This is not exactly news, but in case you live in a cave, Game of Thrones (GOT) may be the biggest thing to hit TV since The Sopranos and Breaking Bad. And, consequently, as the series heads into its last season, there are a ton of questions surrounding it. Stuff like… Who will live and… Read more »
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Hey, it’s Craig again. The question that I’m going to try to answer this week is this: “I tend to look at porn after I visit my parents’ house. Is that a trigger?” The answer to the question is… yes. If you identify something that triggers this response, then yes, it’s a trigger. And I… Read more »
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Hey, it’s Craig. The question on the podcast this week is “I look at porn and I feel like crap. But then I look at porn and I feel like crap. How do I break this cycle?” Well I know that what you’re describing isn’t a pleasant experience, but your answer is actually right there… Read more »
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Hey, it’s Craig again. Today, we’re talking about looking at porn because you’re bored. So… is the problem that you’re bored? Or is the problem porn? We talk about triggers quite a bit, which is certainly valid, but at the end of the day, there’s nothing making you look at porn. Each new realization about our… Read more »
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Hey, it’s Craig. Today we’re talking about why you look at porn, when you look at porn and where you look at porn. We talk a lot about “triggers.” Some of you are, perhaps, familiar with that language, but for those who aren’t… Figuring out your triggers means, “Asking yourself why you’re doing something.” Then,… Read more »
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Hey, Craig here. In these Whiteboard Sessions, I leave the talking to Steven Luff, a licensed MFT (Marriage and Family Therapist) in the state of California, co-author of Pure Eyes: a Man’s Guide to Sexual Integrity and creator of the X3Pure online recovery program. I love these sessions. If you’ve never been to therapy or counseling,… Read more »
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Hey, it’s Craig again. The question we’re asking this week is, “How can I manage my addiction to porn?” You know, I don’t write these questions, and I’d definitely want to reword this one. The idea of managing an addiction just doesn’t make sense to me. You can’t “manage” an addiction. It’s unmanageable. One of the… Read more »
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Hey, it’s Craig here. The question this week, “Will marriage solve my porn problem?” Nope. I’ve been doing this a long time, and that’s one thing I know for sure. A lot of single people think, “I struggle with porn because I can’t have sex.” If you’ve been trying to stay a virgin before you’re… Read more »
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Hey, it’s Craig here. The question this week, honestly, it kinda hurts. “Why does it even matter if I’m an addict?” I get questions in my inbox every week and I’ve seen it all. But this question really sat with me. It sounds to me like this is a really defeated person. They have tried… Read more »
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Hey guys, in this month’s White Board video you’re going to hear from David and Seth Taylor. These guys are the creators of our My Pilgrimage program. In it, Seth and David bypass surface conversations about addictions and setbacks, opting instead to dive straight underneath them in order to discover how our struggles originate in… Read more »
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