Fierce Calling
Rosie Makinney: Hope for Wives of Porn Addicts–You Can Fight for a Porn-Free Marriage
Porn addiction is an epidemic of epic proportions. The world will tell us it's harmless, normal, and helps spice up a marriage. But those are lies. Porn causes destruction, devastation, and is detrimental to marriages. Is a porn-free marriage possible for those who struggle with this addiction? Yes, there is hope for wives of porn addicts and you can fight for a porn-free marriage.
My guest today is Rosie Makinney, founder of Fight for Love Ministries which helps wives of porn addicts to do just that. She helps women know they are not alone, empowers them with facts and resources, and enables them to effectively fight against porn and to fight for their marriages.
Rosie Knows Because She's Been There
Hear Rosie tell her own personal story of how porn tore apart her first marriage and threatened to do it again in her second. But she wasn't having it and that's when she fought back. Now her ministry, Fight for Love, is helping women find healing, and hope for a happy and porn-free marriage. There is hope and help for the wives of porn addicts
Listen to the show and learn how porn actually rewires your brain
Did you know pornography actually rewires your brain just like other addictive drugs? That's why this episode is not just for wives of porn addicts. There are alarming statistics that show teens, including teen girls, are viewing porn regularly.
I know what Rosie has to share will encourage, inspire, and challenge you so listen in while I have a chat with Rosie Makinney.
Favorite Quotes from the show...
"You can have pornography or you can have me, but you cannot have both because I have been in this cycle before, I know where it leads, and I'm not doing it again...""and it hit me how many women are suffering in silence for years trying to fix this on their own..." --Rosie Makinney
Connect with Rosie!
You can connect with Rosie at fightforloveministries.org and find helpful resources. Grab her book, Fight for Love, published by Lifeway with forward by Josh McDowell. You'll also find the link there to her award-winning Fight for Love podcast, support group, and YouVersion 7 day devotional.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fightforloveministries/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fightforloveministries/
Twiter: https://twitter.com/RosieMakinney
Also Mentioned in the Show...
Fight the New Drug at fightthenewdrug.org and watch the video Brain Heart World and other videos at https://fightthenewdrug.org/videos/
More about Rosie...
Rosie Makinney
ROSIE MAKINNEY is a writer, speaker, and podcaster, who ten years ago entered the fight against her husband’s compulsive porn use. Through her faithful and uncompromising stance and his repentance, counseling, and group work, their marriage is now porn-free. From the very beginning of her journey, Rosie has been bold and relentless about reaching other wives struggling with porn-invaded marriages. There is now a thriving recovery community on the central coast of California, supervised by her husband, Mark, a certified sexual addiction therapist. Rosie is the founder of Fight For Love Ministries, which empowers women with both the facts and the faith to fight against porn addiction and its effects on them, their spouses, and their families. Connect with her at www.fightforloveministries.org.
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