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

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• 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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When a wife discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, it is devastating and life-changing. No woman wants to experience betrayal trauma. 

Today’s guest is Debra Wallace, author of In His Grace: Embracing Your Worth After Sexual Betrayal. She shares her personal story of healing from betrayal and how that led to her writing this book for other wives facing a similar path. 

If you are a wife who needs hope in what feels like a hopeless situation, Debra has a powerful message for you. 

To learn more about Debra and get her book, visit DebraWallace.org.

More Resources:

• Bebroken.org/Wives
• Wives Care Online Groups
• First 7 Days for Wives

Related Podcasts:

• The Journey of Healing from Betrayal Trauma
• Is there Hope After Divorce Due to Sexual Betrayal?
• Liminal Space: Helping Wives Transition from Betrayal to Hope

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Every day we are inviting men to embark on a journey of personal growth, especially in the area of emotional growth. This is an essential part of breaking free from unhealthy, unwanted sexual behaviors and pursuing a life of integrity and joy.

On today’s program, Stephen brings lots of statements from men who are stunted on their journey of emotional growth, such as, “I have a good life and I’m stable. Just leave everything alone. Why do I have to keep growing?” 

We then offer insights and practical ideas for getting “unstuck” and going deeper to grow in emotional maturity.

For specific help on going deeper emotionally, we encourage you to download our free resource, 40 Days of Training for Your Soul, at Bebroken.org/store.

More Resources:

• Untangling Emotions by Groves and Smith
• Integrity Webinar for Men
• Personal Ministry Consultation

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• 15 Rules of Emotionally Detached Men
• Why Men Struggle to Love
• Essential Truths to Heal and Mature Your Broken Emotional System

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Kids today of all ages are influenced by sexual messages coming in every direction from screens all around. The most impressionable ages are 7-11. Many parents feel ill-equipped for preparing their children to navigate these topics well. 

My guest today is Kristen Jenson. She is the founder of Defend Young Minds and #1 best-selling author of the Good Pictures Bad Pictures series of books. She is also the executive producer of the Brain Defense Digital Safety curriculum, which is what we discuss in this episode. 

If you are a parent or grandparent who wants to learn how to arm your kids and grandkids with safe technology habits to protect their growing minds, this conversation will help.

To learn more about Kristen and Defend Young Minds, visit DefendYoungMinds.com. To learn more about the Brain Defense online course, visit BrainDefense.org.

More Resources:

• Bebroken.org/Family
• Online Courses at Pure Life Academy
• Good Pictures Bad Pictures

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• Helping Parents Teach Healthy Tech to Kids
• Keeping Kids Safe in a Digital World
• A Family Game Plan for Responding to Porn

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Every day we are helping wives who are experiencing the devastating effects of sexual brokenness and sin. It is always a mess and it is always traumatic. 

On today’s program, we have two guests who will help us understand these effects and how a wife can heal. They are Cat Etherington and Cindy Bajema from Naked Truth Recovery. 

Key issues we cover in this episode are where to start the healing process, defining trauma, stages of healing, something called “the window of tolerance,” why addressing the whole person is crucial to healing, and what to do if the offending partner doesn’t seek help. 

To learn more about Cat and Cindy, and their work and resources, visit NakedTruthRecovery.com.

More Resources:

• Whole Hearted - support for partners
• Whole Life Recovery Program
• Wives Care by Be Broken

Related Podcasts:

• Online Care Groups for Wives
• Hope After Betrayal
• Betrayal Healing Phases

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Our guest today is Karin Barbito. She is the Special Projects Coordinator at Support After Abortion, an organization whose mission is to end the demand for abortion through healing people impacted by abortion.

In this episode, Karin shares her own abortion healing story, the connections between sexual brokenness and abortion, the hope of healing after abortion, specific stages of healing, and also how abortion impacts men.

To learn more about Karin and the resources provided by Support After Abortion, visit SupportAfterAbortion.com or call 844-289-4673.

Helpful Resources:

• Keys to Hope and Healing booklets
• Virtual Support Groups

Related Podcasts:

• Support After Abortion Podcast
• Freedom and Healing from Shame, Addiction, and Abuse

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In today’s episode, we unpack a list of 15 rules that emotionally detached men tend to live by, and why it’s important to know this. Here is a sampling of just the first 8 rules: 

1. I don’t know me, so I can’t know you.
2. I don’t go to deep places, so you shouldn’t go there either. 
3. Emotions scare me, so I won’t go there even if you ask. 
4. Fear hinders me; I don’t have a healthy outlet for expressing fear.
5. I get defensive and detach in order to make you stop talking or pursuing me.
6. The emotional chaos of a woman is overwhelming; I would get lost in there.
7. My wife has needs I can’t me, so I won’t try.
8. When I don’t know what to do, I’ll just try to fix something. 

Dive in with us on this journey to grow and mature emotionally as men so that we can have deep, thriving relationships.

More Resources:

• 40 Days of Training for Your Soul
• Grace-Based Recovery Online Study Group
• Find a Support Group

Related Podcasts:

• Why Men Struggle to Love
• How to Know Yourself to Grow and Mature
• Are You Open or Closed to Emotional Growth?

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Today’s guest is Ashley Jameson, the Associate Director of Women’s Groups at Pure Desire, and she has a powerful story and message related to racism and sexual brokenness. 

How much is one’s identity shaped by racism and/or sexual brokenness? What kinds of wounds and trauma from racism exist that then effect sexual brokenness? 

Ashley shares her story of how all these elements intersected in her life and how much more prevalent they are than we imagine. She also shares a message of hope and good news for those who want to heal – and anyone who wants to help break unhealthy generational patterns. 

To learn more about Ashley and her work, visit PureDesire.org.

More Resources:

• Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison
• Unwanted by Jay Stringer

Related Podcasts:

• Sexual Abuse, Sexual Brokenness, and the Gospel
• How False Grace is Perpetuating Abuse in the Church
• Responding to #MeToo

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