Official Site for Shannon Ethridge Ministries
Author and Advocate for Healthy Sexuality and Spirituality
Did you know that traumatic experiences impact not just your brain but your body?Learning how to process adverse experiences could prevent major health issues down the road. REFERENCE: “How Unprocessed Trauma is Stored in the Body”*Article published by Medium (Mental Health) 1/21/20
…continued In the last four blog posts, I unpacked 5 hurtful responses that those going through the trauma of a divorce do NOT need from us, as well as 5 HELPFUL responses to ease their pain. These are based on the writings from those who shared their very personal stories with me in response to […]
On this episode, Sex Advice: did we rob a generation of their ability to trust themselves sexually? Will the California movement of women coming together to meditate on their genitals catch on in other places in the U.S.? We’ll talk about giving sexually and contextually appropriate pastoral counsel around sex: we don’t tell 15-year-olds the same thing […]
What happens when religious people talk (and don’t) talk about sex? Episode 2 continues with Jennifer Knapp on the topic of marketing virginity among young women and moves into the difficulty of talking about sex in faith communities. Dr. Amy Mears, pastor of Glendale Baptist Church joins this conversation along with staff congregants about how […]
What’s a fetish? If you don’t know, be sure to listen. That’s what we discuss in today’s show. Listen here: SMR#256: Fetishes
Greg and I had been married only a few months, but reality was already setting in. The marital bliss was wearing thin. Things weren’t so hunky-dory any more. Marriage was proving to be much harder than I thought. And when I wanted to talk to someone about my fears and frustrations, guess who I naturally […]
No matter what we have done, God is determined to reveal the fault lines running deep within our character so that we will allow Him to strengthen those faults and restore our relationship with Him. Our fault lines are the most vulnerable points that Satan will continue to target. He uses our favorite flavors of […]
The Passion Principles Has been released! To Celebrate, we’re offering a special giveaway JUST for you! Enter by February 28, 2014 Midnight EST Best of luck! Enter here: a Rafflecopter giveaway What Others Have Said: “When the passion dies, the marriage often follows. So many will never divorce and remain miserably married. The Passion Principles […]
If the two of you had sex with each other prior to marriage, you can certainly begin the healing process by initiating two small steps that can have a huge impact on your relational dynamic: Take responsibility for your part in the dance of sexual dysfunction. Start with a clean slate by forgiving both yourself and your […]