In Part 1 of this series, I talked about the challenge of understanding addiction. This challenge is illustrated — and also shaped — by the fact that word itself means different things to different people. I pointed out how the word has been around for a long time in the English language, and that its
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No Comments » Author Gail Dines says today’s pornography looks nothing like it did 15 years ago — and it’s damaged our ability to have intimate relationships. I’m including an interview that Sonali Kohatkar did with Gail Dines in its entirety, because it’s a great interview, and contains a helpful overview of the problem or pornography, how the
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Getting clarity about an important – and often misunderstood – issue What is addiction? In the church, in counseling, and even in the field of recovery, this deceptively simple question gets really confusing really fast. Susan Cheever, in her wonderful book Desire, has this to say about the challenge of getting clarity about addiction: “For
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If you are married, your spouse can help or hinder your recovery, but they can’t make or break it. They can make your recovery easier or harder … but no matter how helpful they are, you still have to do the work yourself. Conversely, no matter how difficult, dysfunctional, or stuck in anger your spouse
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THE BAD NEWS: Porn alters the brain in ways that inhibit arousal and detract from “in person” sex, creating an epidemic of erectile dysfunction THE GOOD NEWS: When you stop porn use, your brain can (over time) heal itself Check out this fascinating TEDx lecture by Gary Wilson. It’s well put together, and really needs
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Here is the recording of a Teleseminar I did some time ago about the ways people sabotage their recovery. I am getting ready to do another teleseminar with my wife Charlene in March … I hope you can join us for that. This recording should give you an example of what these teleseminars are like.
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What can you do in a relationship that’s not working, but it seems like the other person is not willing to change? * * * * Event: Free Teleseminar Training Date: Thursday, March 7 Time: 7:00pm Central Time * * * * Dealing with Dysfunctional Relationships … The 90/10 Transition is a free teleseminar, and
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I know that the problem for many of us — which leads to stress and pain and ultimately to dysfunctional relationships and/or addiction — is this: we get too wrapped up in our expectations and desires for our lives and other people. Everywhere we look there are problems to fix. Everyone in our lives has
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