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โ€œMy Addiction Was a Terroristโ€: How Bob Sklar Found Real Recovery, Not Just Sobriety

โ€œMy Addiction Was a Terroristโ€: How Bob Sklar Found Real Recovery, Not Just Sobriety

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๐Ÿ“ป ๐™€๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฃโ€™๐™จ ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ก๐™š ๐™‹๐™ค๐™™๐™˜๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ โ€“ ๐„๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐“๐„๐’In this powerful facilitator spotlight, JJ West and Doug Barnes sit down with Bob Sklar, one of the original Every Manโ€™s Battle facilitators. Bob shares a 36โ€‘year recovery journey that includes childhood sexual abuse, early pornography exposure, a pornโ€‘shaped view of sex, coming to Christ at 18, harmful church advice, multiple relapses, and finally discovering the missing piece: connection with God, self, and others through Every Manโ€™s Battle and Sustained Victory.Youโ€™ll hear:How abuse, secrecy, and moving every three years formed emotional โ€œtemplatesโ€ of not belonging, driving Bob to porn to โ€œthermostatโ€ his feelings and escape reality.Why negotiating with addiction (โ€œIโ€™ll just look onceโ€ฆโ€) is like bargaining with a terrorist, and how poor disclosure and โ€œwork your own side of the streetโ€ thinking delayed his wifeโ€™s healing.How EMB and deep friendships with other facilitators taught him rigorous honesty, emotional language, and authentic connection, leading him to say, โ€œI didnโ€™t just get sobriety; I got a life.โ€๐ŸŽŸ Use code ๐„๐Œ๐๐๐Ž๐ƒ to save $100 when you register for the Every Manโ€™s Battle Intensive, and ask about Sustained Victory and online recovery groups so youโ€™re not fighting this battle alone.๐Ÿ“ง ๐๐Ž๐๐”๐’ ๐‚๐Ž๐๐“๐„๐๐“ ๐‹๐ˆ๐’๐“๐„๐๐„๐‘ ๐๐”๐„๐’๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’Want extra content to encourage your integrity, delivered via email each month? ๐Ÿ‘‰ Email EMBpodcast@newlife.com with โ€œBonus Contentโ€ in the subject line to receive exclusive Every Manโ€™s Battle Podcast resources.To send your questions, feedback, or topic ideas for upcoming QA episodes:๐Ÿ‘‰ Email EMBpodcast@newlife.com with โ€œPodcast Questionโ€ in the subject line.โ˜Ž๏ธ Need more helpโ€”counseling, groups, or a structured plan after this episode stirred things up?๐Ÿ‘‰ Call 800โ€‘NEWโ€‘LIFE or visit NewLife.com to connect with Christian sexual integrity counseling, workshops, and recovery groups.๐ŸŽŸ ๐’๐๐„๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐Ž๐…๐…๐„๐‘ โ€“ ๐„๐•๐„๐‘๐˜ ๐Œ๐€๐โ€™๐’ ๐๐€๐“๐“๐‹๐„ ๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐๐’๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐’๐”๐’๐“๐€๐ˆ๐๐„๐ƒ ๐•๐ˆ๐‚๐“๐Ž๐‘๐˜If Bobโ€™s story feels uncomfortably familiarโ€”decades of whiteโ€‘knuckling, partial disclosure, relapse, and secret negotiation with your addictionโ€”it may be time to stop managing and start truly recovering. The Every Manโ€™s Battle Intensive is a 3โ€‘day, Christโ€‘centered workshop where:Licensed Christian counselors teach biblically grounded, clinically informed material on sexual integrity.You participate in smallโ€‘group sessions led by trained facilitators like Bob, JJ, and Doug.You experience real connection with men who share your struggle and want the same freedom.After the workshop, New Lifeโ€™s Sustained Victory and other Every Manโ€™s Battle groups (online and in person) offer weekly community so you donโ€™t go back to isolation. They help men continue to build connection with God, self, and othersโ€”the very missing piece Bob describes as revolutionary for his recovery.๐Ÿ’ต Concerned about cost? Scholarships are often available so finances donโ€™t have to keep you out of the battle. When you call 800โ€‘NEWโ€‘LIFE, ask about assistance for Every Manโ€™s Battle and Sustained Victory.Use code ๐„๐Œ๐๐๐Ž๐ƒ when you register to save $100 on your Every Manโ€™s Battle registration.๐ŸŽง Discover more ways to listen watch:๐Ÿ‘‰ Every Manโ€™s Battle Podcast hub: https://newlife.com/podcasts/every-mans-battle/๐Ÿ‘‰ New Life LIVE other New Life podcasts: https://newlife.com/podcasts/#EveryMansBattle #SexualIntegrity #PornRecovery #ChildhoodAbuse #Disclosure #SustainedVictory #NewLifeMinistries
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