should have been a red flag warning me to run far and fast in the opposite direction. However, I justified everything because I had ingested all the teachings, and I believed that because I followed all the “rules”, my marriage would be something out of a romance novel (a good, Christian one, of course!) The day after my wedding, I heard my then-husband lie on the phone about having married me and where we were. The bottom of my stom...