Gisele Pelicot: A Hymn to Life
A story of survival, courage, and reclaiming shame in *A Hymn to Life* by Gisele Pelicot offers a powerful message for survivors and partners alike.
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Why did Google Remove Covenant Eyes?
Maybe you’ve noticed that Google removed the popular “accountability” apps Covenant Eyes and Accountable2You from its Play store last week.
Love, Sex & Eating the Bones (2003) Review
I remember, vaguely, the first time I saw Love, Sex & Eating the Bones. I may have been twelve or fourteen years old at the time.
Book Review: Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts
I read Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts because we sometimes have individuals referred to us who have intrusive sexual thoughts.
Book Review: Sex, God, and the Conservative Church
Last fall I taught a graduate human sexuality course at a seminary school. I hunted for new books and Sex, God, and the Conservative Church fit nicely.
Pornography Problem: Erotic Conflict or Addiction?
How do we, as therapists, determine whether a pornography problem is erotic conflict or an addiction? A discussion on the nuances.
Caught your kid looking at porn? How we shame children
Anyone who has heard me lecture or has been a client of my practice knows how concerned I am about how our culture shames sex and sexuality. The sex addicts I work with have such an enormous sense of shame about their addiction. Their partners have their own sense of shame about being in a […]
Sex Addiction and Shame
Last night one of my long term recovery groups began the first week of Brene Brown’s Connections Curriculum; a 23-minute video of Brene discussing Shame, Empathy, and Vulnerability. We have used her Shame Resilience workin our program for years. Yet, I never cease to be amazed at the reactions to the initial video.
