Lacy is a wife, mother of four sons, author, women’s recovery coach, and advocate for female recovery efforts. She advocates for research, new treatment and recovery methods for women, and education of parents. She won’t stop talking and writing until every woman who struggles knows that she’s not the only…
Search Results for: porn addicts
Blog Post
My Porn Addiction Started With a Book and a Babysitting Job (Part 1)
Lacy is a wife, mother of four sons, author, women’s recovery coach, and advocate for female recovery efforts. She advocates for research, new treatment and recovery methods for women, and education of parents. She won’t stop talking and writing until every woman who struggles knows that she’s not the only…
Blog Post
5 Common Mistakes When Helping Wives of Porn Addicts in Our Churches
Whether you are a member of a congregation, a volunteer Sunday school teacher, a small group leader, or a pastor, statistics show that there is likely a woman in your congregation struggling with her husband’s pornography use. It stands to reason that a woman who belongs to a church (or…
Blog Post
When Holidays Aren’t Happy: 4 Ways to Deal with Grief and Porn Addiction
My friend sent me a SOS text the other night. She had discovered a movie on their cable account that she suspected her husband had watched. Her text contained the normal anger and anxiety that many spouses feel when they find their significant other engaging in pornography. But she also…
Blog Post
Porn Addiction Support Group: How to Find Help When You Need It
For many struggling with porn addiction, a support group is the difference between success and failure. When porn addiction takes hold, it drives people into shame and isolation. We don’t want to talk about struggles with porn, which can lead to secrecy or even lying, which brings deeper shame and…
Blog Post
5 Horrible Ways to Tell Your Wife About Your Porn Addiction
If you’re reading this, then you’ve probably wrestled with this question many times before: “How do I tell my wife?” When you couldn’t come up with a good answer, you waited. She still doesn’t know. Your attachment to porn is getting worse. When she finds out, it will only hurt…
Blog Post
Why Boundaries in Porn Recovery Are Challenging
“To the extent that we can’t control something we don’t like, we fear it.” – John Z., Grace in Addiction Early recovery is monumentally difficult. Not only are porn addicts trying to achieve sobriety, but they and their spouses also contend with holding their marriages together. A significant challenge arrives…
Blog Post
Help, I Think My Husband is Addicted To Porn
I’m sorry you are facing your husband’s porn addiction. You may be devastated and feel betrayed. You could be angry, or maybe just confused. You’re not alone. Every day, thousands of people come to our website looking for help, and many of them are wives just like you. We received…
Blog Post
Ok, You’ve Stopped Using Porn. Here’s How to Restore Your Marriage.
First, it’s awesome you’ve been kicking your porn addiction! This is really difficult. It’s a daily decision to deny your flesh, pursue God, and engage in the restoration of your marriage. Chances are if your wife knows about your struggle with porn, she is incredibly happy that you’ve decided that…
Blog Post
Why Guys Get Addicted to Internet Porn: The Neuroscience Behind Obsessive Behavior
Physiology teacher Gary Wilson has some keen insights about why men become addicted to Internet porn and some of its effects. The following 16-minute video gives viewers a brief tutorial of the neuroscience behind porn addiction. (The presentation is generally clean, but there are some images that viewers might find…
