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Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
Break free from pornography and rebuild the trust in your relationship. Hosted by licensed marriage therapist Sam Tielemans, Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction is your go-to podcast for overcoming porn addiction, restoring emotional and sexual intimacy, and healing after betrayal trauma in your marriage. Each episode offers practical tools, relationship advice, and real stories of men and couples navigating the path of porn recovery and restoring your marriage. Whether you’re just…
Episodes
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
95. 3 Strategies to Build Your Self Esteem
Pornography addiction has a huge impact on the self-esteem of the husband who struggles as well as his wife who has been devastated by his addiction. In this…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
94. How to Deal With Urges For Pornography Without Needing Willpower
Get ready for an eye-opening episode where we tackle the challenge of overcoming the urge to watch pornography. Join us as we delve into a new way to deal with…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
93. Self Compassion: A Research-Based Tool to Reduce Slips and Heal Trauma
Do you ever feel trapped in the same addiction cycle, struggling for years without making any progress? You're not alone. But there's one secret that can help…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
92. Tools For A Marriage When There’s No Emotional Safety
Today we're going to talk about pornography addiction and how it can affect a marriage. It's a problem that undermines safety, destroys trust, and creates a…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
91. When the Fear of Another Relapse Is In the Back of Your Mind
Struggling with pornography addiction can be a difficult road to travel, especially when trying to rebuild trust in a relationship. Even when progress is made…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
90. 3 Critical Conversations to Have to Heal Your Marraige
Podbean info: After pornography addiction damage is a marriage, there are three critical conversations to have in order to heal and find closure. So often…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
89. The 4 Steps in the Addiction Cycle (Here’s How to Break It)
“I’ll just quit tomorrow.” “It’s not that big of a deal if I look at Instagram for a bit.” “I won’t look at full-blown pornography, just a few pictures.” These…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
88. 2 Ways to Increase a Husband’s Compassion and Empathy in Marriage
When a marriage is impacted by pornography addiction, it causes a lot of damage and pain. One of the most important things in the healing process is having…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
87. How to Properly Disclose a Relapse (and Avoid a Fight)
On the path to overcoming a pornography addiction, there are often slips and relapses, and those conversations are painful to have. There is a clear…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
86. 3 Ways To Improve Intimacy After Pornography Addiction
Sexual intimacy is often times badly damaged after discovering a pornography addiction. There are fears, feelings of inadequacy, triggers, and painful feeling…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
85. 3 Tools to Overcome Feelings of Unworthiness
When overcoming a pornography addiction, many men experience feelings of unworthiness or some version of feeling not good enough, failure, bad, or defective…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
84. These Types of Boundaries Can Unintentionally Hurt Your Marriage
Creating boundaries in a marriage that's been affected by pornography addiction is a very common solution that offered. I found that there are certain types of…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
83. How to Identify the Root Cause of Your Pornography Addiction
When a man struggles with a pornography addiction, identifying the root cause in resolving it on that level is the most effective way to help him change and…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
82. When She Feels Lots of Anger and Resentment
After there has been betrayal in a relationship due to a pornography addiction, it’s very common for a wife to experience a lot of anger and resentment. There…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
81. 3 Tools to Bounce Back Effectively After a Relapse
Relapses can be extremely discouraging both for the husband who is trying to overcome pornography, addiction, and for his wife. In this episode, I share three…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
80. How to Avoid Slipping From Stress Triggers
Stress is a very common triggers for men to slip back into their pornography addiction. The problem is that stress never goes away in life. So if you don't…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
79. Codependency and Self Esteem
Codependency is often used by people in a negative way and is often such a big stumbling block to creating the type of security, connection, and fulfillment in…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
78. 5 MUSTS to Heal Your Marriage This Year
So many couples I work with has been struggling for many years to heal from the impact of pornography addiction, and the betrayal it causes. After having…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
77. 5 MUSTS to Overcome Pornography Addiction Within 90 Days
Eliminating your pornography addiction in 2023 would be a dream come true (literally) for so many men who are struggling. In this episode, I share with you the…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
4 Pillars of Communication That Work in Any Relationship
Podbean info: Often times, couples get stuck in the same old arguments and fights, but there is a better way! On this new podcast episode, I sit down with…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
How to Heal Individually and In Your Marriage Faster (and More Thoroughly)
Overcoming a pornography addiction and repairing a relationship can feel overwhelming and impossible at times. So often people try their very best, but are…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
The #1 Factor Between Healthy and Unhealthy Couples
Announcement! I created a free, private Facebook group for men who want to find freedom from pornography and have a strong marriage. Each week, I host a live…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE MEN (sorry ladies)
You can join the free Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/toolstoquit
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
Instead of Guilt and Shame to Avoid Slips, Do This Instead
When a man struggles with the pornography addiction, it’s very easy for him to spiral into shame and guilt, which unintentionally can set him back up for…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
How She Can Feel More Comfortable Bringing Her Wall Down
It can be very difficult for a woman to bring her wall down and decide to trust her husband again after there’s been damage due to a pornography addiction or…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
When Conversations Break Down Because She Doesn’t Believe Him
When there’s a lack of trust in the relationship due to a pornography addiction, it can be hard for a wife to believe what her husband is saying. So often…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
Key Advice For Breaking Free From Self Criticism and Judgement
Most men who are struggling with pornography addiction are really hard on themselves – they see themselves as bad people, unworthy, broken, or failures. The…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
What Does a Neuroscientist Report about Pornography and the Brain? (No Judgement)
Does pornography affect the brain neurochemistry? They are finally starting to come out with studies and do research on the impact of pornography has on the…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
Would He Have Ever Changed If He Didn’t Get Caught?
So often a wife will wonder if her husband would have ever changed and stopped watching pornography if she didn’t catch him. Most of the time the husband…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
Tools to Handle It When Triggers to Act Out Won’t Leave
Triggers and urges for pornography can be completely overwhelming for husbands who are on this journey. There is often a real struggle when the thought to act…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
When He Can’t Answer Her Question ‘Why Did You Do This?’
When there has been betrayal due to a pornography addiction, a woman will often ask her husband why he did, how he could have hurt her like that, why didn’t he…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
She Said He Knew Pornography Hurts Her But Did It Anyways
So often a wife will have a conversation with her husband about how much pain his watching pornography causes her. he said is that he will stop the behavior…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
What Happens if a Wife Becomes ’Addicted’ to the Trauma of Betrayal, and How You Can Move Forward - Part 2 with Jolene Wynn
After there’s been betrayal due to a pornography addiction, it can be very difficult to feel secure and safe in the relationship. And a lot of women find…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
When a Husband Gets Better and His Wife Gets Worst - Part 1 with Jolene Wynn
When people are trying to overcome the impact that pornography addiction has in their marriage, there are 3 separate (and overlapping) aspects to healing - his…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
Strategies for Healing When Even His Presence Triggers Her
When a woman feels betrayal after discovering her husband's pornography addiction, EVERYTHING can feel like a trigger, even him. He reminds her of his actions…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
When A Wife’s Best Efforts Aren’t Good Enough
So many women struggle feeling like what they are doing isn't enough.. If she was more sexual, thinner, didn't criticize, easy-going, etc., then he wouldn't…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
When Pornography Addiction Escalates to Sex Addiction and How to Overcome It
When a man struggles with pornography addiction, sometimes the behaviors escalate into physical acting out. When a man struggles with sex addiction, there is a…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
How to Consistently Not Give In to Temptation for Pornography
If someone offered you a cigarette, but you are a nonsmoker, how do you feel and respond? It's easy, right? It's a quick, "no thank you, I don't smoke," and…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
The Key to Creating Security in Your Marriage After Pornography Addiction
After the impact of pornography addiction, he creates a lot of insecurity, lack of trust and hopelessness. So many couples feel stuck because they don’t have a…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
Fastest Method to Resolving Any Argument Before It Escalates
After pornography addiction has damaged a relationship, arguments and fights can escalate very quickly. The reason is because there is so much intensity and…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
The 90-Day Blueprint to Heal Your Marriage After Pornography Addiction
Restoring the trust, connection, and love in your marriage is possible after pornography addiction has caused hurt and betrayal. Once couples know exactly what…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
The 90-Day Blueprint to Overcome Pornography Addiction
Is it possible to overcome pornography addiction in just 90 days? With the right tools and approach it is. Listen to this episode to discover the exact…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
A Couples Success Story: 3 Key Tools That Saved Their Marriage From Divorce
The road to healing a marriage can feel hopeless and overwhelming, so I brought on a couple, John and Ann, who went from separation and almost divorcing twice…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
Overcome Shame, Guilt, and Regret with Sathiya Sam
When a man struggles with a pornography addiction, he often feels shame, guilt, and regret because of his decisions. In order to find freedom, working through…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
The Key to Overcome Pornography Addiction Without 12-Step, Accountability Partners, or Filters on Devices
Traditional pornography addiction recovery typically takes 3-5 years, according to established therapists in the industry. The problem is that most people…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
The Traditional Way of Seeing Addiction Can Harm You – Try This Instead
In the traditional way of overcoming addiction and restoring a marriage, the husbands is often seen as the bad guy. The message is that he is the problem…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
Struggling With Self-Worth? Here Are Some Powerful Tools to Help
So many people struggle with feeling low self-worth and the depression / anxiety that accompanies it. In this episode I share some powerful strategies to help…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
The Best Response to Increase Connection and Safety When She‘s Triggered
So many women I work tell me that almost everything can be a trigger – the movies, tv shows, going out to eat, women in the grocery story, billboards, you name…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
Everything is Always My Fault
When people are working through the process of overcoming pornography addiction, healing from betrayal trauma, and restoring their marriage, there are…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
How to Quickly Diffuse a Fight Before It Even Begins
When working to repair your relationship after the effects of porn addiction, learning how to stop fights and diffuse them is critical. The more couples fight…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
If You Can‘t Deeply Feel God‘s or Your Spouse‘s Love, Here‘s What Helped Me
I was a teenager and had a hard time feeling love - from family, friends, and from God. I believed they loved me, I knew intellectually they did, but I had a…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
Consider This Before You Begin or End a Separation
Many couples get the advice (or consider for themselves) that they should separate for a number of reasons.. Maybe there is too much hurt, betrayal…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
How to Instantly Reduce The Rate of Slip Ups in Porn Addiction Recovery
As men are learning how to quit porn, one of the most helpful things in their process is their ability to avoid slips. It's such a discouraging experience for…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
How to Get Over the Past Without Sweeping It Under the Rug
If the past continues to be brought up, it means that it's not fully resolved. Unless you address the hurt in the proper way, it's likely to continue to fester…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
How to Identify Your Triggers for Porn Addiction [Don‘t Miss This Step as You Heal]
One of the most critical steps in porn addiction recovery is being able to identify your triggers. Without knowing exactly what's causing the addiction, you're…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
How to Apologize and Repair to Create Closure
We all are going to get our feelings hurt in a relationship, and in order for a couple to thrive and reconnect, we need to repair the damage done in the right…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
Why People Can’t Follow Through on Breaking Bad Habits or Patterns
When people have a hard time following through on creating a good habit or breaking a bad one, there's always a reason. In this episode, we dive deeper into…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
His Pornography Addiction Just Came Out... What Are The First Steps to Heal?
When a pornography addiction first comes out, it can be overwhelming and shocking. So many couples need a place to start and need direction about what steps to…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
Can Sex With a Spouse Trigger the Pornography Addiction?
When it comes to bringing sex back into the relationship, one of the main questions that people have is “will that trigger him back into the addiction?” If men…
- Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction
2 Key Indicators It’s Safe to Trust Again
When trust is damaged because of pornography addiction or lying, it's hard to know when it's safe to open up and trust again. Knowing what to look for will…