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...

When there has been Betrayal Trauma, it can seem impossible to ever dare to fully trust again. A PBSE listener describes this struggle as...

There are MANY reasons the ego-addict part of the brain convinces us that we are entitled to escape into our addiction outlets. These can...

Once you recognize that you and/or your partner are caught in a "Trauma Response," HOW can you intentionally move into a place of...

There are MANY "trauma triggers" that can create great conflict, pain and difficulty between partners. If you truly desire to work on...