Guest post by Sean Brennan, a board-certified Christian counselor (AACC) and certified Pastoral Sexual Addiction Professional (PSAP) with a master's degree in pastoral counseling. Read more about his …
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Guest post interview with Sean Brennan and Julia Daniels Sean Brennan spent 35 years serving his country — 20 as an FBI agent, with additional years in the Army, including deployments to war zones wit…
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Joshua Broome was once one of the most famous porn stars in the world. Just five years into his career, Josh starred in over 1,000 adult films, was named Top Adult Male Performer of the Year, and earn…
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"He is not doing enough," exclaimed Susan speaking about her husband Artie who betrayed her with his numerous affairs and pornography use. Her statement left me a little puzzled, since I thought Artie…
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“As clinicians began adapting the Alcoholics Anonymous model to sexual addiction and problematic sexual behavior, they also carried forward many of its assumptions about partners. Wives and husbands o…
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In sex addiction recovery, it’s important to understand the need for non-sexual touch. Many addicts may have come from families or cultures where physical affirmation in the form of hugs, kisses, pats…
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For too many years, if you wanted to live with integrity on an iPhone, you were stuck between a rock and a hard place. You either deleted every "risky" app and lived like it was 1995, or you used clun…
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Guest repost by Bill Herring, LCSW, CSAT (shared with permission) One of the essential skills of a truly mature human being is the ability to apologize for the inevitable transgressions of life. A ful…
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“My partner said it was ‘just privacy.’ But what he really meant was secrecy—and that destroyed everything.” When trust is shattered by pornography addiction, partners often find themselves questionin…
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“What about porn use and masturbation? Could you please talk about this topic?” This legitimate request crops up sometimes in our private online community survey. That’s probably because masturbation …
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Are you struggling secretly with porn and worried because you can’t seem to make any progress? Before things spiral further out of control for you or someone you love, let’s dive into the reasons why …
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If you struggle with anxiety and you also watch porn, have you seriously considered that pornography use could be contributing to the problem? In a recent National Library of Medicine article research…
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The pleasures of masturbation can often feel too great to give up. But, masturbation has the potential to develop into a compulsive habit tied to pornography. You may be wondering how to quit masturba…
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Are you frequently hiding an ongoing porn habit – and wondering to yourself, Is porn bad enough to really worry about? You’re not alone! In 2024 survey data collected by Barna, not only do 61% of adul…
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We're honored to share our interview with author and therapist, Sam Jolman, who recently published his book for men: The Sex Talk You Never Got Sam answers the question "why men watch porn", addressin…
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Porn can be one of the most isolating problems you can possibly have. It’s a vice that most people use in complete secrecy. Because it causes so much guilt and shame, and it’s hard to admit to others …
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A popular “women and accountability meme” circulated the internet a few years back, claiming that women regularly fail to hold themselves accountable for their actions. However, we’re highlighting som…
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We're so grateful to share a guest post by Dr. Joy Skarka, author, Her Freedom Journey: A Guide Out of Porn and Shame to Authentic Intimacy who writes from her personal experience and research. Do wom…
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Have you had a personal D-Day? As far back as 20 years ago, D-Day in a romantic relationship referred to a traumatic discovery or disclosure of porn use. Jaco chooses not dwell on his D-Day, but inste…
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they speak in proverbial locker-room talk or dirty jokes. *And that lack of healthy conversation* becomes an embodied ache or frustration we carry within our sexuality.” ~ Sam Jolman Therapist and aut…
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I first started on my journey of recovery in 2010. My life was misery, living in the dark, with a lot of self loathing that just kind of paralyzed me. Paralyzed by self-loathing: how porn affected Eri…
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I discovered pornography at a pretty young age, like many other guys. In fact, I was first exposed to it through a classmate at my Christian school ironically enough – in 6th grade. I didn't even real…
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Guest repost from Dr. Andrew Bauman, LMHC, author and co-founder of the Christian Counseling Center. His passion is to:“work with both individuals and couples in crisis, those impacted by unwanted sex…
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" Swift is far from the only woman, famous or otherwise, to have been subjected to AI-generated explicit images of themselves without their permission…Swifties have been vocal in the need for more pro…
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In the name of sexual freedom, some people say porn is sex positive. But that’s not how Amu experienced pornography when it took hold of her life in her pre-teen years. Breaking the Bondage of Porn: A…
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We're so grateful for customers who are willing to share their stories to help others on their journey to freedom from porn! Here's one especially for fathers. (Trigger warning for those in recovery f…
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I asked ChatGPT how to stop compulsive porn use. Its answer was crazy good. So good, in fact, that I wanted to share that "conversation" with you. The six key points are direct quotes from ChatGPT wit…
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Maybe you’ve been caught red-handed in your porn habit, and shame has sent you into hiding. You know you’re guilty as charged. You WANT to quit porn. But guilt’s evil twin shame sends you running righ…
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Not surprisingly, neuroscience and psychologists have uncovered links to personal trauma and porn use, especially for those struggling with compulsive sexual behaviors. Any sort of past traumatic even…
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The long-running jokes about failing on New Year's resolutions are getting a bit old, don't you think? According to studies, only nine percent of resolutioners actually succeed in their goals, and a f…
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I recently had an enlightening conversation with \John, an athletic trainer for a local junior college football team. He opened up about his battle with pornography. Also he shared with me a few helpf…
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You're doing your best. You've known for a while that pornography has become a problem in your life. You're seeing how often you get triggered, and how integral porn has become as a way to escape or n…
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Understanding pornography triggers - how they work and how to avoid them - requires answering the larger question of why a person is triggered. A preoccupation with pornography might begin as just tha…
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As much as we want it to be easy, pornography recovery can be a challenge, one often riddled with setbacks and relapses. You don't have to be an addict to know how hard it can is, or from experiencing…
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(Part 1 is here) In last week's post, we discussed ways to open a conversation with your child/teenager about pornography, how to make a game plan for situations that they may face, and things you can…
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"He got started on pornography when he found his dad's stash. He was 8 years old at the time." A religious leader related this story to me (without revealing any personal information) with tears in hi…
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