About a year ago, a priest approached me at a conference and made the following observation. “My students today seem different than they were a few years ago. It used to be that when someone was struggling with pornography and masturbation, I could recommend filters and a more structured prayer life and that would take […]
I fell in love with my now ex-husband during my favorite season: the time between Halloween and Thanksgiving. We shared our friends and family at holiday gatherings, taking turns introducing each other with pride. It was a deeply bonding experience to watch the other represent our partnership to new people. At night, we twinkled over […]
Pornography is a big problem in our society, particularly among young people. What many people don’t realize is how addictive pornography is. We now have the neuroscience evidence to show us that pornography is an addictive substance. Many experts call Internet pornography the new crack cocaine. So how is pornography addictive? Well, whenever we discuss […]
*This article first appeared on meganmurphyministries.com I got the freak-out phone call. A mom crying and yelling about her son. She had found porn on his device, and was heartbroken and enraged. A few years earlier, her husband’s addiction to porn had destroyed and ended their marriage. This mom is a devout and faithful Catholic woman […]
If you haven’t yet subscribed to our podcast on iTunes, you can do that here. Today I chat with Sam Guzman, founder and editor of The Catholic Gentleman about how social media is killing our attention span and will power, and how this can lead us to a porn addiction or keep us stuck in […]
For most of my life, I have had a strange relationship with my body. I used to hate her and tried to destroy her by drinking alcohol, doing drugs, and binge eating. I used to use her, trading her as currency to anyone who dated me, hoping to get love in exchange for sex. I […]
If you haven’t yet subscribed to our podcast on iTunes, you can do that here. In today’s podcast I talk about how to avoid common pitfalls people can often fall into after a relapse, and how to actually use a relapse as a means of growth. In the podcast I mention a recent debate I […]
Before we jump into today’s blog I want to offer a shoutout to Gary Wilson, founder of YourBrainOnPorn.com. It was Gary who helped me formulate my answer to this objection. Gary, I think it’s safe to say, knows more about porn’s impact on the brain than any other human on the planet. Thanks Gary. I […]
I was recently interviewed by Laura Ingraham of Fox News about pornography. We discussed how pornography is negatively impacting individuals, relationships and society at large. We also discussed my new book, The Porn Myth. Throughout the interview I did my best to keep bringing the conversation back to the goodness of sexual intimacy and why pornography is […]
If you haven’t yet subscribed to our podcast on iTunes, do can do that here. In this podcast I chat with Fr. Sean Kilcawley about the three things that, when done together, bear the most fruit when it comes to recovering from porn addiction: group, therapy, and spiritual direction. Find a 12 step group here. […]
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