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Back to SearchHow can we Connect When My Partner Acts Out and Then Goes to Shame—Silent, Stoic and Self-Absorbed?!
Episode 184
In Episode 184, Mark and Steve respond to a PBSE listener's situation and question. This is a VERY common situation that MANY partners describe who a…
2 years, 8 months ago
“Clearing Away the Wreckage of Your Past"—Recovery Lessons from Steve’s Metal Detecting Trip
Episode 183
Almost 30 years ago, when PBSE co-founder Steve Moore was 13-years-old, his father was killed in a plane crash. This traumatic event played a big rol…
2 years, 8 months ago
I Want My Addict Partner to SUFFER; to Feel TERRIBLE like I do! Is that Normal? How Can I Stop this Feeling?!
Episode 182
In Episode 182, Mark and Steve respond to a very authentic, vulnerable and VERY direct question from a PBSE listener—
"Can you address this question o…
2 years, 8 months ago
Evolve from Treating the “Symptoms of Addiction” to a Real & Lasting “Change of Heart & Mind."
Episode 180
In episode 180, Mark and Steve address an insightful inquiry from a porn/sex addict seeking a real and lasting change of heart and mind in his recove…
2 years, 8 months ago
Should I Pay Off My New Spouse's "Porn Debt" So We Can Have a Solid Financial Start?
Episode 179
We KNOW this episode title sounds crazy! But, many partners of porn/sex addicts face some hard decisions about where to "draw boundaries" as they try…
2 years, 9 months ago
Is There a “Statute of Limitations” on Feelings, Betrayal Trauma and Disclosure?
Episode 178
In Episode 178, Mark and Steve address an all-too-common situation and question faced and asked by porn/sex addicts in recovery and their partners se…
2 years, 9 months ago
How do I Stop Comparing Myself to Porn and His Sexual Fantasies?
Episode 177
In Episode 177, Mark and Steve address a very heart-felt question sent in by a PBSE listener—
"My partner recently came clean to me about porn addicti…
2 years, 9 months ago
If “Sex is Optional,” How can a Couple Possibly Stay Connected?!
Episode 176
In this episode Mark and Steve address a super common question—if "sex is optional" in a relationship, then how can a couple possibly stay connected?…
2 years, 9 months ago
How Can We Avoid the Traps and Pitfalls of Addiction Recovery and Betrayal Trauma Healing?
Episode 175
Episode 175 finds Steve and his wife on vacation on the island of Hilo in Hawaii. Hilo is the site of an actual "active" volcano. While there, they o…
2 years, 10 months ago
What Keeps us Stuck in Addiction and What Does “Real” Recovery Look Like?
Episode 174
The partners of sex/porn addicts can find it difficult or near impossible to discern whether or not their partner is still "stuck in addiction" or in…
2 years, 10 months ago