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5 Quick Tips for Staying Sexually Sober During the Holidays
As a Sexual Integrity Mentor™, I see it happen every holiday season…
As a Sexual Integrity Mentor™, I see it happen every holiday season to many of the men I mentor. Slips. Relapses. People essentially take a holiday from their recovery, and as a result, fall back…
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Silence: The Sound of Female Sexual Shame
Women now make up 30% of all pornography users. For too long,…
Women now make up 30% of all pornography users. For too long, society has presumed pornography to be an exclusively “man’s issue.”[i] The continued cultural silence for female pornography use has driven many women further…
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Why Dump Porn Before You Date
If you’re one of the unmarried blokes or blokettes here at Covenant…
If you’re one of the unmarried blokes or blokettes here at Covenant Eyes, you may not have paid any attention to the “Rebuild Your Marriage” section of this blog, but I urge you to take…
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For Singles: How to Handle a Strong Sex Drive in a God-Honoring Way
With tears streaming down my face, I sat alone in my room.…
With tears streaming down my face, I sat alone in my room. As a 22-year-old Christian single woman, I was battling against my flesh and the sexual temptations in my mind…again. I wanted to be…
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What Your Sexual Fantasies (Might) Say About You
For too long, the evangelical community has treated sexual fantasies and sexual…
For too long, the evangelical community has treated sexual fantasies and sexual struggles as something to condemn. Addressing sexual fantasies through the lens of abhorrent behavior intensifies shame and therefore deepens your involvement in the…
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Women Are Daughters, Not Objects
I’m a very outnumbered man in my household. My wife and I…
I’m a very outnumbered man in my household. My wife and I had our third daughter this summer, to go along with our 3- and 5-year-olds. Even my dog is a girl! I am deeply…
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Am I Addicted to Porn? 6 Symptoms of Porn Addiction
“Am I addicted to porn? I like porn, but feel like I…
“Am I addicted to porn? I like porn, but feel like I can stop anytime, so am I addicted? What are the signs and symptoms of porn addiction? Many people who struggle with pornography use…
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6 Dangers of Having Tunnel Vision in Recovery
When I started in recovery, my sole focus was sobriety. All of…
When I started in recovery, my sole focus was sobriety. All of my actions were done to ensure I was not repeating the mistakes of the past so I didn’t continue to hurt myself or…
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Porn and ED: 3 Peer-Reviewed Studies You Need to Read
Repeated porn consumption rewrites our sexual template, decreasing our arousal by single…
Repeated porn consumption rewrites our sexual template, decreasing our arousal by single sexual partners. For a lot of guys, this results in porn-induced erectile dysfunction (PIED). We’ve covered the science behind porn-induced ED in other articles. In…
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Porn-Induced Erectile Dysfunction: The Science, Stats, and Stories of PIED
June is Men’s Health Awareness Month, so it’s time to talk about…
June is Men’s Health Awareness Month, so it’s time to talk about everybody’s favorite topic: porn-induced erectile dysfunction. “If you are under 40, and not on specific medications, and don’t have a serious medical or…