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Articles by Heidi Cooper

Heidi Cooper holds a Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling with a focus on Addiction and Recovery. She is a certified Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional through IITAP and currently serves as a Recovery Specialist at Covenant Eyes. An ordained minister, Heidi is passionate about sharing her personal journey of overcoming pornography addiction to inspire hope and healing in others. Heidi lives in Staunton, VA, in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, with her husband, Jim, and their three young adult children.

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From Pain to Freedom: Breaking the Cycle of Trauma and Addiction

“Cry, you baby!” she shouted, towering over me and slapping my tiny ten-year-old face. Two neighbor girls had locked me in a room and violently sexually assaulted me on a cold autumn afternoon. The memories…