Blog posts for women
Thank you to Rebecca for sharing this post for partners of porn addicts as a reminder that your partners porn viewing is not your fault. Rebecca is the wife of RJ who attends a recovery group for his struggle with pornography. Read Rebecca and RJ's story. Do you ever get caught in the low self-esteem [...]
REDMINUTE No. 21 Jessica Harris answers the question "Why do women view porn?" The reasons that women view porn is varying. There's not one specific reason. Some women might view porn out of curiosity. They don't know what it is. Or they might have a husband, boyfriend or father who are looking at it, so they start watching [...]
We would like to say a big thank you to Rebecca and RJ for sharing their story with us. We hope that their openness to share provides you with both insight and encouragement wherever you are at on this journey. Their real names have not been used to uphold anonymity. At some point while we were [...]
REDMINUTE No. 14 Dr. Steven Lytle from Sparrow House Counseling answers the question "How long does recovery take?" Recovery looks different for everyone, but chances are, if you have been viewing porn for a long time, recovery isn't just a weekend conference or a one time counselling session. Recovery is a process that takes time. [...]
When I was asked to review Sexual Sanity for Women, I was far less than excited. As a woman who battled pornography addiction, I know the frustration of trying to find resources to help me. At first there were none, and then the men’s resources were just reprinted more gender neutral or with pink covers to [...]
I grew up in a Christian family. I found pornography when I was 13. That may seem like the ‘typical’ addict story, but there’s one difference: I’m a woman. I guess you could say my journey technically began before I even turned nine. A male classmate of mine asked me to take off my clothes [...]
"I have a problem with looking at porn" are not the words you expect to hear from your boyfriend soon to be fiancé. The dream of your "perfect" man goes flying out the window. Things become very real. Too real even. How will this affect me? What does this mean? Will he stop? How has [...]
