PSR Podcast

There are many men and women in the Church who struggle with all forms of sexual brokenness, including same-sex sexual desires. How can Christians love and care for those who want freedom from such besetting sins?

In today’s episode, our guest is Garry Ingraham. Garry is the co-founder of Love and Truth Network, a ministry that equips church leaders in restoring biblical sexuality, community, and identity through personalized leadership training, teaching resources, and experiential growth opportunities for personal transformation and supporting others. 

Garry shares his own story of same-sex brokenness and how God drew him out of the dark and into the light. He also shares how God called him into ministry, especially to pastors and helping them with their personal sexual struggles and how to address sexual sin and hope in the local church. 

Finally, Garry has a new book entitled Am I Gay which highlights his story and how to navigate sexual confusion with the truth of Christ and the community of fellow Christians. 

To learn more about Garry, his ministry, and the book, visit LoveandTruthNetwork.com.

More Resources:

• Am I Gay book*
• The Love and Truth Network Podcast
• Free Confidential Coaching

Related Podcasts:

• Can the Church Be a Safe Place for Healing and Transformation?
• What To Do When Your Child "Comes Out"
• How Brokenness Fits with Wholeness in Christ

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Why is pornography such a big deal? This is a common question in the culture, but not necessarily one of alarm, but rather questioning why ministries like ours and many others even exist. Is there any real harm to pornography?

To help us answer these questions we have Nick Stumbo back on the program. Nick is the Executive Director of Pure Desire Ministries and an author and speaker on sexual issues from a Christian worldview. 

In our conversation, Nick shares many of the negative effects of porn: biological, mental, emotional, and relational. We look at the many unhealthy patterns porn promotes, the natural trajectory of tolerance (both individually and culturally), the linkage between human trafficking and porn, and then how to live free from the negative effects of porn. 

Finally, Nick shares a new video series resource called Living Undefiled that takes an in-depth look at the topics surrounding pornography and human trafficking. 

To learn more about Nick and Pure Desire, visit PureDesire.org. 

To get access to the Living Undefiled course, visit LivingUndefiled.com.

More Resources:

• Help for Men
• Help for Women*
• NCOSE

Related Podcasts:

• New Research on Why Women View Porn
• Exposing the True Impact of Porn
• Keeping Kids Safe in a Digital World

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When: THIS Saturday, February 24th (join in person or online)

Xposed is an annual event to help pastors, ministry leaders, counselors, and individuals navigate sensitive sexual issues and equip them to care for their communities regarding God’s design for sex.

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Many men struggle deeply with their godly responsibilities of leadership, especially in the home, because they aren’t even managing themselves very well. 

In this episode, Stephen brings a letter from a leader that is meant to be representative of most men who struggle with this internal conflict of leadership calling and poor self-management. This letter addresses issues like: 

• Dividedness and hypocrisy
• Wearing masks to cover fear and shame
• Poor or non-existent emotional skills
• Weariness and hopelessness

For any man who can relate to what is shared in this letter, there is hope for transformation. You can become the man and leader God designed you to be. 

For helpful resources to enhance your godly manhood and marriage skills, visit DoctorMarriage.org.

More Resources:

• Gateway to Freedom 3-day intensive
• 49 Days of Growth by Stephen Cervantes*
• Daily Thoughts from Doctor Marriage

Related Podcasts:

• Helping Men Navigate Between Logic and Emotion
• A 7 Day Challenge for Emotional Growth
• Are You Open or Closed to Emotional Growth

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Sometimes we don’t have a “topic” for the podcast, but instead simply have a conversation with someone with loads of experience and wisdom in sexual struggles and recovery. This is what today’s episode is all about.

Our guest is author and speaker, Nate Larkin. He founded the Samson Society, a fellowship of Christian men who are serious about authenticity, community, humility, and recovery. 

In our conversation, Nate shares his own story of addiction and recovery. Then we dive into lots of questions that draw on his decades of personal and ministerial wisdom that will prove helpful to any man listening who wants to break free from unwanted sexual behaviors. 

To learn more about Nate and his ministry, visit SamsonSociety.com.

More Resources:

• Gateway to Freedom 3-day intensive
• Samson and the Pirate Monks*
• Find a Samson Meeting

Related Podcasts:

• Men Helping Men Grow and Mature
• The Importance of "Whole Man" Recovery
• 3 Levels of Sobriety

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How important is trust to emotional health and building strong, mature relationships? It is vital! Yet, many men we have served in our ministry struggle terribly with trust. 

In today’s episode, Stephen and I are going to dig into this important topic of trust through the lens of one man’s story that begins with him not being able to trust his parents with his thoughts and feelings and ends with him finally living a “love plus trust” story. 

We will share the distinction between love and trust and how love plus trust takes us even deeper than love alone. We need to learn how to understand trust in its multilayered dimensions if we want to enjoy strong, healthy relationships.

For resources from Stephen to help you grow and mature emotionally, visit DoctorMarriage.org.

More Resources:

• 40 Days to Oneness
• Growth Map: The Pathway to Peace, Rest, and Joy*
• Untangling Emotions by Groves & Smith*

Related Podcasts:

• Men Helping Men Grow and Mature
• Healing Steps to Rebuild Trust
• Why Men Struggle to Love

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Albert Bandura was a psychologist who is credited with developing the term “human agency,” which refers to how you act, think, and interact with life.

In this episode, Stephen and I will unpack the four functions of agency and how they might help us develop better self-awareness and deeper faith and relationships. 

The 4 functions of agency are: 

1. Intentions (or intentionality)
2. Outcomes (or expectations)
3. Self-regulation
4. Self-reflection

Agency asks, “Are you paying attention to your own intentions and are you getting better at self-regulating and self-reflecting?’ We hope this conversation will help you understand yourself and others better – and use your agency for good, godly purposes.

To learn more about Albert Bandura and his research, visit AlbertBandura.com.

More Resources:

• Untangling Emotions by Groves & Smith*
• Growth Map: The Pathway to Peace, Rest & Joy by Stephen Cervantes*
• APEST Spiritual Gifts Test

Related Podcasts:

• Why Must I Learn Me?
• Understanding 4 Key Roles in Your Story
• About Your Emotional Connecting Skills

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Every Christian knows that forgiveness is central to salvation and restoration to God. But what does forgiveness look like between us and those who have hurt us?

Our guests today are Bruce and Toni Hebel, founders of Forgiving Forward, a ministry that helps people experience the freedom of the gospel through the power of forgiveness. They share their own journey of learning the hard way how vital forgiveness is to personal character and health, as well as effective ministry to others. 

In our conversation, Bruce and Toni define forgiveness, explain why Christ is the only one who can pay the full debt of sin and wounds, expose the roots of unforgiveness, the common obstacles to forgiveness, and ultimately how to forgive in real-life situations of betrayal and pain through 5 key protocols:

1. GRATITUDE for God’s forgiveness of me.
2. REPENT of my sin of unforgiveness.
3.  WHO do I forgive and for WHAT?
4. FORGIVE each offense from my HEART.
5. Ask God to BLESS them and look for ways to bless them when possible.

To learn more about Bruce and Toni’s ministry and to get their book, visit ForgivingForward.com.

More Resources:

• Forgiving Forward book*
• FAQ: How to Forgive
• FAQ: How to Help Others Forgive

Related Podcasts:

• The 7 Steps of Forgiveness
• Betrayal Healing Phases
• Grace to Forgive

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Did you know that 58% of women who struggle with porn were exposed to porn before age 12? Or that 93% of women who struggle with porn never attend a support group? And that 48% of women viewing porn were a victim of sexual abuse?

Our guest today is Crystal Renaud Day, a coach, author, and speaker – and the founder and executive director of SheRecovery.com. She has been a leading voice for women in this space of sexual integrity ministry since 2009. 

Recently, Crystal and her ministry conducted research to answer the question “What Drives Women to Porn?” There were over 1300 anonymous female participants, ages 18 to 65+ from 58 countries, who had used or been addicted to pornography in the past or present. 

This episode discusses the findings of this research and why this is important to women struggling and those who love them. 

To see the research and results, visit SheRecovery.com.

More Resources:

• LivingOnPurposeKC.com
• BeggarsDaughter.com
• Sexual Shame in Women and How to Experience Freedom*

Related Podcasts:

• Total Freedom for Women Struggling with Porn
• God's Grace for Women Struggling with Porn and Sexual Shame
• Freedom and Healing from Shame, Addiction, and Abuse

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Lots of men over the years have shared the sentiment of the following statement: “I’m good as long as I can stay out of my own head.” As we have unpacked this idea with the men who have shared this, there have been four key thoughts that typically keep guys from feeling safe within their own minds.

In today’s episode, Stephen and I are going to share these four thoughts. They are: 

1. Shame
2. Old Stories
3. Core Fear
4. Unhealthy Fantasies

When you can understand how these thoughts operate and how to combat them, you can reclaim that territory in your mind for hope, peace, and joy.

For helpful "daily thoughts" on emotional health and growth, visit DoctorMarriage.org.

More Resources:

• Growth Map by Stephen Cervantes*
• Identity: What Foundation Are You Building On?*
• Gateway to Freedom 3-Day Intensive for Men

Related Podcasts:

• How to Be at Peace in Aloneness
• Overcoming Shame and Embracing Your True Identity
• 50 Things To Do When Your Core Fear Gets Triggered

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Originally Aired on March 7, 2023

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Today’s episode is getting back to the basics of living a life of sexual integrity. Stephen Cervantes and I have been working with men desiring greater integrity for over 20 years, and we know that a life of integrity is not static. You must be on a daily growth mission to mature. 

In our conversation, we share some of our personal growth tips and many other insights we have seen that help men get on a growth mission and discover their God-sized purpose in life.

A great next step in your pursuit of greater integrity is our Gateway to Freedom 3-day intensive workshop. This Friday-Sunday event will help you get down to the roots of your unwanted sexual behaviors and provide practical, powerful direction for living each day with integrity and purpose. 

Learn more about Gateway to Freedom and how to register at Bebroken.org/gtf.

More Resources:

• FREE Integrity Webinar for Men
• 40 Days of Purity for Men
• The 4 Pillars of Purity

Related Podcasts:

• Keys to Long-Term Freedom from Unwanted Behaviors
• 3 Levels of Sobriety
• Insights and Action Steps for Men

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