Ella Hutchinson specializes in counseling wives of sex addicts. In this 3-part blog series, she looks at common questions these wives ask. (Go back to read Part 1 or Part 2 of the series.) #7: Is there hope? Can a man like this change? Recovery from sexual addiction is very…
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Redeeming My Marriage After Porn Addiction: Robi’s Story
I never thought my life would have any association with the word pornography. I grew up in a Christian family with my mom, dad, and brother. My childhood was great. We didn’t even have a computer until I was in my college years. My dad never had any objectionable material…
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My Husband Was a Porn Addict: How He Earned Back My Trust
Ten years ago, we were missionaries in the Solomon Islands, arriving at the goal of our ministry: finishing a New Testament translation in the Arosi language. Ten years ago my husband Andy also had a pretty serious problem with Internet pornography. He described it this way: “Porn was always on…
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Should I Tell My Wife the Truth About My Porn Addiction?
After his wife had caught him for the third time, Steve came into Heart to Heart Counseling Center and admitted he was trapped in a secret world of pornography and masturbation. In his first counseling session, one major question replayed in his mind. No, the question wasn’t, “How do I…
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How NOT to Tell Your Spouse About Your Porn Addiction
If you’ve been dealing with a porn addiction for any amount of time, confessing it to your spouse can be a very difficult and overwhelming thing to do. The anticipation of their pain and their feelings of betrayal is almost enough to keep you silent. Your web browser does not…
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Your Fear of Getting Caught Is Contributing to Your Porn Addiction
What is your biggest fear? For me personally, it’s snakes. I hate snakes—even little, innocent, harmless garter snakes. I know they can’t hurt me. I’ve been told they’re more afraid of me than I am of them. I don’t care. I despise them. It still curls my nose hairs when…
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7 Conversation Starters to Discuss Your Porn Addiction With Your Spouse
Your journey to freedom from pornography most likely didn’t take only one conversation, one moment of healing, or one act of repentance. Instead, it’s been made up (or will be made up) of many rounds of discussion, many layers of healing, and a multitude of confessions because bad habits are…
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My 40 Years in the Desert: Decades of Struggle with Sex and Porn Addiction
For as long as I could remember, I struggled with relationships. I remember in my 20’s reading about people who were addicted to serial relationships, but I disregarded this notion thinking my struggle was one I could easily overcome if I just put my mind to it—though I never actually…
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Building Trust Despite His Relapses: Hope for Wives of Porn Addicts
This is a story I hear a lot from women: “My husband just can’t seem to kick the habit. We’ve been in this fight for years now. Whenever he gets caught, he seems to feel really badly about it. He’ll do all the right things. He seems really open about…
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My Porn Addiction Started With a Book and a Babysitting Job (Part 2)
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…
