Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com

Today, we are continuing our conversation around the church’s response to betrayal trauma, sex addiction, and sexual issues in marriage. Last episode we shared stories of churches that have responded well and churches that responded poorly. We finish this topic by brainstorming solutions for the leadership of churches to consider in this vulnerable and tender area of sex and betrayal.

We Discuss:

1. What would you tell Pastors about the consequence problematic porn viewing has on the husband?
2. What would you tell Pastors about couples who come to them with sexual issues in their marriage?
3. What hope can we leave?

Resources

• Brain, Heart, World is a Docuseries about the harmful effects of pornography

• Fight the New Drug is a non-profit, non-religious, non-political entity that stands against the harms of porn.

• Heart of Man is a movie that Pam mentioned regarding father wounds. Here is a link to watch it on Amazon for 1.99.

• Here is a journal article on the topic mentioned by Lyschel, Compulsive Internet Pornography Use and Mental Health.

• The Healing Church: What Churches Get Wrong about Pornography and How to Fix It.

• APSATS (association of partners of sex addicts trauma specialists) have a special training for religious leaders, BTRL (Betrayal Trauma Religious Leader). Find out more about it here.

• The Great Sex Rescue by Sheila Wray Gregoire

• For Christian Wives podcast – a tasteful round table discussion about sexual experience and sexuality. Disclaimer: the audience is intended to be the general population of Christian wives (not necessarily betrayed partners), trauma informed.

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