E60 - Rachael Killackey from Magdala Ministries to Discuss the Other Half of the Room: Women, P*rnography, and the Road to Healing

Send us Fan MailWe talk a lot about men and p*rnography. But what about the woman sitting three rows back in the same parish, carrying the same secret, with nowhere to turn? And what about the betrayed husband who just discovered his wife is the one struggling? In this episode, Steve sits down with Rachael Killackey, founder and executive director of Magdala Ministries and author of Love in Recovery, to have an important conversation. Women struggle with p*rn too. And the way they struggle, the way they hide, and the way they heal is not the same as men. This episode is for the woman who needs help and hope. It's for the betrayed husband who just found out his wife is the one struggling. And it's for every priest and counselor who wants to serve the whole room, not just half of it.In this episode we cover:How Rachael founded Magdala Ministries and why she chose Mary Magdalene as its patronStatistics on women and p*rnHow shame hits differently for women, including what often happens when they bring this to confessionWomen's pathways into p*rn, including visual content, erotica, hookup culture, and the growing threat of AIHow women healThe core wounds beneath the behavior and what men and women actually share at the rootBetrayal trauma when the roles are reversed, what the betrayed husband experiences and what he needsEpisode Timestamps:01:12 — Saint of the Day04:13 — Meet Rachael Killackey05:52 — Founding Magdala07:30 — Why Mary Magdalene09:22 — Women and P*rnography, The Reality10:51 — The Statistics on Women's Use12:23 — Shame and the Confessional17:05 — Breaking Isolation Together20:26 — Women's Hook, Imagination and Erotica22:46 — Prayer as Rewiring23:45 — Hookup Culture and Its Fallout26:30 — Culture, Access, and Normalization29:53 — How Women Heal32:29 — Mary, Surrender, and the Path Forward35:20 — The Core Wounds Beneath the Behavior37:26 — When the Husband Is the Betrayed Spouse43:35 — What Magdala Ministries Offers45:22 — Love in Recovery and Words of HopeAbout Rachael Killackey: Rachael Killackey is the founder and executive director of Magdala Ministries, the first Catholic ministry of its kind specifically for women healing from sexual addiction. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in theology from Ave Maria University, is pursuing her certification in sex addiction therapy, and has personally walked with over a thousand women through stories of shame, secrecy, and healing. Her book Love in Recovery is available through Ave Maria Press.🌐 magdalaministries.org 📖 Love in Recovery - avemariapress.comHELPFUL LINKS:-Join amazing groups of men in the Finally Free Group here.-Get daily CFP BOOST Texts by texting SUPPORT to (941) 279-2337 or here.-For 30 days Free of Covenant Eyes, sign up at:  https://www.covenanteyes.comCODE: CFP-Get a Wisephone!  Use Promo Code: CFP to save $25 -https://www.techless.com/CFP-Book an INTRO Call with Steve here.-Email: [email protected] up for the email newsletter -Donate to CFP