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 […]
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. […]
We have closed groups on Facbeook for men and women. The following was shared by James in the men’s group. He gave permission for us to share it here. Keep in mind that while James is addressing just men here, SA is also for women. I first heard about SA (Sexaholics Anonymous) when I was […]
Last year I had the honor of giving the opening keynote at the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Summit. This is a summit which brings together amazing people from all over the world who are fighting, in one form or another, sexual exploitation. At last years’ summit there were several hundred people in attendance from […]
If you haven’t subscribed to our podcast, you totally should. You should do that here. Part 1: Part 2: This is a two-part series of interviews I did with Jason Evert in which we respond to your questions about pornography. Learn more about Jason and the work he’s involved in at Chastity Project What you […]
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