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October 15 The Abrahamic Covenant and how the wild & crazy book of Genesis connects to Jesus - The UnFragmented Bible, E5
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36 min
September 30Ep. 124: Porn, Marriage, Singleness, & Celibacy with Matt Dobschuetz
Ep. 124: Porn, Marriage, Singleness, & Celibacy with Matt Dobschuetz

LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED: DON’T LISTEN WITH KIDS AROUND

Matt Dobschuetz is the host of Porn Free Radio, the top-rated podcast for motivated guys who want to quit looking at porn. His hope-filled approach to a subject many have trouble talking about has inspired a global audience of men to take action and transform their lives.

He is the author of the 2022 book, Porn Free: Becoming the Type of Man That Does Not Look at Porn.

From his home in suburban Chicago, Matt podcasts and runs a professional coaching practice. He is happily married to his wife, Janice, whom he has been friends with since college. Together, they have two sons in college. Matt is a diehard Chicago Bears fan, a coffee enthusiast, and a lover of old-school hip hop.

To learn more about Matt, his coaching, and his Rev Groups, visit https://recoveredman.com.

Resources shared:

Assessing Problematic Porn Use w/ Bill Herring
https://recoveredman.com/311-assessing-problematic-porn-use-w-bill-herring/

In recovery circles we often use labels rather than descriptions. Words like sex addict or porn addiction are hastily applied or adopted. But often we miss gaining a greater understanding of ourselves and the truth of our situation. Bill Herring, LCSW, CSAT joins Porn Free Radio to share his framework for assessing problematic sexuality. It can easily be used to assess problematic porn use. Bill’s common sense framework looks at 5 categories and uses 5 questions to assess problematic sexual behaviors.

Bill’s Questions:
Are you keeping your promises? (Commitments)
Are you OKAY with what you are doing? (Values)
Are you in control of yourself? (Control)
Is everything okay? (Consequence)
Are you protecting everyone? (Responsibility)

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10 Traits of the Mature Celibate

The former Catholic priest and psychotherapist A. W. Richard Sipe has spent the bulk of his career (approximately four decades) studying the practice of celibacy in Roman Catholic contexts, and he argues that genuine celibacy is indeed viable and healthy for those who attain it. But he believes it must be pursued. A large number of vowed clergy do live lives of disciplined sexual abstinence, according to Sipe’s major work Celibacy in Crisis, but what he refers to (unhelpfully) as the “achievement” of celibacy—in which the major developmental crises have been weathered and the celibate state has been embraced and is, for all purposes, irreversible—is more rare, according to Sipe.

He thinks this mature state of “attained” celibacy is virtually always characterized by at least ten traits:
first, by work (the productive use of time and energy);
second, by prayer (an active interior life lived in the presence of God);
third, by community (“people to whom [the celibate is] committed and people on whom they can rely”);
fourth, by service (some form of self-giving that takes one beyond one’s own sphere);
fifth, by an awareness of one’s physical needs and a willingness to fulfill one’s lawful hungers with gentleness and self-care;
sixth, by balance in the rhythms of one’s lifestyle;
seventh, by security in one’s relational and communal commitments (“all celibate achievers had someone to whom they felt that they had confided the essence of themselves”);
eighth, by order in one’s daily and seasonal life;
ninth, by learning and ongoing curiosity about others and the world one inhabits; and
tenth and finally, by an appreciation of beauty.
The one who undertakes this kind of celibate life must become intimately familiar with his or her characteristic patterns of desire, temptation, longing, and weakness.

10 points from book: A. W. Richard Sipe, Celibacy in Crisis: A Secret World Revisited (New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2003), 301.
Quoted in book by: Hill, Wesley. Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality. Zondervan.

You can also watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IDB_Xmwz01Y

Flip Side Notes:
Join an upcoming Beyond the Battle online group at www.beyondthebattle.net

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Purchase Shelter in the Storm, Beyond the Battle, and Needed Navigation by Noah Filipiak.
1 hr 18 min
September 17 Deep Roots and the Mesquite Tree
The Mesquite Tree pdf
www.beyondthebattle.net
www.sherecovery.com
26 min
September 03 Finding Gratitude in Tough Circumstances (Complete)
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Resource: Shelter in the Storm by Noah Filipiak
17 min
September 03 Finding Gratitude in Tough Circumstances
Resource: Shelter in the Storm by Noah Filipiak
17 min
August 27 Update, Prayer Request, & Experiencing My Shelter in the Storm - 5 MIN FLIP - 8/26/26
12 min
August 05 Ep. 123: Restored To More with Clinton and Charity Muñoz
Clinton and Charity Muñoz are the founders of Restored 2 More, a Christ-centered nonprofit ministry helping couples heal after betrayal, pornography/sexual addiction, and broken trust. After walking through their own story of betrayal, trauma, repentance, recovery, and restoration, they felt called to create a safe and hope-filled pathway for other couples who are longing for healing.

Through their podcast, courses, coaching, resources, and ambassador program, Clinton and Charity equip couples, churches, and leaders with practical tools to restore safety, rebuild trust, process pain with Jesus, and move toward deeper connection. Their heart is to see marriages not simply survive betrayal, but become restored to more.

Links:

https://restored2more.com/

https://restored2more.com/resources

https://www.instagram.com/restored2more/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/restored-2-more/id1503954507

You can also watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5ToJTqFstuc

Flip Side Notes:
Join an upcoming Beyond the Battle online group at www.beyondthebattle.net

Support Flip Side sponsor Angry Brew by using promo code FLIP at fivelakes.com and get 10% off your order.

Get a free month of Covenant Eyes at www.covenanteyes.com using promo code BEYOND

Get a free month of Accountable2You keyword accountability: a2u.app/beyond (do not use “www”)

Your recurring gifts make Noah's ministry & The Flip Side possible. Get some sweet swag by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/noahfilipiak – includes exclusive access to Noah's episode commentary, interaction, and email access. (Not tax-deductible)
Tax-deductible recurring gifts can be given at www.noahfilipiak.com/give.

Purchase Shelter in the Storm, Beyond the Battle, and Needed Navigation by Noah Filipiak.
1 hr 7 min
July 25 How to Discover Your Secure Sense of Self
Flip Side Part 1: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ntxn9-1b124da

Porn Free Radio with Matt Dobschuetz www.recoveredman.com/375
49 min
July 16 Codependency, People Pleasing, & Secure Sense of Self
https://recoveredman.com/375-noah-filipiak-returns/
29 min
July 09 Your Green Pasture Within the Darkest Valley
Shelter in the Storm: 40 Psalms on God's Faithfulness
www.noahfilipiak.com/launch
17 min