How Do I Know if My Spouse is an Addict or Not?
In this episode, Mark and Steve address a common question submitted by a PBSE listener— I have listened to many episodes of your...
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Mark & Steve
Sep 14, 20211 min read
Unhealthy Relationships Can Help Fuel Porn Addiction—How Can You Move from Co-Dependency to Recovery
Growing up, a PBSE listener suffered from an abusive relationship with his father, which was a BIG factor in the development and ongoing...
Mark & Steve
Sep 7, 20211 min read
When Your Partner is a Porn Addict, What Does “Healthy Connection” Look Like?
If your partner is a porn addict, is it even possible to have any level of "healthy connection"??? In this episode, Mark and Steve talk...
Mark & Steve
Aug 31, 20211 min read
Does Recovery & Healing require we STOP Internet use, AVOID the Public and NEVER talk to Women?
When it comes to daily life and being subjected to a "sexualized culture," what are the "healthy boundaries" in sex/porn addiction...
Mark & Steve
Aug 24, 20211 min read
Your Chosen Path of Sexual Experience—Healthy or Unhealthy? Connecting or Disconnecting?
In working with people all over the world, we often get questions from couples regarding what IS and what is NOT healthy and connecting...
Mark & Steve
Aug 17, 20211 min read
You are Powerless to Control What He’s Thinking During Sex—or Any Other Time!
In this episode, Mark and Steve address a HUGE issue many partners struggle with. Here's how a PBSE listener expressed it— My question is...
Mark & Steve
Aug 10, 20211 min read
Should I have Daily Sex with my Husband so He can Recover?
We know—this title is ridiculous!!! It's intended to be totally SARCASTIC! But it's in response to a lengthy, raw, heart-felt, super...
Mark & Steve
Aug 3, 20211 min read
Feeling Stuck? Real Recovery & Healing REQUIRE a Trajectory!
When we're in porn addiction recovery; trying to heal from betrayal trauma; or yearning to mend our marriage—it's SO easy to get STUCK!...
Mark & Steve
Jul 27, 20211 min read
After the Betrayal of Porn Addiction, Can We Ever Have “Healthy Sex”?
Since learning that my husband of 44 years has been addicted to porn our entire marriage, a floodgate of emotions continue to wash over...
Mark & Steve
Jul 20, 20211 min read
Do You STINK at Setting and Enforcing Healthy Boundaries?!
A PBSE listener recently sent us this comment and request—You speak of the importance of establishing boundaries. While we understand...
Mark & Steve
Jul 13, 20211 min read
Letting Go of Control & Manipulation to WORK Your Own Recovery!
In this episode Mark and Steve openly address a PBSE listener's questions about what to do with an addict spouse in recovery who still...
Mark & Steve
Jul 6, 20211 min read
Navigating Summertime and Sex Addiction!
Summertime can be a HUGE trigger for porn addicts in recovery and for spouses healing from betrayal trauma! As individuals and as...
Mark & Steve
Jun 29, 20211 min read
Let Go of "Emotional Wallowing" & Embrace "Vision & Meaning"
When we rely on "sheer motivation" to break out of porn addiction, this will easily plunge us into a pit where we become stuck in...
Mark & Steve
Jun 22, 20211 min read
Father's Day—Addiction & Trauma Trigger or Healing Event?
There are MANY "triggers" that can impact and even derail addiction recovery and healing from betrayal trauma. One trigger that can...
Mark & Steve
Jun 15, 20211 min read
Why is Mindfulness & Connecting with Myself SO Hard?!
We constantly talk about how and why “mindfulness” and CONNECTING with your True, Authentic Self is SO critical to recovery and healthy...
Mark & Steve
Jun 8, 20211 min read
Erectile Dysfunction and Your "Arousal Template"
A podcast listener asked about her husband's risky, bizarre, self-centered sexual behaviors; his Erectile Dysfunction; and how these are...
Mark & Steve
Jun 1, 20211 min read
I’m Engaged to a Porn Addict—What Should I Do?
In this episode, Mark and Steve respond to a listener who is engaged to a porn addict. She submitted a message through PBSEpodast.com...
Mark & Steve
May 25, 20212 min read
Is Physical Touch the “Love Language” of Most Porn/Sex Addicts?
In this episode, Mark and Steve address and excellent question submitted by a PBSE listener— In the book written by Gary Chapman it...
Mark & Steve
May 18, 20211 min read
Moving from Addiction to Connection: Reconciliation with Family
In this episode, Mark and Steve respond to a question submitted by a PBSE listener: My husband has been in active recovery since earlier...
Mark & Steve
May 10, 20211 min read
From Surviving to Thriving in Your Marriage: A Vision for Addicts
In this episode Mark and Steve use the analogy of a unique little bird known as the "Bower Bird." HOW can we guys who are in recovery...
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