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Lisa Eldred is the Educational Content Strategist at Covenant Eyes, and has 10 years of experience in researching and writing about porn addiction and recovery. She has authored numerous blog posts and ebooks, including More Than Single, Hobbies and Habits, and New Fruit, which was co-authored with Crystal Renaud Day. Her writing about faith and fandoms can be found at Love Thy Nerd.

Sick of Seeing “Those Images”? Omnomnomify Them.

I have a love-hate relationship with certain websites. Sites like DailyMail or Huffington Post will often have thoughtful, articulate articles about, say, how porn is impacting kids…and there, in the sidebar, are a host of…

Don Jon: Pornography, Hollywood, and a Wake-Up Call to Young Men

Editor’s Note: This article analyzes a film that uses highly mature language and images. Reader discretion is advised. Jon’s favorite sound in the world is the startup sound of his computer, the sound that brings…

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Internet Responsibility Away at College: What parents can do to continue online protection

College is a strange transitional time for students. Freshmen, for the first time, will find themselves out of Mom and Dad’s care and into the transitory semi-responsibility of dorm life adulthood. This means they have a…

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Calculating the Value of Accountability

Is the price of Internet safety really worth it? Money is a contentious issue. In fact, it’s one of the leading causes of stress in relationships. And for those who are looking to cut costs,…

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New Legal Requirements for Your Child’s Privacy

Shortly after Edward Snowden’s whistleblowing on the Government’s massive data-gathering and surveillance program, another massive breach of privacy was discovered. For more than a year, a bug had allowed Facebook users to download the contact information…

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Social Pruning: How Teens Understand Online Privacy

On Mother’s Day, 15-year-old Nichole Cable walked to the end of her long, secluded driveway in order to obtain marijuana from a Facebook acquaintance named Bryan Butterfield. Instead, a masked man jumped from the bushes,…

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Why I’m excited about Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Don Jon (and you should be too)

“There’s only a few things I really care about in life. My body, my pad, my ride, my family, my church, my boys, my girls…and my porn.” So begins the trailer to Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial…

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“A Clear Life”: Why one family still uses Accountability when their kids are grown

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Leila Hoffman, a long-time Accountability user, about why she uses Covenant Eyes.  “When you were in school, did you ever look at a piece of amber?” Leila…

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Why spying on your husband is a bad idea (and what to do instead)

“I used to dream that I would meet a prince But God Almighty, have you seen what’s happened since?” -Madame Thenardier, Les Miserables One of the things I dislike about most Disney princesses is that they…