I like talking to my kids. I like when my kids ask questions. I like God’s gift of sex. So why is it so difficult to talk to my kids about sex? Why do I freeze up, fumble my words and feel like a failed parent afterward? I want to…
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How to Talk to Your Husband about His Porn Use
If you’re reading this article, you may be one of the thousands of women each year who discover that their husband’s online viewing habits include pornography. Perhaps you’re a woman whose relationship with your husband has been negatively impacted by his porn use, or you object to his use of…
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High School Student Opens Up About Porn in His School
Normal. When I sat down to talk with 16-year-old high school junior Sam about his exposure to pornography in public schools, the first word he used to describe it was “normal.” Sam was homeschooled through elementary and middle school, so when he started attending public high school as a sophomore,…
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2 Things Your Spouse Doesn’t Need to Know About Your Porn Use
If there are certain things you shouldn’t tell your spouse about your porn addiction, it must mean there are important things s/he does needs to know. First and foremost, that you are using pornography. Confessing to your spouse, either before or after you’ve been caught, is crucial for your recovery…
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How Reading Books (For Fun!) Can Help You Overcome Porn
Are you on the lookout for new ways to fight the temptation to look at porn? Obviously, there are a LOT of great books and articles out there to help you quit porn. You can check out our article 22 of the Best Books on Porn Addiction and Recovery. Or,…
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Why Your Husband Looks at Women Online (And What to Do About It)
Why would your husband look at another woman, whether online or in real life? From billboards to sex flicks to websites and chat rooms, opportunities are rampant. And it’s as easy as “sexting” pictures of oneself and others. The format matters little. The results are the same: devastation. Because it’s…
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What Every Wife of a Sex Addict Has a Right to Know About Her Husband’s Recovery
When sex addicts are in early recovery, their wives (if they have chosen to stay in the marriage) live in fear. Fear that you will relapse. Fear that you will cheat again. Fear that you may lose your job because of a slip at work. There are more fears than…
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Do You Have the Emotional Intelligence to Quit Porn?
“Yeah, I would say Kevin is making good progress with his pornography addiction,” Carol told me during a couple’s session when I asked if she thought her husband was on the right path of recovery. “But there’s still something wrong. He doesn’t talk, except to give one-word answers, and I…
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Christian Women Need to Talk About Sexuality
I was shocked when they announced the title of the next book study that we would be doing. I was sitting in a room in my church next to Zack, surrounded by other small group leaders. “This is a conversation that we need to have more often in church,” my…
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Breaking the Insane Rituals of Pornography
Watching pornography often involves several rituals—whether we’re aware of it or not. And whether we’re aware of it or not, it likewise requires rituals to break free from watching pornography. Anti-Ritualism in America If you’re a Christian struggling with porn, that may seem odd. A 2017 Pew Research poll showed…
