*This blog was written by Jessica Claire and originally published on ChastityProject.com. I unexpectedly had a fifteen year old girl come up to me yesterday and ask for prayer for freedom from a pornography addiction she’d had for years. She probably wondered why I was grinning as she told me. I smiled because I knew […]
If you haven’t yet subscribed to our podcast on iTunes, do that here. You are not going to want to miss an episode! In today’s podcast I sit down with Cecilia Warr. We discuss how Cecilia started looking at porn and eventually became addicted, as well as how she eventually found healing. We also discuss […]
One of our long term goals for Integrity Restored is to provide a therapist listing where you can find a trustworthy mental health professional to provide counsel on the road to recovery. Many people have shared stories about their experiences of therapy. Some have had their marriages resurrected with the assistance of a skilled counselor, […]
When Chris came to me for help for his pornography addiction he sincerely wanted to uncover and resolve the root causes of his addiction. He had read stories about people addicted to pornography and sex who as children had been abused, neglected, or were raised by alcoholics. Because he had experienced none of these traumas in his life he […]
Chuck was doing well in his recovery. He had four months of healthy sobriety; however, he complained of being bored with life. Not much interested him. He went to school and work everyday but found little enjoyment in it. He believed he might be depressed but didn’t know why. He thought that giving up porn […]
Scott had been married a year when he began to have difficulty having sex with his wife. He was finding it more difficult to achieve and maintain an erection with her. At the age of 30 he couldn’t believe he was struggling with erectile dysfunction! He consulted his family doctor about it and was referred […]
John and Christine are engaged to be married. As part of their diocesan marriage prep program, they are meeting regularly with their pastor and an older married couple in their parish. During one meeting their pastor asked them how they felt about pornography use in marriages. Both John and Christine were taken off-guard with the […]
After the recent SCOTUS decision, we need a win! I, myself, have been overwhelmed with rainbows on social media of late, and for those of us who value traditional marriage, motherhood and fatherhood, the future seems uncertain. This decision has made it clear that we are currently living in and environment of “social sin” which […]
I was recently interviewed by Patrick Coffin on Catholic Answers Live. It was a one hour show in which I took questions from people coming from different perspectives (spouses; individuals; parents). I hope this show will be a blessing to you.
People often ask me for a broad overview of the recovery process. I view recovery as a three tiered process: Sobriety, Inner Healing, and Transformation. Sobriety Being sober means no longer using the substance to which you were addicted—pornography. Many people rate their success by the number of days, weeks, months or years of sobriety. […]
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