Relationships are at the center of each part of our lives. And few things impact our relationships like unwanted sexual behavior and betrayal trauma. In this episode, best-selling author, speaker, and professor, Dr. Les Parrott joins us with practical tools to create fulfillment in our relationships. We talk about trends in dating and marriage relationships, when and how to share our history with our partner, and how to improve communication around sex and everything else. 

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Loveology.com

Symbis Assessment (Marriage Resource)

BetterLove.com

Crazy About Sex (Les' Book)

5 Love Languages (Gary Thomas' Book)

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Churches and volunteers passionate about Pure Desire Groups face a number of challenges when starting out. Today, Rodney Wright joins us to share best practices from his experience launching and maintaining a thriving Pure Desire Groups ministry. From preaching tips to managing group members from other churches to navigating a leadership team that isn’t open to a “recovery ministry,” this episode has it all.

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Betrayal & Beyond (Women's Betrayal Resource)

Unraveled (Women's Recovery Resource)

Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist—CSAT (IITAP Certification)

Pastoral Sexual Addiction Professional—PSAP (IITAP Certification)

Pure Desire Summit (Event)

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As new research emerges and becomes mainstream, it’s important that our approach remains current. This is the heart behind the recent update to our resource for women, Betrayal & Beyond. In this episode, Heather Kolb and Ashley Jameson share the “why” behind the update, they highlight the major changes (and what stayed the same), and who should go through this updated resource. 

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Betrayal & Beyond Kit—including NEW video companion (Women's Betrayal Resource)

Betrayal & Beyond Online Groups

APSATS A Partner Sensitive Approach To Healing From Betrayal w/ Dr. Barbara Steffens (Podcast)

Women's Takeover #1: Healing From Betrayal w/ Dr. Barbara Steffens

Unraveled (Women's Recovery Resource)

Sexual Integrity 101 (Video Course)

Connected (Marriage Resource)

Group Leader Training (Video Course)

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Pornography undermines every ministry in a local church. Sam Black, author of The Healing Church: What Churches Get Wrong About Pornography And How To Fix It (GIVEAWAY IN SHOW NOTES), joins us to take an honest look at the harmful effects of ignoring unwanted sexual behavior in the church. This episode is packed with practical ways that churches can begin to meet the real need that exists within their congregations.

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FREE COPY of The Healing Church (First 50 get book for free)

FREE Intro/Chapter 1 of The Healing Church

Covenant Eyes (Accountability Software)

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Unwanted sexual behavior and betrayal trauma have a profound impact on the brain. But the brain is amazing and can be rewired! Heather Kolb joins us for this episode with tips and tools for rewiring our brain sexually. We discuss why rewiring our brain after sexual addiction is uniquely challenging, how long we should expect this process to take, and who else should be involved.

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Sexual Integrity 101

Groups

Seven Pillars of Freedom (Resource For Struggling Men)

Unraveled (Resource For Struggling Women)

Betrayal & Beyond (Resource For Betrayed Women)

FASTER Scale (Tool)

Three Circles (Tool)

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Blog On Gratitude

Great Sex Rescue (Sheila Wray Gregoire’s Book)

Plucky (Accountability Software)

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Launching Pure Desire groups at your church can feel intimidating at first. In this episode, we start a new series: Stories From The Church. Our first episode in this new series, we spoke with the team responsible for successfully implementing groups at Petra Church in Pennsylvania. We learned how they overcame some of the most common hurdles churches face, how they train and recruit leaders, and reflect on some of the success they’ve enjoyed over the years.

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Pure Desire Summit Conquer Series

Sexual Integrity 101

Conquer Series

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Pure Desire Clinical Program

Living Free

Unraveled (Resource For Struggling Women)

Groups

How to Talk With Your Kids About Sex

Betrayal & Beyond (Resource For Betrayed Women)

Church Membership

Fearless Series (James Reeves)

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Confidentiality is critically important in the group setting. So is protecting victims and vulnerable populations through mandatory reporting. On today’s episode, we talk with Rich Moore about how to strike a balance between confidentiality and mandated reporting, how to proactively protect the group, and the process of reporting if and when necessary. Finally, we explored the positive outcomes that mandated reporting can have on the people involved.

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Group Leader Training

Church Law & Tax

Child Welfare Information Gateway

Memo of understanding

Stories of Healing: Rich Moore (Podcast Episode)

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The path from an award-winning porn star to a pastor just doesn’t make sense. But that’s the path God paved for our guest today, Joshua Broome (cofounder of Share the King). We talk to Joshua about how he got into performing porn, how God rescued him, and God is using him as a speaker, pastor, influencer, and podcast host to help people follow Jesus and live with sexual integrity.

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Joshua’s Website

Joshua’s TikTok

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Share The King (Joshua’s Ministry)

Pure Desire Online Groups (for men and women struggling or betrayed)

Seven Pillars of Freedom (for struggling men)

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The devastation created through betrayal trauma can turn a partner’s world upside down and impact them in a way they never imagined. But what does healing from betrayal trauma look like if your spouse is in a public position—doctor, teacher, police officer, judge, or pastor? Today, we’re joined by Michelle Stumbo (married to Nick Stumbo, the Executive Director for Pure Desire). We talk through what healing from betrayal looks like when your husband is the pastor. What tools and boundaries are necessary, how it impacts kids and healing as a family, the obstacles you may face, and even how the group experience might look a little different.

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Betrayal & Beyond (Women's Betrayal Resource)

Pure Desire Counseling

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The more we seek to understand the factors that impact sexual brokenness, the more we recognize how racism can be a contributing factor. But how does racism impact sexual brokenness? On today’s episode, we’re joined by Immanuel and Michelle Garraway, who share their experiences with racism and the role it played in their recovery and healing journey. We talk through how family of origin and harmful intergenerational messages can become a catalyst for sexual brokenness, and how owning your story and the group experience can become a safe place for people of color.

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