Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIs all this “Recovery & Healing Crap” really Worth it? Hope for Couples.
Episode 163
Recovery from Porn/Sex Addiction and healing from Betrayal Trauma are HUGE commitments, take a long time and are HARD work. It can be easy in the ear…
3 years ago
Stop Focusing on your "Addiction Symptoms” and Get to your Core Issues!
Too often, those struggling with porn/sex addiction focus primarily on their outward addiction behaviors--the "symptoms" of addiction. Many believe, …
3 years, 1 month ago
Is there any “Good” to be Learned from Sex Addiction Behaviors and Betrayal Trauma?
In this episode, Mark & Steve respond to a painful situation sent in by a PBSE listener. Her spouse was caught in an affair, which uncovered 6 years …
3 years, 1 month ago
My Partner has a Slip with Porn and I go Online to See What He was Looking at! How do I Stop this Painful Behavior?
In this episode, Mark & Steve address a very common "painful" behavior that the partners of porn addicts can often engage in. A PBSE listener sent in…
3 years, 1 month ago
If I Don’t Get Angry/Intense When My Partner Slips/Relapses, He Becomes Complacent! How Do I Find a Healthy Balance?
Episode 159
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 has been in r…
3 years, 1 month ago
What if I Marry an Addict in Recovery and Down the Road He Stops Choosing Recovery? Is there a “Safe Zone” to Prevent This?
Episode 158
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 has struggle…
3 years, 2 months ago
How do I Forgive Myself after Betraying my Wife for 18 Years?!
Episode 157
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 the listener…
3 years, 2 months ago
After Our Long Addiction and Betrayal History, We Now Live Like “Married Singles.” How Can We Get the “Chemistry & Spark” Back?
Episode 156
In this episode, Mark and Steve address a "couple's issue" that is unfortunately all-too-common: In the wake of addiction and betrayal trauma, the r…
3 years, 2 months ago
Is 2023 already “Ruined” Due to His Destructive Sexual Behaviors over all the other years?!
Episode 155
As we look at moving into a new year, many addicts in recovery and spouses healing from betrayal trauma, wonder if their year and experience will eve…
3 years, 2 months ago
How to be the proactive “Architect” of your Holidays and 2023—as opposed to the same old “Reactive Firefighter.”
Episode 154
If we're not mindful and proactive, addiction and betrayal trauma can turn our Holidays into constant "fires" that we run around putting out. Instead…
3 years, 2 months ago