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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…
“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…
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Beth Davis’s Story: Jesus Set Me Free
Like so many people, I was exposed to pornography at a young age—maybe eleven or twelve. I wasn’t looking for it and no one showed it to me. I stumbled on it accidentally. I knew…
Am I Addicted to Porn? 12 Signs of Porn Addiction
Despite decades of research, porn addiction remains a questionable diagnosis in the medical community. But there’s no question that thousands of people struggle unsuccessfully to quit pornography. If you’re concerned that you may be addicted…
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Identifying What Someone Needs To Overcome Porn
As an ally and accountability partner for many people trying to quit…
As an ally and accountability partner for many people trying to quit porn, I’ve often struggled to identify what they need from me. Do I need to call out their sin? Do I just listen?…
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What are you willing to do to overcome porn?
I’ve been working at Covenant Eyes for almost 20 years, and during…
I’ve been working at Covenant Eyes for almost 20 years, and during that time I’ve talked with thousands of people on their journey away from porn. There have been teens striving to use technology with…
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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…
“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…
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How Gratitude Helps Overcome Porn
“Let’s go around the table and say something we’re thankful for” is…
“Let’s go around the table and say something we’re thankful for” is a clichéd Thanksgiving tradition. But this simple exercise may be more important than you realize—especially if you’re fighting the temptation to look at…
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Heath Lambert on the Power of Thanksgiving Over Porn
“Porn is only consumed by thankless people.” Dr. Heath Lambert isn’t coddling…
“Porn is only consumed by thankless people.” Dr. Heath Lambert isn’t coddling readers in his book Finally Free: Fighting for Purity with the Power of Grace. While the quote from his book might sound like…
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The Anti-Resolution Approach To Change
The idea of waiting until the calendar flips to begin a transformation…
The idea of waiting until the calendar flips to begin a transformation can feel overwhelming, especially when winter days are short, dark, and filled with post-holiday exhaustion. Instead of setting yourself up for failure by…
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7 Keys to Integrity: A Student’s Perspective
Every year Covenant Eyes provides scholarship opportunities for students who use Covenant…
Every year Covenant Eyes provides scholarship opportunities for students who use Covenant Eyes. The applicants write essays in which they share their experiences, struggles, and victories—and their perspectives on what it means to use today’s…
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5 Ways Accountability Can Deepen Your Relationship With God
You probably recognize that accountability is a powerful tool for behavior change.…
You probably recognize that accountability is a powerful tool for behavior change. The business world, the self-help world, and the porn-recovery world all acknowledge the vital importance of accountability. But it can be much…
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Social Media and the Slippery Slope
In 2024, the number of worldwide social media users passed 5 billion—over…
In 2024, the number of worldwide social media users passed 5 billion—over 60% of the world’s population. Some regions of the world, such as Northern Europe, 80% are using social media.1 Despite its popularity, and…
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When Porn Leads To Despair
For the enemy has pursued me, crushing me to the ground, making…
For the enemy has pursued me, crushing me to the ground, making me live in darkness like those long dead. My spirit is weak within me; my heart is overcome with dismay. Psalm 143:3-4 Has…