In this episode, Mark shares his own story of abuse as a child to illustrate how the "abuse cycle" is often directly related to addiction....

This heart-felt description, question and request comes from a PBSE listener— I’m a wife of 33yrs in betrayal trauma after finding...

It's very normal for a betrayed spouse to seek to be safe and avoid being "blindsided" by more betrayal, by trying to "control" the...

Masturbation is an extremely controversial topic these days; one that elicits a lot of heated debate. This is especially true when an...

There's a lot of heated debate out there about "what is pornographic" and "what is not." Too often in these arguments, the REAL ISSUES...

This is Part Three—the concluding episode on "How Mark and Steve moved from defensiveness to fighting for their marriages. In this...

In "Part Two," Mark and Steve address a VERY difficult situation for recovery addicts and their spouses—HOW to navigate people and places...

One of the greatest challenges we face as sex/porn addicts in recovery is becoming "defensive" when our partners offer feedback, speak...

This PBSE episode is directed at single listeners and those already in a relationship. A PBSE listener who is single sent in the...

In this episode, Mark and Steve respond to a PBSE listener's question about her struggles with her partner lusting after a co-worker— ...

Are you trying to break free from porn viewing and/or other unwanted sexual behaviors, but you just keep falling back into it?! In this...

In this episode, Mark and Steve answer a spouse's questions about her addict husband and how she will KNOW that he is serious about...

In this episode, Mark and Steve address a major challenge faced by many betrayed spouses—they keep uncovering and discovering their...

How long should a spouse expect her addict partner to keep up his recovery? Doesn't there come a time when he can "back off" to some...

In this episode, Mark and Steve openly and passionately address a PBS listener's situation and questions. Here's what he asked— I have...

In this episode, Mark and Steve address a situation and series of questions from a PBSE listener who is the partner of a porn/sex addict...

In episode 110, Mark and Steve addressed the responsibility that a recovering porn/sex addict has with regard to TV, movies and...

Something that can be a BIG issue for couples—when one is a porn/sex addict in recovery and the other is a betrayed spouse trying to...

Resentment is a POWERFUL emotion! And while it most certainly can be very legitimate based on actual events, history, betrayal, etc., it...

One of THE most important milestones in real recovery is when a porn/sex addict prepares a completely transparent and authentic...