Most Recent Posts in Defeat Lust & Pornography
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Shame Doesn’t Know You: Ending the Life Sentence
Women who struggle with pornography all experience it in different ways—from Internet…
Women who struggle with pornography all experience it in different ways—from Internet porn, to erotica and fantasy, or a combination of all of it and more. But there is one recurring theme among women who…
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Pornography Damaged My View of Sex: Jessica Harris’ Story
“You need to stop viewing your past with pornography as addiction and…
“You need to stop viewing your past with pornography as addiction and sin and start viewing it as trauma and abuse.” I sat in a chair across from my counselor, weeks away from my wedding,…
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Finding the Antidote to Isolation During a Porn Pandemic
Unlike most of us, porn has had a great pandemic. Porn giant…
Unlike most of us, porn has had a great pandemic. Porn giant Pornhub took advantage of the marketing opportunity and provided free streaming to quarantined cruise ship passengers. Their efforts have been successful. In the…
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Redeeming the Pain: Marnie’s Story
For 20 years, I thought I was the only one: the only…
For 20 years, I thought I was the only one: the only woman, especially a supposedly Christian woman, who harbored shameful sexual secrets. I did everything I could to hide them and everything I could…
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Support, Heal, and Empower: A Summit Just for Women
As a young woman still in the throes of my porn addiction,…
As a young woman still in the throes of my porn addiction, I nearly choked on my drink when Anne asked for my help with her porn recovery. I wondered silently to myself, did she…
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How to Experience Healthy Sexuality in a Broken World
Most of us think about sexuality as a very private compartment of…
Most of us think about sexuality as a very private compartment of our lives. Even in the innocence of childhood, we were subtly taught to treat everything sexual differently. We learned special names for our…
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Survey Shows That Women Feel Isolated in Their Struggle With Porn
One of the problems of working in the field of porn addiction…
One of the problems of working in the field of porn addiction and recovery is that many of us tend to assume certain things about porn users. We tend to stereotype them as men married…
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50 Things to Do Instead of Watching Porn
So you’re bored. Porn seems like a good way to fill time,…
So you’re bored. Porn seems like a good way to fill time, right? Wrong. When you find yourself with nothing to do, it’s easy to turn to porn. Unfortunately, this only leads to false satisfaction…
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15 Coping Strategies to Help You Stay Porn-Free
So, you’ve made the courageous commitment to stop looking at porn. Congratulations!…
So, you’ve made the courageous commitment to stop looking at porn. Congratulations! A very commendable and healthy life change. Then, reality hits. You find that just because you made a commitment, success is not guaranteed.…
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The Ultimate Guide to Identifying (and Redirecting) Your Porn Triggers
The great military strategist Sun Tzu once said, “If you know the…
The great military strategist Sun Tzu once said, “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” In the battle against porn, knowing your triggers and…