Podcast

Join us for the second part of a series with Lynn Griesemer, author of Porn Free , How to Decrease the Demand for Pornography. We will discuss the impacts of pornography on our relationships with God, with family, with friends and with coworkers.

Tune in to hear how:

1. Porn wounds all relationships even our relationship with God
2. Porn damages our relationship with ourselves
3. Ask yourself – Has porn changed the way I look at others?

Lynn Griesemer, author of Porn Free , How to Decrease the Demand for Pornography, joins Jim on the podcast to discuss her approach to decreasing the demand for pornography in our own lives, our families, Church and society.

Listen As We Discuss How:

1. Porn won’t stop until we curb our appetite for it.
2. Porn has no place in a culture that values respect and integrity.
3. Everyone has porn story one way or the other.

Continuing with the “new year better you” theme, Jim outlines 5 specific areas of growth to help us in our recovery or just to lead a more flourishing life.

You’ll Learn:

1. We are made by God as Body – Mind – Spirit and we must take care of each area.

2. Our brains are only as good as what we fill them with.

3. The new year is a great time to reflect on which relationships need healing or renewal.

In this episode, Jim provides 5 practical tips to start the year with a ” new you” attitude and outlook. These simple, but by no means easy tips can guide us to better recovery and simply be a means to help us become the sons and daughters of a loving Father which God intends.

Takeaways:

1. Don’t expect someone else to save you

2. Foster a commitment to excellence

3. Choose happiness

Advent is a season of hope, and in this episode, Jim and Keith break open scripture to discuss St. Joseph, his faith, his likely fear and how he had hope anyway.

Takeaways:

1. Sometimes we just have to ” show up” even when we feel afraid or anxious

2. Faith can sustain us if we trust the Father in good times and bad

3. Look forward to starting anew this Advent and each day in Christ

In this episode Jim and Fr. Hoffa discuss the Pope’s recent comments on pornography to seminarians as well as the very misdirected and incorrect response from a German priest.

Takeaways:

1. The spiritual attacks from pornography are real

2. Celibate life is a gift to be cherished

3. No one is immune from the addictive nature and harms of pornography

In this episode, Jim outlines why planning, goals and virtue development are so important in recovery. You’ll learn why it’s important to realize it’s not just one thing but a change of mindset and focus on priorities and values that help you on the recovery journey.

Takaways:

1. Simple but not easy steps to building Integrity

2. We need to turn failures into learning moments

3. We need to shift our mindset from the default find the “easy” thing to finding the harder more benfical thing

It is the season of gratitude. Thanksgiving and Christmas bring family and friends together to celebrate their many blessings.

But how are you supposed to be grateful in tough times? Jim shares his thoughts in this episode of “Integrity Restored.”

You’ll discover:

• Specific blessings you can find in difficult moments.
• Tips for appreciating life at all times.
• How to focus on what you have rather than what you don’t have.

When faced with the life-altering diagnosis of a special needs child, a marriage is cracked open to reveal, both spouses feel unworthy of love. In this episode, Jim and Mary discuss the role of addiction in trying to mask and soothe their brokenness, how they broke free, and the hope for other marriages suffering from pornography usage.

Jim brings us the facts, the stark truths and the effects pornography is having on our kids today along with what we can do about it as parents, grandparents, clergy and educators responsible for the youth in our lives.

Takeaways:

1. Average age of first exposure is 8-11 years old
2. This can’t be a one and done conversation
3. We as the adults need to take the lead in educating ourselves and then the kids about the harms of pornography