Top Tip For Recovery: Look For “Broken World” People

You can listen to a podcast on Broken World People on Episode 068 of my podcast Top Tips For Sexual Purity.  I’m thankful to Gordon McDonald who coins the term “broken world people” in his book Rebuilding Your Broken World.    Broken world people are the people who realize that they have junk in their livesContinue reading “Top Tip For Recovery: Look For “Broken World” People”

Top Tip For Recovery: Look For "Broken World" People

We have moved to porntopurity.com. You can listen to a podcast on Broken World People on Episode 068 of my podcast Top Tips For Sexual Purity.  I’m thankful to Gordon McDonald who coins the term “broken world people” in his book Rebuilding Your Broken World.    Broken world people are the people who realize that theyContinue reading “Top Tip For Recovery: Look For "Broken World" People”

How Bad Alone Time Feeds Addiction

Good recovery means having good relationships and good alone time. On yesterday’s blog I talked about “How Bad Relationships Feed Addiction”.   Relationships can help heal us or feed our addiction.    BAD ALONE TIME Beware of bad alone time!  Secrets hide in alone time.  We can control our environment in alone time.  We can act out sexuallyContinue reading “How Bad Alone Time Feeds Addiction”

Right and Wrong Reasons For Staying in Recovery

We’re looking at two key questions about our motivations for recovery:  Q:  Why did you get into recovery?   (Yesterday’s show)  Q:  What makes you stay in recovery?   Your answers to both of these questions are important to your story, but also very important to how serious you are about recovery and how long you will stayContinue reading “Right and Wrong Reasons For Staying in Recovery”

Why Did You Get into Sexual Addiction Recovery?

  How serious are you about your recovery process? Today and tomorrow we’re going to consider two questions:   Q:  Why did you get into recovery?   Q:  What makes you stay in recovery?      Your answers to both of these questions are important to your story.  Your answers will also help you diagnose  how serious youContinue reading “Why Did You Get into Sexual Addiction Recovery?”

What Are You Learning in Recovery?

The best blogs that happen on Porn to Purity.com are the ones where we share what we’re learning in recovery. What are the fresh insights you’re learning? What was said in your group this week that make the light go on for you? What nugget did your counselor say to you that really helped you?Continue reading “What Are You Learning in Recovery?”

Stop Getting Advice From Stupid People!

I was working on a section of my Crisis Stage book and started to think about stupid people.  I’m just going to rant here a little bit and call it straight. [Jeff gets on soapbox] Why would we listen to someone who doesn’t have a handle on their own life? Why if we are in crisisContinue reading “Stop Getting Advice From Stupid People!”

What Should I NOT Say to My Friend Who Struggles Sexually?

We’ve been looking at ways to help our friends who struggle sexually.  At a time when most of their support is abandoning them, you are placed in your friend’s life by God for a reason.  Here are some suggestions on what not to say.  Go back to MONDAY and TUESDAY‘s blogs for more help on whatContinue reading “What Should I NOT Say to My Friend Who Struggles Sexually?”

What Can I Say to Help My Friend Who Struggles Sexually?

  Yesterday we started looking at how we can help those who struggle sexually.  The biggest takeaway from yesterday is that:   Our presence means everything.  Pursue your friend instead of  pulling away. Today and tomorrow we’ll look at how our words can help or hurt.    WHAT CAN I SAY THAT WILL HELP? Don’t look for the perfect wordsContinue reading “What Can I Say to Help My Friend Who Struggles Sexually?”