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Lisa Eldred is the Educational Content Strategist at Covenant Eyes, and has 10 years of experience in researching and writing about porn addiction and recovery. She has authored numerous blog posts and ebooks, including More Than Single, Hobbies and Habits, and New Fruit, which was co-authored with Crystal Renaud Day. Her writing about faith and fandoms can be found at Love Thy Nerd.

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FAQ: What should I tell my kids about my husband’s porn problem?

Josh had been losing a battle against pornography and adultery for years when he decided he wanted to end his marriage. He had met someone new and wanted to move out, leaving his wife, Serena, devastated…

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FAQ: What should I look for on my husband’s Accountability Report?

We hear it a lot. A husband and wife are trying to recover and rebuild trust after his porn use has been discovered. But they’re both new to this whole Internet accountability concept, and they…

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Single and Lonely: How to Cope (Without Watching Porn)

One of the groomsmen at a relative’s wedding was also an old college acquaintance of mine. We hadn’t kept in particular contact over the years, but we made sure to set aside a few minutes…

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Singleness and Longing: Why Porn Is Not the Cure

Valentine’s Day is still a few weeks away, but the seasonal items—the balloons, the teddy bears, the crummy candy in heart-shaped cardboard boxes—are already going up in the stores. Pretty strange, considering that as I’ve…

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The Hidden Costs in Your Kids “Free” Apps

Kim Kardashian has a new free game in the iTunes app store, and it’s expected to make her $85 million this year. Let me repeat that. This free game is expected to make $85 million…

Elliot Rodger and the Lies We Believe About Sex

Let’s talk about Elliot Rodger for a moment, shall we? On May 23, “the Day of Retribution,” the 22-year-old man acted in vengeance against those who, he believed, had willfully ignored him, keeping him a…

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Apply for a 2014 College Scholarship!

At Covenant Eyes, we don’t just care about keeping you safe online (though that is of course the entire point of Internet Accountability). Rather, we want to help you live a lifestyle of integrity. Not only does…

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The NSA knows what your kids are doing online. Do you?

Dark deeds thrive in secrecy. The National Security Agency knows it, but do parents? The Online Disinhibition Effect is the concept that secrecy removes your inhibitions, making a person more likely to engage anonymously in…

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3 Reasons Accountability Is Better than Internet Filtering

Not too long ago, I spoke with a friend of mine who recently started using Covenant Eyes to protect his teenage sons, one of whom had been struggling with pornography. “It’s going well,” he said.…