PSR Podcast

Thousands of men over the past 20 years have reached out to our ministry to get help in overcoming unwanted sexual behaviors. Our desire is to help them experience long-term freedom, not merely short-term abstinence. So, what are the keys to long-term freedom from unwanted behaviors?

Our guest is Jason Martinkus. He is the founder and president of Redemptive Living, a coaching and speaking ministry helping men find freedom from sexual integrity issues and marriages find redemption beyond betrayal. Jason has 19 years of personal sexual sobriety; he has walked the walk.

In this episode we talk about key principles of freedom from unwanted sexual behaviors, such as humility, confession, authentic community, and more – principles that are vital for both short-term and long-term freedom. 

To learn more about Jason and his ministry, visit RedemptiveLiving.com.

More Resources:

• Gateway to Freedom 3-Day Intensive
• Integrity Webinar for Men
• Grace-Based Recovery Online Study Groups

Related Podcasts:

• The Freedom Fight with Ted Shimer
• Recovery Discovery 030: Lifelong Learning
• The Last Relapse with Sathiya Sam

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The father-son relationship is vital to boys learning how to grow up into manhood. And part of maturing into manhood is understanding sex and sexuality. But how can fathers and sons talk about sex and sexuality? 

Our guests today are John and Lucas Fort, the father-son duo who wrote the book Father-Son Accountability: Integrity Through Relationship. They share their story of how they learned to talk about sex and other difficult topics – and offer tips and pitfalls they discovered along the way.

If you are a dad (or son) who wants to gain insights and helpful tools for talking about sex, this podcast will give you confidence to engage such conversations.

To get the Father-Son Accountability book, visit Bebroken.org/store.

More Resources:

• Bebroken.org/family
• Father-Son Webinar
• Honest Talk by John Fort

Related Podcasts:

• The Identity of My Father
• A Son Talks to His Dad
• What to Tell Your Son about Sex

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Everyone in life has struggled with something. Struggle is part of being human. Here we see it in all forms of sexual brokenness. We have staff and ministry partners who are trained in helping such strugglers.

But what if you wanted to help someone who is struggling? Do you know what to do or what to say? Have you ever given bad advice? Does it scare you when someone shares their pain? 

In today’s episode, Stephen and I will share with you some practical things to do and say when someone shares their struggles with you. You don’t need to be an “expert” in order to truly help a struggling friend.

More Resources:

• Bebroken.org/counselors
• Untangling Emotions by Groves and Smith
• Better Together (blog post)

Related Podcasts:

• How Do I Help My Wife When She Falls into a "Pit"?
• The Immanuel Approach in Recovery
• 50 Things to Do When Your Core Fear Gets Triggered

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Failure is part of life. But how many people have a “Failure and Rejection Management Plan”? I would guess very few.

In today’s episode, Stephen and I will help you examine failure from a new perspective and give you some practical principles for managing failure and rejection in hopeful ways.

More Resources:

• First 7 Days programs
• By Grace, Failure Turns to Opportunity (blog post)
• Sex & Anxiety online course

Related Podcasts:

• Understanding Fear and Sadness
• Recovery Discover 28: Learning from Failure
• Failure Immunity

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Today’s guest is Sheila Harkins. Sheila was on the podcast a couple years ago, May 19, 2020, to talk about how to help teens talk about difficult topics. If you’d like to listen to that conversation, it is Episode 749.

But on today’s episode Sheila is here to talk about her own healing from betrayal trauma and divorce. She shares about the long journey of trying to restore a broken marriage and then the aftermath of divorce – and how painting was instrumental in her healing process. 

As healing slowly took root in Sheila’s life she was stirred to share her journey with other wives through her paintings. This resulted in the release of her book, Healing, One Brushstroke at a Time, which contains 42 of Sheila’s paintings along with short reflections to help women heal. 

To learn more about Sheila and get a copy of her book, visit SheilaHarkins.com.

More Resources:

• Bebroken.org/Wives
• Online Wives Care Groups
• Personal Ministry Consultation

Related Podcasts:

• Is There Hope After Divorce Due to Sexual Betrayal?
• Liminal Space: Helping Wives Transition from Betrayal to Hope
• Embracing Your Worth After Sexual Betrayal

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In today’s final episode in our 4-part series on Whole Man Recovery we will explore the Spiritual element.

We will attempt to answer the following questions about this element:

• What is the element?
• What effect does it have: On addiction, On relationships, On identity
• How does recovery address this element?
• What might health and wholeness look like for this element in one’s life?

Matt Wenger is the clinical director of Boulder Recovery. To learn more about Matt and Boulder Recovery, visit BoulderRecovery.com.

More Resources:

• Bebroken.org/Men
• 40 Days of Purity Online Course
• Grace-Based Recovery

Related Podcasts:

• Breaking Free with Russell Willingham
• Growing in Christ
• 10 Biblical Truths to Transform Your Emotional System

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In today’s episode we will explore the Emotional element of Whole Man Recovery.

We will attempt to answer the following questions about this element:

• What is the element?
• What effect does it have: On addiction, On relationships, On identity
• How does recovery address this element?
• What might health and wholeness look like for this element in one’s life?

Matt Wenger is the clinical director of Boulder Recovery. To learn more about Matt and Boulder Recovery, visit BoulderRecovery.com.

More Resources:

• Bebroken.org/Men
• 40 Days of Training for Your Soul
• Find a Counselor

Related Podcasts:

• 15 Rules of Emotionally Detached Men
• Why Men Need to Practice Sadness
• Essential Truths to Heal and Mature Your Broken Emotional System

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In today’s episode with Matt Wenger we will explore the Physical element of Whole Man Recovery.

We will attempt to answer the following questions about this element:

• What is the element?
• What effect does it have: On addiction, On relationships, On identity
• How does recovery address this element?
• What might health and wholeness look like for this element in one’s life?

Matt Wenger is the clinical director of Boulder Recovery. To learn more about Matt and Boulder Recovery, visit BoulderRecovery.com.

More Resources:

• Bebroken.org/Men
• Not All Stress is Bad
• Find a Support Group

Related Podcasts:

• How Do You Handle Pain?
• Recovery Discover 018: Your Brain
• Healing Your Brain

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Earlier this year I had today’s guest, Matt Wenger, Clinical Director of Boulder Recovery, on the program and we touched on the four elements of Whole Man Recovery: Intellectual, Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual. I thought it was so good that we should dedicate four separate podcasts to break down and dig deeper into these four elements.

Today is Part 1 in the series and we will explore the Intellectual element of Whole Man Recovery.

In each part of this series we will attempt to answer the following questions:

• What is the element?
• What effect does it have: On addiction, On relationships, On identity
• How does recovery address this element?
• What might health and wholeness look like for this element in one’s life?

To learn more about Matt and Boulder Recovery, visit BoulderRecovery.com.

More Resources:

• Bebroken.org/Men
• Gateway to Freedom 3-day workshop
• False Intimacy by Dr. Harry Schaumburg

Related Podcasts:

• Addict Thinking
• Addicted Thinking vs. Healthy Thinking
• One Man's Growing Up Story

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What is the connection between theology and sexuality? And why does this matter?

My guest today is Jonathan McLatchie. He is a biologist by training, but also a Christian apologist and founder of TalkAboutDoubts.com, a website that allows anyone to ask questions about the Christian faith and receive answers from Christian experts in various fields of study. 

In our conversation, Jonathan defines theology and then helps us unpack the gospel metaphor that is portrayed in God’s design for sex. We also talk about how a biblical understanding of sex directly impacts our specific sexual sin struggles.

To learn more about Jonathan and see his writings and debates, visit JonathanMcLatchie.com. To submit any question about Christian faith, visit TalkAboutDoubts.com.

More Resources:

• Our Bodies Tell God's Story by Christopher West
• Rethinking Sexuality by Juli Slattery
• BibleThinker.org with Mike Winger

Related Podcasts:

• Thinking Biblically Youtube Channel
• Recovery by the Power of God's Word
• What is Sexual Discipleship

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