Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat it Takes to SUCCEED in Recovery and Healing!
Episode 63
In this episode, Mark and Steve give listeners a window into what they've learned from their own recoveries and what they've experienced over many ye…
4 years, 11 months ago
Defining "Slips" and "Relapses"
Episode 62
When a couple is working together through addiction recovery and healing betrayal trauma, it can be VERY difficult to understand the differences betw…
5 years ago
Where is the line between “loving” someone and “trusting” them?
Episode 61
In this episode, Mark and Steve address a PBSE listener's heart-felt dilemma. After discovering her spouse's addiction to porn and feeling the intens…
5 years ago
Spiritual Safety and Sexual Intimacy: You Can Have Both!
Episode 60
In this episode, Mark and Steve address a questions submitted by a listener—
"Can you discuss the dynamic of being the spouse of an addict who is not …
5 years ago
Is it "OK" to "Offend" Your Partner?
Episode 59
In this episode, Mark and Steve address some very poignant questions submitted by a listener:
"What do you do when the proof is in the pudding that yo…
5 years ago
Great! He’s in Recovery . . . but What is He Thinking?
Episode 58
In this episode, Mark and Steve address a recent question by a listener—a very honest, legitimate, excellent question—
"Hi there, my recovering spouse…
5 years, 1 month ago
Why Would the Man Who Loves Me, "Gaslight" Me?!
Episode 57
In this episode, Mark and Steve talk raw and open about an extremely destructive behavior that porn addicts engage in with their partners—GASLIGHTING…
5 years, 1 month ago
What Does it Take to Get "SERIOUS" about Real Change?
Episode 56
In this episode Mark and Steve speak openly about what it took for them to get to the rock bottom place where they were ready to start down the path …
5 years, 1 month ago
The Addict's Journey from Escape & Avoidance to Authenticity & Transparency
Episode 55
It has been said, "We are only as sick as our secrets." Another way of coming at this would be: "Living in secrecy keeps our addiction alive."
In th…
5 years, 1 month ago
How to Navigate Mental Illness AND Addiction/Betrayal Trauma
Episode 54
Mental illness and addiction, as well as betrayal trauma, can be parallel struggles! And it can be very difficult to understand where one starts and …
5 years, 1 month ago