Rise Up Restored

Becky and Tiffany sit down with Abby to share her story. A mom of three, Abby discusses how even though her husband was upfront about his problem with pornography before they got married, she was unprepared for the difficulties that would come. During the first several years of their marriage, she felt a complete disconnection with her addict husband, with herself, with others, and with God. She a...

Becky and Tiffany sit down with Katy as she shares her journey of healing.  Katy talks about having a solid foundation of faith from her parents.  She talks about learning of her fiancé's pornography problem during their engagement but thinking it was in the past.  As the stress of finances and family began to affect her husband's physical and mental health, Katy shares that she was repeatedly gas...

Becky and Autumn sit down with Jeni to share her story. A mom of six children, Jeni discusses her twenty year marriage to a sex addict. As a newlywed, when she initially discovered her husband's issues, she thought it would be a quick fix—that he just needed to go to the bishop and not do those things anymore. This pattern repeated itself over and over again and the problem only escalated. Althoug...

Becky and Tiffany sit down with Roxanne to share her story. Roxanne discusses her twenty-one year marriage to a sex addict. She shares how in the beginning, she believed she and her husband had "the best marriage." But when she found porn on his computer for the first time just six months into their marriage, she was devastated. Over the years, Roxanne knew he wasn't being forthcoming when he'd de...

Team members Tiffany, Autumn, and Becky sit down to answer anonymous questions from listeners.  They share their individual insights into: "Where do I start in all of this?  How do I start finding healing and peace?", "What is self-care and why do I need it?", and end with an important discussion about the difference between forgiveness and trust.  They testify that the Lord is so generous in our...

Becky and Autumn visit with Rhyll Croshaw, co-founder of SA Lifeline and SAL 12 Step, and author of What Can I Do About Him Me?  Healing from the Trauma of My Husband's Pornography and Sexual Addiction. She is a popular speaker on the subject of recovery and healing from the effects of pornography and sexual addiction.   Rhyll has been married to her husband Steven, a recovering sexual addict, for...

Becky and Tiffany sit down with Amy to hear her story. Amy talks about growing up believing that God loved her, but she had to follow the "checklist" of things to do to be close to Him. As the oldest of 4, she also developed perfectionist tendencies. After she got married, she lost herself in her marriage and young motherhood. Her husband finally revealed that he was a pornography addict after sev...

Becky and Kristy sit down with Marni to hear her story.  Marni talks about her parent's strong relationship growing up, knowing she is a daughter of God, and learning that the Atonement is also about healing from loss and pain, too.  Marni talks about feeling like she was married to her best friend for the first 21 years of her marriage.  After she discovered an insignificant lie of her husband's,...

Becky and Autumn sit down with therapeutic professional Beckie Hennessy, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, owner of BRICKS Family Counseling.  Beckie is APSATS trained (Associate Partner of Sex Addicts Trained Specialist) and a CCPS-candidate (Certified Clinical Partner Specialist) and works with partners of sex addicts in her practice.  Beckie shares what trauma is, how that relates to betrayal tr...

Becky sits down with Kristy, one of the show's cohosts, to share her story.  Kristy talks about great faith as a child and teenager, finding a very solid spiritual foundation in spite of not having an "organized religion" religious family.  She talks about honesty in her marriage about, facing up to her concerns about using the word "addict" partway through her journey, and her battle with project...

Becky sits down with Tiffany, one of the show's cohosts, to hear her story.  Tiffany talks about her strong relationship with God growing up and her great desire to do what is right.  She talks about finding out about her husband's addiction early in her marriage and the deep secret she kept for almost 10 years.  She shares about her decision to get finally help, her relationship with God time, th...

Becky sits down with Autumn, one of the show's cohosts, to hear her story.  Autumn talks about her relationship with God growing up, how and when she found out about her husband's sexual addiction, and the extreme pain she experienced and her subsequent suicide attempt.  She shares about her recovery.  Autumn talks how her relationship with God was impacted and what she learned to do about it.  Sh...

This first episode introduces the invitation to Rise Up Restored from sexual betrayal trauma and find restoration through Christ.  The host of the podcast, Becky, shares her story- including the recognition of the bigger than expected influence that her husband's addiction would play in her life, her darkest times that included feeling completely isolated and in pain, and her personal restoration...