All Relationship articles
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ArticleShowing up for one another
Jamie Phear believes we need to walk out all aspects of our lives – the joy and the pain – in close community, as that is a vital part of our spiritual formation
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OpinionFive early warning signs of domestic abuse that Christians might miss
Writer Sally Hope explores how faith, church culture and well-meaning theology can sometimes obscure serious red flags in relationships. With clarity and compassion, she highlights warning signs that Christian women need to recognise early, in order to stay safe and supported.
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ArticleIs attraction spiritual or scientific?
As Christian women, we recognise our superior makeup from our creator, but that doesn’t mean we don’t struggle to figure out how it all works! With help from Dr Becky Howie, a Christian GP, this section is a space to have some health – and specifically women’s health – demystified so that we can better understand and appreciate the bodies we inhabit.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: My partner is suffering from depression and anxiety, and I feel helpless
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, the Woman Alive team answer a married woman whose husband is suffering from depression and anxiety.
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ArticleI’m fine…until I’m not
Based on an extract from her latest book, I’m Fine. Really?, life coach Darla Nelson looks at why we often hide our true emotions and how honesty sets us free
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OpinionWhen the enemy sends a counterfeit husband
Kate Orson explores the painful reality that even sincere, God-seeking Christians can find themselves deceived in relationships that appear spiritually promising.
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OpinionAs an older Christian woman, this is what I would say to Raye’s cry ‘Where’s my husband?’
Writer Marcia Dixon reflects on Raye’s hit single, using it as a springboard to discuss how older women of faith can mentor younger ones in love, confidence, and godly living.
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Opinion‘I’m Christian, single and frightened. Don’t judge me’
Sophie Sanders explores the raw fears and quiet faith of living as a single Christian in a culture obsessed with coupling up. With honesty and hope, she reflects on unmet expectations, God’s providence, and why singleness is not a second-class calling.
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OpinionHow God saved my sister from a narcissist
After two years of prayer, our Woman Alive contributor witnessed God’s faithfulness in rescuing her sister from the grip of an abusive relationship.
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Article‘No thank you, I’m a child of God’
Twenty-one-year-old dancer and actress Laetitia Iacono spoke with our editor Tola-Doll Fisher about fame, faith and finding her voice
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OpinionWhen Andrew Tate met Bonnie Blue: faith, feminism, and the fight for truth
Sophie Dianne explores Andrew Tate’s controversial views on faith, masculinity, and women’s roles—particularly in light of a recent podcast with adult performer Bonnie Blue.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I feel bitter towards my dead husband
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, the Woman Alive team answer a wife who is angry with what she has found out about her dead husband.
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ArticleHardwired for connection
Marrying for the first time at the age of 43, Rev Katherine Chow recognises the deep inner need we all have to be seen as worthy of love
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I know what I want in a husband, but should I lower my expectations?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Marcia Dixon answers a woman in her late twenties who is worried she will never find a husband.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: How do I set boundaries with a toxic friend?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, relationships and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Dr Kathrine McAleese answers a reader who wants to know how to deal with a difficult friend.
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ArticleShedding a light on unhealthy relationships, lies, manipulation, rape and grooming
Hope Bonarcher isn’t feeling there is much to celebrate for women within our culture – but reminds us what good news the gospel is for all of us
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ArticleChristian marriage is important for the Church
Kate Orson highlights how marriage is part of God’s original design, but believes we’ve become far too obsessed by it
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ArticleLet’s stop viewing marriage through rose-tinted glasses
Veronica Zundel believes that Christian marriage has become an idol for today’s Church
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ArticleAre Christian women ashamed of their own sexuality?
Sex therapist Emma Waring delves into the cultural double standards that have existed for millennia, and which perpetuate the shame and guilt that women can feel around pleasure and intimacy
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Article‘I found freedom in submission’
Growing up feminist, Kate Orson was initially disgusted by Ephesians 5. But she says she has learned to trust that God’s way is best
