For many these two agents of addiction seem to go hand in hand, alcohol and compulsive sex. But, is it clear why the two are paired so often? As is often the case, emotions are key. However, there are a few other reasons we should talk about as well....

#45 - Defining Harmful Sex Sex is good. Sex is natural. But, when we suffer from a sex addiction we have to learn to distinguish between sexual behavior that is healthy for us and sexual behavior that is problematic. Sex addiction is different from...

#44 - 5 Ways to Resist the Porn Urge There is a very difficult moment in our battle to overcome porn where the urge to view seems poised to overtake us. Will power alone is often not enough. Instead, we need a strategy. In today’s episode, we...

#43 - Returning to Sex With Your Partner Recovery from porn and sex addiction means that you have to face soberly a host of problems that had been obfuscated by your addiction. Returning to sex with your partner after a long break is one such problem...

#42 - Perception, Porn Addiction, and Relationships When it comes to porn addiction the perception of a problem can be as important as the actual existence of the porn addiction itself. In this week’s podcast, we’ll take a look at two new research...

#41 – Boredom, Porn & Sex Addiction We think of boredom as the absence of feeling, but actually for the porn and sex addict it’s a flat lid placed on the cauldron of emotional life. Boredom is the number one problem of porn and sex addicts...

#41 – Boredom, Porn & Sex Addiction We think of boredom as the absence of feeling, but actually for the porn and sex addict it’s a flat lid placed on the cauldron of emotional life. Boredom is the number one problem of porn and sex addicts...

#40 – Celibacy, a Priest & Porn Father James Martin posted a second priest’s anonymous admission that he is a porn addict on Facebook. Some of the responses Father Martin receives trouble him because many believe the priesthood’s vows of...

#40 – Celibacy, a Priest & Porn Father James Martin posted a second priest’s anonymous admission that he is a porn addict on Facebook. Some of the responses Father Martin receives trouble him because many believe the priesthood’s vows of...

#39 – 5 Reasons To Quit Porn We need to examine the role that porn plays in our lives at a detailed level if we are to find the motivation to give it up. In addition to impacting our mental well-being, porn impacts our social lives and our ability...