These days, we’re often told to believe in ourselves, build our self-esteem, and take pride in our abilities and accomplishments. But this pride might be what undermines our ability to deal with deeply ingrained struggles—like porn. In a 2009 article for Psychological Science, behavioral scientists Nordgren, van Harreveld, and van…
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Where do you find encouragement on the journey away from porn?
“I messed up again.” As an ally for many friends, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that phrase! So what’s the biblical way to encourage someone? More specifically, how do you encourage someone who is battling a sin struggle with pornography? Earlier this year, we looked at…
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The Growl of an Empty Stomach
Although this is written in the first person as a man, it applies identically to both genders. Trying to include male and female pronouns got to be too cumbersome! Ladies, please read and translate as needed. Do you ever go grocery shopping when you’re hungry? What typically happens is you…
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Pornhub and Sex Trafficking: Do You Know the Facts?
We typically think of sex trafficking as something that happens far away in developing countries, but it’s happening right in our backyard. It’s happening on our computer screens, and a big culprit is the mainstream pornography distributor Pornhub. Let’s take a look at the connection between Pornhub and sex trafficking…
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Day 9: The Three Stages of Recovery
Today Brandon and Tonia talked through the three stages of recovery from betrayal trauma. These stages are not always linear, just as the stages of grief are not always linear, but almost every partner experiencing betrayal trauma will undergo them. Impact Phase Meaning Phase Moving On Phase You can read…
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10 Ways to Help Your Spouse Heal after Sexual Betrayal
If you are the one who has wounded your spouse with your sexual acting out and you’ve read beyond the title of this article, I’ll assume you have at least some level of interest in helping her heal. There is a fast-growing number of women struggling with pornography and sexually…
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Day 1: Meet Brandon and Tonia
Welcome to the first day of Restored Vows. We hope and pray that this is another step towards restoration in your marriage. This is a two-week challenge. It’s designed to help get you thinking deeply about your past and how that impacts current porn use, as well as how your…
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The Best Accountability Tools for Christians
Here’s an overview of some of the best accountability tools for Christians, based solidly on biblical teaching, with practical suggestions for how to use them. Do we need accountability tools? At Covenant Eyes, we believe accountability is a critical ingredient in the recipe to overcome porn. More importantly, we believe…
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5 Questions Singles Often Ask About Lust & Pornography
How can a single Christian remain pure in a sexualized culture? Before we released More Than Single: Finding Purpose Beyond Porn, Covenant Eyes surveyed hundreds of its members, asking what questions they have about singleness and overcoming pornography. Here are the top five questions we received. Note: This post was originally a…
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Friends, Coworkers, and Allies: Kody and Ben’s Story
Kody and Ben have been friends for almost 10 years. They have what most would call a “normal” friendship—hanging out on the weekends, walking through life’s challenges together, and even working at the same company! But, here’s one other thing about Kody and Ben’s friendship that you might not expect:…
