More and more I meet women who are so disheartened because their husbands have stopped really initiating sex and have instead gone to porn for satisfaction. I hear this from women who say they miss having sex with their husbands, and they just don’t know what to do to reestablish…
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My Porn Addiction Started With a Book and a Babysitting Job (Part 1)
Lacy is a wife, mother of four sons, author, women’s recovery coach, and advocate for female recovery efforts. She advocates for research, new treatment and recovery methods for women, and education of parents. She won’t stop talking and writing until every woman who struggles knows that she’s not the only…
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6 Common Questions Asked By Wives of Porn Addicts
The following is an excerpt from our free e-book, Porn and Your Husband: A Recovery Guide for Wives. Why does he look at porn? There are a few things you need to understand about your husband’s heart and his use of porn. The first is simply that men are visually…
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Willing To Be Healed
Ten years old. That’s when it started. I had begun to feel strange urges to look at women without their clothes on, but couldn’t bring myself to talk about these feelings with my parents. Instead, I gave in. Using the Internet Explorer on my Wii U, I exposed myself, completely…
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Porn Was My Sex Education: Joy Skarka’s Story
I first saw porn in fifth grade. I remember the day like it was yesterday. My friend and I just got back from basketball camp and went up to my room to play. I had a small Dell laptop sitting on my desk and my friend said, “Let me show…
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5 Popular Reasons Why Guys Like to Watch Porn
Many people, especially women, wonder why so many men like pornography. They have difficulty understanding how certain photographs and videos can have such a hold on men’s attention. Men’s attraction to pornography is due to a complex combination of biological, psychological and sociological processes, but they can be condensed into…
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From the Depths of Addiction to the Heights of Redemption: Steve Etner’s Journey to Purity
In this powerful episode of The Point of Purity Podcast, join host Karen Potter and Rob Stoddard as he interviews renowned Purity Coach and author Steve Etner, from Pure Man Ministry. Discover the transformative journey of overcoming a 30-year addiction to lust, porn, and masturbation. Gain insights into Steve's 12-week…
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Couples Watching Porn Together: Better sexual satisfaction?
Many people claim porn can increase a couple’s sexual satisfaction—making us excited about sex with our partner and giving us fresh ideas in the bedroom. The fact that people watch porn because they find it exciting and pleasurable isn’t up for debate. But is it really conducive to true intimacy and real sexual satisfaction? Porn Use…
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Sexual Sanity for Women (Book Review)
When I was asked to review Sexual Sanity for Women, I was far less than excited. As a woman who battled pornography addiction, I know the frustration of trying to find resources to help me. At first there were none, and then the men’s resources were just reprinted more gender…
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Porn Is Not Your Biggest Problem
*This post contains mention of sexual assault. I spent many college nights scrolling through porn on my phone. Image after image flickered across my screen, but they always left me longing for more. One image or video was never enough to erase my loneliness or cure my sexual desire. Just…
