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Porn, Betrayal, Sex and the Experts — PBSE — 331 episodes

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1

Half-In, Half-Out Recovery: He Says He’s Changing but Keeps the “Addiction Door” Cracked Open

2

If He will NOT face His Porn Addiction—You as a Partner MUST find Your Voice NOW!

3

No D-Day, No Disclosure—But I KNOW I’ve Been Betrayed: Healing from Integrity Abuse When the Truth Is Still Hidden

4

We Want a Family, But He Just Disclosed His Porn Addiction—Now What?

5

He Says He Chooses Me... So Why Is He Still Thinking About Other Women?!

6

He Turned Me Into Porn . . . Now I Don't Want Sex at All—Is This Normal?!

7

The NECESSITY of Community in Recovery & Healing for Addicts and Betrayed Partners

8

Why Does My Heart Keep Moving Further Away . . . Even Though He’s Finally Trying?!

9

Can I or We ever Heal from his Trickled Truths, Multiple D-Days and Ongoing Lies?!

10

Can Someone Who Lived a Secret Sexual Life for 40 Years Ever be Truly Sober?

11

Relationship Healing Lives or Dies on "Consistent Transparency!"

12

Guardrails or Walls? Moving from Sexual Aversion to Healthy Intimacy in Recovery

13

He has the Right to Completely Screw Up His Life!

14

When Betrayal is Confessed, What are Healthy Boundaries for the Partner & Addict?

15

Can "Just Looking" Destroy a Marriage: Understanding Visual Sexual Addiction

16

From Shock to Self–Trust: Reclaiming Your Inner Truth After Betrayal

17

What Does "Proactive Honesty" in Your Daily Life & Relationships Look Like?

18

No Bullsh*t—What’s ACTUALLY Blocking An Addict’s TRUE Change?

19

How to Attain REAL and LASTING Change in 2026!

20

Face the Devastation You Have Heaped Upon Your Partner and then CHOOSE TO CHANGE!

21

My Partner is in Recovery. Should we let the past go and move on? Is there a place for “grieving” what was lost?

22

After Years of Porn Use, Will I Ever See My Partner as the “Most Attractive” Person in My Life?

23

When are Specific Details about an Addict's Behavior Helpful or Harmful for a Partner?

24

What is "Integrity Abuse" and How does it Impact the Betrayed Partner?

25

Why My Body Shuts Down: Understanding Sexual Trauma Responses After Years of Betrayal

26

How Do We Discover/Recover Healthy Sexual Intimacy After Sexual Toxicity and Betrayal?

27

Is my Partner a clinical "Narcissist" or does he just have Narcissistic Tendencies?

28

My Porn Addicted Partner uses photos of Family & Friends to Fantasize! What Do I Do?!

29

In a Relationship Filled with Betrayal—How Can I Trust He will Not Betray Me Again?!

30

What does ACTUAL Accountability look like for a Porn/Sex Addict in REAL Recovery?

31

My Partner says He Only Has Eyes for Me—but He’s Hooked on Porn—Should I Believe Him?

32

How Does a Porn/Sex Addict Coercing His Partner into Acting Out Fantasies Impact Them Both?

33

When Touch Feels Like Pressure: Breaking Free from Over-Sexualization

34

Big Gestures, Broken Trust—Living in the Cycle of Empty Commitments

35

As a Recovering Porn & Sex Addict—What Is Keeping Me In My Marriage?

36

"Everyone Thinks He’s Great . . . But They Don’t Know the Whole Story"

37

When Loving Him Means Losing Me—Do I Stay or Go?!

38

My Partner uses Porn to Punish Me for Not Losing Weight. How do I Recover from That?!

39

Healing for Betrayed Partners with a Sexually Abusive Past (PART 2)

40

The Impact of a Sexually Abusive Childhood on a Betrayed Partner (PART 1)

41

I Keep Finding Myself Hurt In Relationships with Porn/Sex Addicts—How Do I Break the Cycle?

42

Advice for Young Adults Balancing Mental Health, School, Life and Porn Addiction

43

Can I Have a Healthy Relationship with my Addict Partner without him Sharing His Past?

44

My Betrayed Partner regularly Screams & Lashes Out . . . How can I Help Her?

45

My Porn/Sex Addicted Partner tells me I just need to "Get over it" . . . So now what?!

46

My Addict Partner Keeps going Through Cycles of Taking Me For Granted! What Do I Do?

47

I'm Staying Away from Porn, But I Want to FEEL Repulsed by it. How?

48

Performance Anxiety” is Creating a WALL Between Me & My Betrayed Partner! What Advice do you have?

49

My Addict Partner is Now Identifying as “Polyamorous” and I Don’t Agree. Now What?

50

What if my Addict Partner and I Disagree About Boundaries—Now What?

51

How Long Should My Former Addict Partner Maintain Sobriety and Recovery Before I Consider Getting Back with Him?

52

As a Betrayed Partner, How Do I Stop Waiting Around for the Rug to be Pulled Out from Under Me–Again?!

53

As a Betrayed Partner, How do I Talk to my Teenage Kids About Healthy Sexuality?

54

Do you REALLY want Intimate CONNECTION or Not?

55

How Do I Navigate the Dating World After My Marriage Ended Due to Porn?

56

My Habit of “Pornifying” Everything has Ruined Enjoyable Media for Me & My Partner! Can We Ever be “Healthy” Again?

57

Do I have to wait for the “Formal Amends” process before my Addict Partner shows any real change?

58

How Can He “Look Past” My Body & Be Aroused by Real Love?!

59

Sex Isn't Mutually Pleasurable in our Relationship. How do We Elevate the Experience?

60

My Addict Partner Keeps saying “Sorry” & He’s “Trying,” but He’s NOT Meeting my Real Needs!

61

My Addict Partner has “Backed Off” from His Recovery. Why Can’t he See it’s About More Than Just Being “Sober”?

62

Recovery is My Choice, So I don’t Need Her Help Making Choices . . . Right?

63

My Partner FINALLY Admitted to His Porn Addiction, but He won’t do Recovery Work or Open Up. What Can I Do?!

64

I know my partner is positively changing, BUT how can I stay with a man who did such horrible things in his addiction?

65

What Is All This Recovery & Healing Work For? Is It Worth It? Why?

66

Since getting into Recovery, my Porn/Sex Addicted Partner went from Pleasant to Angry & Aggressive! What’s going on???

67

Is My Partner a Sex Addict or Just Getting Back at Me? He says He can Stop anytime.

68

As a Porn/Sex Addict, does, “I Want to Get Clean for Her” or “Be Worthy of Her” work as a Motive for Real Recovery?

69

My Porn/Sex Addict Partner Put Me Through Hell! Now He’s in Recovery & Wants to Reconcile—is it Worth the Risk?

70

As the Betrayed Partner of a Porn/Sex Addict, How Do I Know If/When I Know Enough About His Secret Behaviors?

71

Defensiveness Is KILLING Our Relationship - WHAT Do We DO?

72

Why Do Addicts Have Such a HARD Time Being HONEST?! How Can We DARE to Tell the TRUTH AT ALL COSTS?

73

How Do I Get to Find Happiness Again When My Addict Partner Keeps Relapsing? How can I be OK, No Matter What?

74

The Powerful Potential of “Consideration” in Recovery & the Betrayal Trauma Healing Process

75

Are You Fighting the Right War: Working Within the Facts, But NOT at the Cost of Connecting with the Feelings?

76

My Addict Partner has Certain Philias, Fetishes & Taboo Behaviors. What is the Impact of this on His Recovery & Our Relationship?

77

Why Do I Go Silent As the Partner of A Sex Addict, and How Do I Healthily Break Free of This?

78

My Partner Relapses, says He’s Sorry, does Better for a Time, then the Whole Cycle Starts Again!

79

Sex in Our Marriage has Always Been “Broken.” How do we Repair and Heal it?

80

I use Porn to Learn How to Please my Partner. That’s Healthy . . . Right?

81

As a Betrayed Partner, How do I Live “Empowered” Regardless of what my Addict Partner Does or Does Not Do?

82

Unless my Partner is “Diagnosed” as an “Addict,” his Porn Use is NOT a Problem . . . Right?

83

COLLABORATING as a Couple in the HARD Struggle of Recovery & Healing

84

My Addict Partner Only Engages in “Shallow Conversation.” Is there any Hope He will ever treat me like a True Friend and Partner?

85

How does a Betrayed Partner Navigate the News that their Sex Addict Partner has Contracted an Incurable STD?

86

Does My Addict Partner’s “Need” for Sex every 4 days Hinder His Recovery & My Healing?

87

What Do “Independence” & “Interdependence” Look Like in a Coupleship where My Partner Continues to Scan and Lust?

88

With His History of Dishonesty, Should I Just Trust that my Partner’s Relationship with an Attractive Coworker is “All Business”?

89

Is it My Responsibility to Make My Porn Addicted Partner Feel Comfortable so He Will Consistently Tell Me the Truth?

90

My Porn Addicted Partner has ADHD. He Insists I MUST Manage His Recovery for Him to Succeed. Is This Right?

91

“Men will Just be Men—Live with it?” REALLY?!

92

How Can I Support my Partner (who I Betrayed) so She Can Enjoy Life Again?

93

What are the differences and similarities between male and female betrayal-traumatized partners?

94

A Close Friend Matches My Addict Husband’s Past “Porn/Fantasy” Woman. I’m Triggered Whenever I’m Around Her! What Can I Do?!

95

For an Addict Seeking to Overcome “Public Scanning,” is the “3-Second Rule” Harmful or Helpful?

96

My Addict Partner was Doing Well in Recovery. Then the Lies Started Again. I’m Shattered! How do I Come Back from This?!

97

HOW Does an Addict Get to Real, Lasting SEXUAL & EMOTIONAL Sobriety & Recovery?

98

Why is Knowledge of Horrific Abuse in the Porn Industry NOT Enough to Make Men Quit Their Porn Habit?

99

I’ve Disclosed my Sexual Addiction history to my partner—now what? How do I best support her going forward?

100

What’s the Point in Staying with a Porn/Sex Addict? What’s in it for the Betrayed Partner?

101

The PBSE/Dare to Connect Approach vs 12-Step Support Groups

102

Because He’s a Sex Addict—even in Real Recovery—I will still Never Be Enough For Him! How do I Cope with That?!

103

What Does “Real Restitution” for Serious Betrayal in a Relationship Look Like?

104

Do I Have to Accept that my Addict Partner, even in Successful Recovery, could Betray Me Again?!

105

As a Partner, I’m Falling and Drowning—HOW DO I STOP! How do I TAKE BACK MY POWER?!

106

I Need My Sex Addict Partner be “all-in” with Recovery, and to Stop Throwing Me Under the Bus with Family & Friends!

107

How Can I Share my Authentic Feelings when my Addict Partner Reacts with Depression, Anxiety and/or Shame?

108

Can Porn/Sex Addicts be Habitual Liars—even about Small Stuff—and How Can They Stop?

109

Should We Consider a “Sex Fast”? And IF so, HOW do we NOT become “Disconnected” in the Process?

110

Now that my Sex/Porn Addiction is Out in the Open, my Betrayed Partner is Lashing Out! How do we Navigate this?!

111

Both Partners Have a Porn Addiction History. One is Pursuing Real Recovery and the other Refuses to do so; Now What?

112

How Can "Love" and "Attraction" Evolve Through Disclosure and the Recovery/Healing Process?

113

How Can my Family & Friends Support Me & My Partner in Recovery? How Much Should We Share & with Whom?

114

I Have Habitually, Continually Lied to My Partner! Is There Any Hope for Me and Us?

115

As an Addict, are you “Weaponizing your Weaknesses” as a Reason to NOT Commit to and Live “Real” Recovery?

116

After Deeply Betraying Her, How do I Help my Partner Feel Truly “Chosen” Again?

117

Is this Coupleship Issue a Dual Sex Addiction? Or Something More?

118

What Came First—His Emotional Disconnectedness or His Addiction?

119

My Partner’s Porn Addiction Ruined Our Sex Life! Can/Should We Seek a Total “Sexual Reset”?

120

Am I Just Too Insecure and Sensitive About What He Does in His “Private Time”?

121

“Healthy, Connecting Sexual Dynamic”? You Be the Judge.

122

Can He Ever “See” Me Physically & Sexually like He does His Porn Fantasies?

123

Is There a Correlation Between ADHD & Porn/Sex Addiction? Can You Cope with Both Collaboratively?

124

You Get to Decide What Level of Intimacy You Want in Your Relationship.

125

Can “Emotional Cheating” be Worse Than Sexual Betrayal?

126

How Do My Partner and I Successfully Navigate a “Therapeutic Separation”? How Do We Do This Well?

127

The More I Learn About His “Disgusting Past” the Less I Want to Have Sex with Him! How Can We Ever Recover From This?

128

What is the Betrayed Partner’s Responsibility in Rebuilding a Relationship?

129

How to have a Healthy Couples Dialogue in Tackling Sexually Triggering Topics

130

How Can an Addict and Partner Stay “Safe” During Holiday Trips and Vacations?

131

I Have Been Betrayed by So Many Men! What Steps Can I Take Going Forward to NOT be Hurt Again?!

132

Why do Betrayed Partners Feel Unsafe? What does it take to Feel Safe Again and Why is this Critical to Healing?

133

Episode 200!!! What Does it Mean to “Dare” in Your Relationship?

134

You Can Rewire Your Subconscious Mind—and Break Out of Porn/Sex Addiction!

135

SPECIAL EPISODE! For My Recovery & My Partner’s Healing—How Can I Stop “Scanning in Public”?

136

Sick and Tired of the Roller Coaster Ride of Porn/Sex Addiction? Here Are Some Simple Tools to Start Breaking Free.

137

My Spouse “Fooled” Me and Everyone in Our Family for Years! Now I Can’t Stand to Even Look at Him! Is there any Hope for us?

138

What is the Difference Between “Codependence” and Authentic Feelings & Boundaries?

139

How Can a Porn/Sex Addict in Recovery, most effectively project His Authenticity and Higher Self?

140

What is “His” Role and “Her” Role in Rebuilding Trust?

141

Should I Marry My Porn-Addicted Fiancé or Move On?

142

What Happens when Porn Use/Sex Addiction is Blamed on the so-called “Inadequacies” of a Partner?

143

After My Lying and Gaslighting, My Partner Won’t Believe Me! How Do I Show True Empathy & Rebuild Trust?

144

Boundaries, Trauma and “Long-Distance-Sex”–Where do We Go From Here?

145

Will Confronting my Addict’s "Acting-Out Partners" Help Me Heal?

146

What Place Does “Edging” Have or Not Have in Healthy Recovery and Healing a Relationship?

147

My Partner’s Definition of “What is Porn” is Different from Mine—We are at an Impasse—Now What?!

148

My Porn/Sex Addict Partner’s “Empathy Button” is Broken! What Can I Do?

149

How can we Connect When My Partner Acts Out and Then Goes to Shame—Silent, Stoic and Self-Absorbed?!

150

“Clearing Away the Wreckage of Your Past"—Recovery Lessons from Steve’s Metal Detecting Trip

151

I Want My Addict Partner to SUFFER; to Feel TERRIBLE like I do! Is that Normal? How Can I Stop this Feeling?!

152

Evolve from Treating the “Symptoms of Addiction” to a Real & Lasting “Change of Heart & Mind."

153

Should I Pay Off My New Spouse's "Porn Debt" So We Can Have a Solid Financial Start?

154

Is There a “Statute of Limitations” on Feelings, Betrayal Trauma and Disclosure?

155

How do I Stop Comparing Myself to Porn and His Sexual Fantasies?

156

If “Sex is Optional,” How can a Couple Possibly Stay Connected?!

157

How Can We Avoid the Traps and Pitfalls of Addiction Recovery and Betrayal Trauma Healing?

158

What Keeps us Stuck in Addiction and What Does “Real” Recovery Look Like?

159

What Happens When we “Weaponize” What Could be “Healthy Boundaries”?

160

“Normal Human Attraction” vs. “Toxic/Betraying Lust”?

161

What can I do about “Random ED Symptoms” in Sexual Intimacy with my Partner?!

162

Why are Sexual Boundaries Critical for a truly "Connected Coupleship"?

163

As a Partner in Betrayal Trauma, I Feel Resentment Toward my Addict Partner. How do I Manage this?!

164

How a lifetime of “Communication Trauma” can prevent “Healthy Connection” in the Here and Now.

165

The “Fallacy of Fairness”—Why I Cannot Stand Up For Myself with my Partner

166

What Does a Formal, Full “Disclosure” Look Like?

167

Having Trouble with “Couples Check-ins”? Give this a Shot.

168

When it comes to boundaries and consequences in recovery and healing, what is “my side of the street vs. his"?

169

Is all this “Recovery & Healing Crap” really Worth it? Hope for Couples.

170

Stop Focusing on your "Addiction Symptoms” and Get to your Core Issues!

171

Is there any “Good” to be Learned from Sex Addiction Behaviors and Betrayal Trauma?

172

My Partner has a Slip with Porn and I go Online to See What He was Looking at! How do I Stop this Painful Behavior?

173

If I Don’t Get Angry/Intense When My Partner Slips/Relapses, He Becomes Complacent! How Do I Find a Healthy Balance?

174

What if I Marry an Addict in Recovery and Down the Road He Stops Choosing Recovery? Is there a “Safe Zone” to Prevent This?

175

How do I Forgive Myself after Betraying my Wife for 18 Years?!

176

After Our Long Addiction and Betrayal History, We Now Live Like “Married Singles.” How Can We Get the “Chemistry & Spark” Back?

177

Is 2023 already “Ruined” Due to His Destructive Sexual Behaviors over all the other years?!

178

How to be the proactive “Architect” of your Holidays and 2023—as opposed to the same old “Reactive Firefighter.”

179

Does it Take a “Catastrophe” to Break Out of Addiction? And, Should I Disclose to My Partner?

180

How to Raise Sexually Healthy Kids and Help Those Already Struggling

181

Now that I know about my addict partner’s past sexual behaviors, I don’t want to have sex with him!

182

What Can You Do When Your Partner Will Not Acknowledge They Have a Porn Problem?

183

As a Porn/Sex Addict in Recovery, HOW do I Let Go of Deep Feelings of Shame & Unworthiness?

184

Steve's Lessons Learned in Successful Recovery!

185

My Addict Spouse Can’t Help His Bad Behaviors Because He is “Powerless”—Right?

186

Because of Trauma from my Addict Partner, I'm Seeing the World Through "His Hyper-sexualized Lens"!

187

What Role Can/Should a “Polygraph” Play in a Porn/Sex Addict’s “Disclosure” to a Partner?

188

Are the Sexual Practices in Your Relationship “Safe”? How Can You Know?

189

I was just “blind-sided” by the shocking details of my husband’s sex addiction! Now what!

190

My Husband Acts “Sexually Anorexic”—What Can I Do?!

191

Basic Recovery/Healing Tools, Part Three: Building Your Support System

192

Basic Recovery/Healing Tools, Part Two: The Couples Check-in

193

Basic Recovery/Healing Tools, Part One: The Power of Journaling

194

Let's Talk "Fetishes"!

195

My Partner Claims He “No longer notices women.” Is that possible?

196

Is It Simply "Sex Addiction," or Something More?—Examining the Nuances & Roots of Addiction Behaviors.

197

How do “Family of Origin” Issues Impact your Addiction, Recovery and Marriage Relationship?

198

Now that my partner is in recovery, what should our “sexual norms” look like as a Couple?

199

It’s Been a Long Time Since I Looked at Porn–Am I Cured? Do I Still Need “Recovery Work”?

200

Would my Spouse Still be an Addict if He had Married Someone Else?

201

What if my Addict Partner DEMANDS Sex so He can Stay Sober?

202

How “Sex” can be used as an “Intimacy Substitute.”

203

Recovery and Healing ARE Possible—Here's HOW to be Successful!

204

The “Abuse Cycle” Par Two—The Impact of Abuse on Betrayal Trauma and Healing

205

The “Abuse Cycle” Part One—The Impact of Abuse on Addiction

206

My Addict Partner of 33 Years is Out of Control and I Don’t Know Where to Start!

207

How to Surrender Control of an Addict’s Behaviors while Maintaining Boundaries and Accountability.

208

“To Masturbate or Not to Masturbate?” that is the question!

209

It’s NOT an Addiction if I’m Only Using “Porn Substitutes”—Right???

210

How Mark & Steve moved from “Defensiveness” to “Fighting for their Marriages”—Part Three—The Conclusion!

211

How Mark & Steve moved from “Defensiveness” to “Fighting for their Marriages”—Part Two

212

How Mark & Steve moved from “Defensiveness” to “Fighting for their Marriages"—Part One

213

How Long Should I Be “Sober” Before I Start Dating or Having Sex Again?

214

Should I Just be “OK” with my Partner's Lusting?

215

Are you Sick & Tired of Relapsing? Then it’s time to “Be Stubborn”and “Get An Attitude”!!!

216

How can I KNOW when my Partner has finally Stopped Lying and is Serious About His Recovery?

217

I Have Discovered My Husband's Relapses More Than a Dozen Times. What Now?

218

When is it OK for my Addict Partner to “Back Off” from His Recovery?

219

What if my Betrayed Spouse Won’t Keep Up?

220

Episode 112: As Addicts, We Can Throw Up HUGE Barriers to Recovery and Mending Our Most Important Relationships!

221

TV, Movies & Media in a Betrayed Relationship—Part Two: What to do if you are the Spouse.

222

TV, Movies & Media in a Betrayed Relationship—Part One: What to do if you are the addict.

223

Are Your “Resentments” Holding You Back?

224

As a Spouse, You Have “4 Primary Rights” with Regard to His Disclosure!

225

How Can I Ever Dare to Trust Him Again?

226

All the ways we convince ourselves we are “entitled” to act out in our addictions

227

How do we move out of a “Trauma Response” into “Relationship Authenticity”? (Part Two)

228

How do I Recognize when I or my Partner are Caught in a "Trauma Response"? (Part One)

229

New Year’s Resolutions Can Make Addiction Worse! Try this Instead.

230

How to Balance Christmas (and other holidays) with the Trauma of Recovery & Healing

231

When Stress Hits—STAND UP for Your Personal & Couple-ship "Bill of Rights"!

232

This is Our 100th Episode! In the Pain of Addiction & Betrayal Trauma—There is GREAT HOPE!

233

My Spouse is in Recovery but will NOT have Sex with Me! What Can I Do?

234

How Do We Find Connection When There’s Been “Mutual Betrayal”?

235

What Should Come First—Him Ending His Affair, or Us Starting Couples Counseling?

236

How Can I “Adequately” Explain to My Spouse WHY I Looked at Porn?

237

My Husband Watches Female Professional Wrestling. Is That a Problem?

238

As an Addict, How Can You Move Past Your Defensiveness to Truly Connect With Your Spouse?

239

Has Your Addict Partner Truly "Forgotten" His Past Betrayals OR is He "Gaslighting" You?

240

How Do I Overcome the Shame of My Past "Toxic Sex/Me-Centered" Behaviors?

241

Is My Partner Lying About His Porn Use? How Can I Know?

242

How Can I Forgive a Man Who Has Spent Nearly Our Entire Marriage Lying?!

243

How Do I Know if My Spouse is an Addict or Not?

244

Unhealthy Relationships Can Help Fuel Porn Addiction—How Can You Move from Co-Dependency to Recovery?

245

When Your Partner is a Porn Addict, What Does “Healthy Connection” Look Like?

246

Does Recovery & Healing require that we STOP Internet use, AVOID going out in Public and NEVER talk to the opposite sex?

247

Your Chosen Path of Sexual Experience—Healthy or Unhealthy? Connecting or Disconnecting?

248

You are "Powerless" to Control What He’s Thinking During Sex—or Any Other Time!

249

Should I have Daily Sex with my Husband so He can Recover?

250

Stuck? Real Recovery & Healing REQUIRE a Trajectory!

251

After the Betrayal of Porn Addiction, Can We Ever Have “Healthy Sex”?

252

Do You STINK at Setting and Enforcing Healthy Boundaries?!

253

Letting Go of Control & Manipulation to WORK Your Own Recovery!

254

Navigating Summertime and Sex Addiction!

255

Let Go of "Emotional Wallowing" & Embrace "Vision & Meaning"

256

Father's Day—Addiction & Trauma Trigger or Healing Event?

257

Why is Mindfulness & Connecting with Myself SO Hard?!

258

Erectile Dysfunction and Your "Arousal Template"

259

I’m Engaged to a Porn Addict—What Should I Do?

260

Is Physical Touch the “Love Language” of Most Porn/Sex Addicts?

261

Moving from Addiction to Connection: Reconciliation with Family

262

From Surviving to Thriving in Your Marriage: A Vision for Addicts

263

When is it Time to “Shake Up” Your Recovery and Healing?

264

How Inadequate Self-Care Sabotages Your Recovery and Healing!

265

The Wall Between Betrayal Trauma and Healing/Connection

266

The WALL Between Conflict and Connection

267

How Can a Struggling Couple Come Out of "Relationship Limbo"?

268

Can I Ever Go Back to Porn?

269

What it Takes to SUCCEED in Recovery and Healing!

270

Defining "Slips" and "Relapses"

271

Where is the line between “loving” someone and “trusting” them?

272

Spiritual Safety and Sexual Intimacy: You Can Have Both!

273

Is it "OK" to "Offend" Your Partner?

274

Great! He’s in Recovery . . . but What is He Thinking?

275

Why Would the Man Who Loves Me, "Gaslight" Me?!

276

What Does it Take to Get "SERIOUS" about Real Change?

277

The Addict's Journey from Escape & Avoidance to Authenticity & Transparency

278

How to Navigate Mental Illness AND Addiction/Betrayal Trauma

279

Should We Hide Sex Addiction and Betrayal Trauma From Our Kids?

280

How to be Emotionally Healthy as an Individual and Couple in 2021

281

Ditch the “New Year’s Resolution" BS—it doesn’t work!

282

Learning from Mark & Steve's "Recovery Ghosts of Christmas Past"

283

Recovery, Healing & the Holidays—Part Three: Finding Serenity in the Midst of Family "Stuff"

284

Recovery, Healing & the Holidays—Par Two: "Self Care? Forget that! It's the Holidays, Bro!"

285

Recovery, Healing & the Holidays—Part One: Preparing for and Managing Triggers

286

Where Relationship Expectations Collide with Individual Boundaries

287

The "Unholy Triad" that can Decimate Your Marriage!

288

What Does it Really Mean to "Man-Up"?

289

How We Get Stuck in our Pain . . . and How to Heal and Move Forward

290

Is there a Place for "Sexual Entitlement" in a Healthy Marriage Relationship?

291

If You Don't Have Honesty—You Don't Have Much

292

Are YOU Choosing Your Life . . . OR . . . is "IT" Choosing You?

293

In Recovery & Healing—Is God Your Problem or Your Solution?

294

Hey, we're doing well, so we can let up on our Boundaries—Right?

295

I'm Not Sexually Attracted to My Partner—Are We Done?

296

How to Have DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS that bring TRUE CONNECTION!

297

How Do We Become Trapped in a "Marriage Crisis" and Can We Ever Come Back Together?

298

How "Pain Avoidance" feeds Addiction & Betrayal Trauma!

299

Separating "Attraction" from the "Addiction"—Where are the Boundaries?

300

Porn Addiction Relapse—the Fallout and Breaking the Addiction Cycle

301

Refuse to Be a "Victim"—"Let Go" and Allow Her to Heal from Betrayal Trauma!

302

Breaking Free from the "Victim Trap" of His Porn Addiction

303

How Do I Regain Her Trust and How Do I Trust Her?

304

How Do I Ever TRUST my Porn/Sex Addicted Spouse Again?

305

"Boundaried" Relationships Last—Even in the Midst of Porn Addiction & Betrayal Trauma!

306

Todd Tells His Sex Addiction Recovery Story—Part Two

307

Let Go of the "Sexual Beast' and Embrace REAL Intimacy in your Marriage!

308

Todd Tells His Sex Addiction Recovery Story—Part One

309

Healthy Sex vs. Toxic Sex in Marriage

310

How do you keep going in Recovery and Healing when you're Burned Out and just plain "Done"!

311

Is it OK to Occasionally "Lie" if its in the Best Interest of Your Recovery or Healing?

312

Those Darn Thinking Errors!—"Emotional Reasoning" and the "Unreal Ideal"

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Pulling Out a Chair for God at Your Marriage Table

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For the Spouse of an Addict—How to "Let Go and Let God."

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The "Addict" vs. "God"

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We Made All the Marriage Mistakes so YOU Don't Have To!—Part TWO

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We Made All the Marriage Mistakes so YOU Don't Have To!—Part One

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Two Former Porn Addicts—"If I Could Go Back in Time, WHAT Would I DO different?"

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Here's EXACTLY HOW to Use the "Surrender Tool" as an Addict, Spouse and Citizen

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How to Practice the Essential "Art of Surrender" in a Scary World!

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How to Get Out of Your "Coronavirus Brain" and TAKE CHARGE!

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Managing Your Emotions & Triggers in These Trying Times!

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Are My Sexual Behaviors a Problem?

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Unraveling the BIG Mystery of Porn Addiction—"Why do I keep going back to it?!"

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Battling Through Trauma Together!

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Conflict Isn't Bad—Fighting the Real Enemy, NOT Each Other!

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What is Betrayal Trauma—Part Three—Setting Sexual Boundaries

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What is "Betrayal Trauma"—Part Two—Symptoms and Healing

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What is "Betrayal Trauma"—Part One

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Porn—Stress Reliever or Stress Inducer?

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What is Porn and What is Not? It Might Not Be What You Think!