If I Don’t Get Angry when my Partner Slips/Relapses, He's Complacent! How Do I Find a balance?
A PBSE listener describes a situation that many partners of addicts face. Here's how she describes it. See if you can relate— My partner...
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mbkastleman
- Jan 17
- 2 min
What if I Marry an Addict in Recovery and Down the Road He Stops Choosing Recovery?
This episode is in response to a situation shared with us by a PBSE listener. She is currently engaged to a guy in his mind twenties who...
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mbkastleman
- Jan 10
- 2 min
How do I Forgive Myself after Betraying my Wife for 18 Years?!
Here's a raw, heart-felt submission from a PBSE listener— Hello Mark and Steve, I am a recovering porn addict and the grateful husband of...
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mbkastleman
- Jan 3
- 2 min
After Addiction & Betrayal History, We Live Like “Married Singles.” How Can We Get the "Spark" back?
In th is episode, Mark and Steve address a "couple's issue" that is unfortunately all-too-common: In the wake of addiction and betrayal...
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mbkastleman
- Dec 27, 2022
- 1 min
Is 2023 already “Ruined” Due to His Destructive Sexual Behaviors over all the other years?!
As we look at moving into a new year, many addicts in recovery and spouses healing from betrayal trauma, wonder if their year and...
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mbkastleman
- Dec 20, 2022
- 1 min
Be the proactive “Architect” of your Holidays and 2023—instead of the old “Reactive Firefighter."
I f we're not mindful and proactive, addiction and betrayal trauma can turn our Holidays into constant "fires" that we run around putting...
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mbkastleman
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
Does it Take a “Catastrophe” to Break Out of Addiction? And, Should I Disclose to My Partner?
We recently received a VERY raw, vulnerable and transparent communication from one of our PBSE listeners who is struggling with porn...
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mbkastleman
- Dec 6, 2022
- 1 min
How to Raise Sexually Healthy Kids and Help Those Already Struggling
Mark & Steve rarely address issues with kids and teens on PBSE podcast. However, two PBSE listeners submitted questions in this area. One...
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mbkastleman
- Nov 29, 2022
- 1 min
Now that I know about my addict partner’s past sexual behaviors, I don’t want to have sex with him!
This PBSE episode comes from a very bold, but authentic situation and question from one of our listeners— I am a betrayed spouse and...
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mbkastleman
- Nov 22, 2022
- 1 min
What Can You Do When Your Partner Will Not Acknowledge They Have a Porn Problem?
In episode 150, Mark & Steve tackle a situation submitted by a PBSE listener— Her partner of 3 years came forward and admitted to her...
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mbkastleman
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
As a Porn/Sex Addict in Recovery, HOW do I Let Go of Deep Feelings of Shame & Unworthiness?
In episode 149, Mark & Steve reach out to an addict in recovery who expressed some very deep feelings and meaning questions— Hi Mark and...
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mbkastleman
- Nov 8, 2022
- 1 min
Steve's Lessons Learned in Successful Recovery!
This is a special podcast and the first of its kind here at PBSE. In this episode, PBSE Co-Founder Steve Moore, goes “solo” and talks raw...
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mbkastleman
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
My Addict Spouse Can’t Help His Bad Behaviors Because He is “Powerless”—Right?
In this episode, Mark & Steve respond to a spouse's heart-felt description of the EXTREMELY traumatizing situation with her addict...
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mbkastleman
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
Because of Trauma from my Addict Partner, I'm Seeing the World Through "His Hyper-sexualized Lens"!
In this episode, Mark and Steve address a very unfortunate, but all-too-common challenge for the partners of porn/sex addicts. Here's how...
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mbkastleman
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
What Role Can/Should a “Polygraph” Play in a Porn/Sex Addict’s “Disclosure” to a Partner?
In this episode, Mark & Steve respond to a PBSE listener's questions about "polygraphs" and their role in Disclosure to a partner— Hi...
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mbkastleman
- Oct 11, 2022
- 1 min
Are the Sexual Practices in Your Relationship “Safe”? How Can You Know?
In this episode, Mark & Steve address a very difficult and painful situation and questions submitted by a PBSE listener. Her spouse has...
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mbkastleman
- Oct 4, 2022
- 2 min
I was just “blind-sided” by the shocking details of my husband’s sex addiction! Now what!
I this episode, Mark and Steve respond to a spouse who sent in a CRAZY HARD situation she is facing! Her courage, authenticity and wisdom...
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mbkastleman
- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
My Husband Acts “Sexually Anorexic”—What Can I Do?!
A PBSE listener sent in a very raw and vulnerable situation and question. Here's what she said— I've heard the term "sexual anorexia" and...
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mbkastleman
- Sep 20, 2022
- 1 min
Basic Recovery/Healing Tools, Part Three: Building Your Support System
The Problem— - RECOVERY/HEALING NEVER WORKS IN A VACUUM! - Isolation, in all of its forms, decreases safety, encourages avoidance,...
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mbkastleman
- Sep 13, 2022
- 1 min
Basic Recovery/Healing Tools, Part Two: The Couples Check-in
The Problem— - Addicts: lack of skillset in connecting; inability to regulate emotional states; lacking insight/empathy into the reality...
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