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Matt Cline shares with us his journey of how porn robbed him of his creativity, friendships, and passion. Today, as the founder of Restored Ministries, he fights back, helping men and women find freedom in Christ so they can pursue their God-given abilities and live life without shame. In this episode, he also talks about God's design for sex and how it has beauty and value beyond description...

Studies show that over 50% of pastors struggle with pornography. In this episode, we talk to Nick Stumbo, the Executive Director of Pure Desires, about his journey to freedom as the previous senior pastor of his church and his experience disclosing his struggle to the entire congregation. He explains how the church needs to respond to leaders who are struggling with porn and what Pure Desires is c...

A heart-wrenching story filled with tears, laughter, and hope. Jonathan shares with us his story of infidelity and how his wife embodied Jesus through her forgiveness.  Learn about Be Broken Ministries and how they come alongside individuals and couples to find healing and freedom. More Resources: https://bebroken.com/ https://www.puresexradio.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bebrokenministries/ Our...

One morning as Gwen walked into a church meeting and saw Mark, her husband, and pastor, gently touching another woman's face, she immediately knew why he had felt distant for years. Embarrassment, shock, and sickness overwhelmed her body and spirit in an instant.  Join us as we listen to their story of restoration and how God is using their transparency to help other church leaders heal. More...

In this Podcast, Tray and Melody Lovvorn share their story of experiencing healing through the pain. After being married for 11 years, divorced for 6 years, and now remarried for 12 years, they talk about how Melody’s choice to divorce Tray was an act of true love. Their story of being undone redone gives tremendous hope while relating to the most broken of situations. More Resources: https://undo...

Rosie educates us on the 3 most important steps a wife can take after discovering porn or infidelity in the relationship. She believes that what we need is an army of proactive wives standing firm against the porn that enslaves their husbands' hearts and minds. Mark shares with us how porn destroys men's masculinity and is used as the solution to their problem, but more often than not, i...

One of the hardest things for a broken bride to do is to forgive her husband. Stephanie shares how it is the entry point to being set free from the bondage of bitterness and resentment. She also shares how forgiving her husband didn’t immediately heal or change the relationship, but it allowed her and the relationship to begin the groundwork for restoration. More Resources: Website: www.reclaimedm...

We yearn to have intimacy spiritually, emotionally, physically, intellectually, and socially but unfortunately, most of us aren’t taught how to cultivate it.   Most men are self mentored and have developed an intimacy ignorance. It’s not that we don’t want it. It’s that we have no idea how to establish it. Listen now to Dr. Randell Turner as he shares how to create and cultivate the rich intimacy...

Nate Larkin shares the process and journey of how his marriage went from devastation to thriving after sex addiction was discovered by his wife. He shares practical ways to begin having conversations that build trust. He also shares how porn use stints the ability to be intimate and why intimacy is the key to long term freedom. Nate created the Samson Society and shares how today there are over 10...

Listen to Part 3 as we wrap up the 15 tools to rebuilding intimacy with Debbie Laaser. We talk about safety, realizing that having feelings doesn’t mean you’re weak and how to own a person’s triggers. Steps 5- 15 are an absolute game-changer in learning how to rebuild what was lost after infidelity occurs.  These topics have been the underlying motivation for the different intensives offered by Fa...

We interview Jeff and Megan, pastors of the Vineyard Community Church in Chilliwack Canada, and hear their story of restoration after infidelity. They get real and raw about how she found out about the affair and sexual addiction and what change she needed to see not to walk away from the relationship. Megan shares how, in the midst of brokenness, God replaced her husband on the throne of her hear...

We talk to  Michael & Julianne Cusick, founders of Restoring the Soul, about how both sides of a broken relationship face shame and how to overcome it. They share their insight on unhealed wounds and how to deal with them healthily. We also ask, "what does God say about sex, and what does sex say about God?" revealing an amazing perspective on God's character and how sex reveals...

Debbie Laser talks about how the Post Traumatic Growth Model makes trauma a “Both And.” What does that mean? While trauma creates great distress, it can also lead to an incredible amount of growth. This model and mindset backed by years of data and research describe how it is possible that trauma and transformation can co-exist! When we believe we can experience renewal, it allows us to change the...

We have a conversation with Carol Juergensen Sheets about how it is possible to achieve intimacy after infidelity. One key component is creating empathy, and she explains the tools she has created from her most recent workbook: Help. Her. Heal. We discuss how couples don’t have to stay stuck in pain and how their best moments are still to come even after infidelity. We hit on the AVR model that br...

It is always easier to stuff emotions deep down and not face the deep hurts and wounds of betrayal. We can even ask ourselves, "why would a loving God allow addiction and trauma to occur in the lives of people He loves?" In this episode, Dr. Karl Lehman, board-certified psychiatrist and author of "outsmarting yourself" shares his wisdom and insight as we hear wonderful testimon...

Listen to Debbie as she shares her story of her husband's infidelity and the symptoms her body underwent after discovery. Today she walks us through the pain, the journey of becoming educated, and explains the healing power of understanding that she wasn't the major cause of addiction. Listen to what her journey of restoration looked like and how her marriage went from broken to beautifu...

Cindy Beall is a speaker, mentor, and author of “Healing Your Marriage When Trust is Broken” and “Rebuilding a Marriage Better Than New.” In this podcast, she relates to the broken-hearted women that have been blinded by their husbands’ actions and behaviors. She shares what her process of healing looked like and what her husband, Chris, did to rebuild trust in their relationship. We cover topics...

Chris and Jen Coursey talk about how important it is to have our relational circuits on (scientific brain term!) and how dangerous it can be when they’re off.  Impulse decisions, hurtful words, and self-preservation are only a few of the outcomes if they’re off. Learn how to know if yours are off and what you can do to turn them back on! Also, joy is the most euphoric drug that our brain craves bu...

Jaime and Liliana share how infidelity and sex addiction nearly destroyed their family. Liliana explains how God softened her heart and led her to forgiveness through betrayal trauma while Jaime describes how he fought for freedom and was patient in rebuilding trust with his wife. Listen to how God not only brought healing to their relationship but how they are able to use their pain for a greater...

Have you ever wondered how to stop the spiral of lies that make even the truth seem false? Dr. Marcus Warner talks about how to uproot lies and replace wrong thinking with the truth. He explains how compartmentalization and relational circuits enable a person to turn on and off an identity, a key component for those struggling with pornography. Lastly, he educates us on joy, how to create it, and...

Shame is eating the church alive. Almost every person has some kind of sexual shame in their life, and unfortunately, there aren't places to go and share it, even within the church. In this episode, we talk strategies of fighting shame and the power of releasing a secret. Pastor Darrell shares how God created sexual pleasure for enjoyment but how our culture has taken it out of context, which...

How does someone forgive their spouse after infidelity has taken place? Is it even possible for a marriage to heal and achieve intimacy after trust is broken? According to Tina Konkin, internationally acclaimed leader and speaker on the topic of relationships and author of How God used "the Other Woman," she says it comes down to compassion. You can’t re-write the facts, but you can re-w...

Have you ever wondered why the fear of loss isn't enough to motivate someone to change? Why is it that men and women get "stuck" in recovery? In this episode Clinton and Charity interview Dr. Jim Wilder, author of 18 books and the chief Neurotheologian of Life Model Works. He answers these questions with incredible insights and helps us understand how the brain reacts to trauma and...

Clinton shares about how sexual addiction plagued his life for over 15 years. He talks openly about how it deeply affected his marriage and how he almost lost everything. Today he shares how a new perspective led to freedom.  Our Resources: Couples Workshop: https://restored2more.com/coaching-and-speaking/#workshop Website: https://restored2more.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restored2m...

In this episode, Charity shares her side of the story. Infidelity. Betrayal. Trauma. She never thought marrying Clinton would lead to this. Sexual Addiction plagued their relationship for nearly 5 years, and today she is ready to share her side of the story. Our Resources: Couples Workshop: https://restored2more.com/coaching-and-speaking/#workshop Website: https://restored2more.com/ Instagram: htt...