Brazen Recovery Podcast

Stopping a compulsion is hard enough—until you realize your brain is secretly shopping for a replacement. In this episode of Brazen Recovery , Jacob and Miriam sit down with Dominic Beaufeaux from White Mountains Counseling to talk about cross-addictions—how they can look like sobriety and help you avoid the real work of recovery. Dominic is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Sex Addicti...

In this episode, we open up our personal operational blueprints: Miriam's Safety Plan and Jacob's Recovery Action Plan. We break down why these documents are essential for surviving trigger moments, how our own plans have evolved over time and why treating them as static checklists instead of living, breathing frameworks will leave your marriage and your sobriety vulnerable. Whether you are naviga...

When betrayal trauma hits, the initial discovery is rarely the whole story. The slow trickle of truth—known as staggered disclosure—inflicts continuous, compounding trauma on a spouse trying to find solid ground. On this episode of Brazen Recovery , hosts Jacob and Miriam sit down with Dawn Knight, founder of Dawn Knight Coaching and co-creator of Sunlit Reflections . As an ICF Associate Certified...

When betrayal shatters a marriage, the immediate instinct is often to try to fix or save the relationship. But trying to resurrect a broken, toxic system usually leads to further pain. On this episode of Brazen Recovery , hosts Jacob and Miriam Arnold sit down with Beth Fischer to tackle the critical difference between saving a marriage and pursuing genuine individual health together. Together, we...

What if relying on porn blockers is actually holding your recovery back? On this episode of Brazen Recovery , hosts Jacob and Miriam Arnold sit down with Tyler Patterson, Founder and President of Ever Accountable. Tyler shares the story behind creating Ever Accountable, why digital transparency in modern recovery requires more than just standard web filters and how real-time accountability acts as...

What if the very pain you're running from is the exact roadmap to freedom? In this episode, we sit down with Reese Crane, founder of The Silent Addiction , to discuss why overcoming compulsive sexual behaviors requires moving beyond surface-level behavior modification to heal root emotional pain. Drawing from years of ministry experience, Reese also shares critical insights on what the local churc...

Why is addiction recovery and betrayal trauma healing rarely a straight line? On this episode of Brazen Recovery , hosts Jacob and Miriam sit down with Eric Ford, AMFT (Associate Marriage and Family Therapist) at Pathway Therapy Center in Walnut Creek, California , serving the broader San Francisco Bay Area and East Bay community. Eric shares the personal and clinical story behind why he chose to...

Do you feel like you're too far gone? Like your marriage is beyond repair, your pain is too heavy to carry and every attempt to fix things only leaves you more exhausted? In this episode, Sexual Addiction Discipleship Leader Devon Stribling shares his personal journey through collapse and restoration—a living testament that no one is ever too far gone, no matter how fractured the marriage or how d...

You’re going to therapy, sitting in recovery circles, locking down your phone, doing all of the workbooks—so why are you still relapsing? Recovery plateaus are the ultimate roadblock in porn addiction recovery and sexual compulsion healing . In this episode, we sit down with Taylor Chambers , founder of The Good and the Free . Taylor is a licensed marriage and family therapist and trauma-informed...

In this episode of Brazen Recovery , we sit down with Drew Boa , founder of Husband Material and host of the new podcast Start Younger , to dismantle the silence and fear around one of the most critical issues facing parents today. Too many parents stay frozen in fear—worried that bringing up the topic might introduce their kids to something they aren't ready for. But staying quiet isn't protectin...

Stepping into a room full of strangers to talk about your deepest secrets, addictions, and relational failures is one of the most terrifying things you can do—and one of the most transformative. In this episode, we pull back the curtain on recovery groups. We share our personal, raw experiences of what it actually felt like to walk through those doors for the very first time, the bad advice we had...

👋 WELCOME TO EPISODE 1 OF THE BRAZEN RECOVERY PODCAST Marriage is hard enough. Marriage built on top of active sexual addiction, hidden shame and secrets is a ticking time bomb. In this premier episode, Jacob and Miriam strip away the "everything is fine" mask and lay out the raw, unedited truth of their own story. From the shockwave of discovery and the devastating weight of betrayal trauma, to...

👋 WELCOME TO BRAZEN RECOVERY The data doesn't lie: 86% of men and 50% of women are actively struggling with some form of compulsive sexual behavior.* Yet everyone plays the part, avoids the awkward truth and lies to protect themselves. This trailer is your introduction to a podcast that refuses to sugarcoat reality. We’re throwing the doors wide open on sexual addiction recovery, betrayal trauma...