Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRecovery, Healing & the Holidays—Part One: Preparing for and Managing Triggers
Episode 47
The holidays are a time for MAJOR EMOTIONAL TRIGGERS—good and bad. In fact the Holidays are intended and designed to elicit intense emotions. These c…
5 years, 6 months ago
Where Relationship Expectations Collide with Individual Boundaries
Episode 46
It's very natural and legitimate to have certain expectations in our marriage relationship. And we NEED healthy boundaries in order to make steady pr…
5 years, 6 months ago
The "Unholy Triad" that can Decimate Your Marriage!
Episode 45
In their own addictions, recoveries and healing, and working with people all over the world, Mark and Steve have come to understand an "unholy triad"…
5 years, 7 months ago
What Does it Really Mean to "Man-Up"?
Episode 44
With so many dominant influences from Hollywood, the mainstream media, pornography and the role models we were raised with, there's a LOT of confusio…
5 years, 7 months ago
How We Get Stuck in our Pain . . . and How to Heal and Move Forward
Episode 43
In this episode, Mark and Steve come from a very heart-felt place in speaking to the women who may find themselves "stuck in the pain of Betrayal Tra…
5 years, 7 months ago
Is there a Place for "Sexual Entitlement" in a Healthy Marriage Relationship?
Episode 42
Mark and Steve produced this episode in response to a PBSE listener's question—
Hi Guys! Would it be possible to talk about entitlement in an episode…
5 years, 7 months ago
If You Don't Have Honesty—You Don't Have Much
Episode 41
This episode starts with Mark and Steve getting super raw about how lying was a big part of their addiction years and early recovery.
- There are MA…
5 years, 8 months ago
Are YOU Choosing Your Life . . . OR . . . is "IT" Choosing You?
Episode 40
Mark and Steve get personal and talk about how, for much of their lives, they lived in "victim mode" and ran around spouting off cliches like, "I'm a…
5 years, 8 months ago
In Recovery & Healing—Is God Your Problem or Your Solution?
Episode 39
In this episode, Mark and Steve talk raw and real about their personal "God journeys"—how God operated in their lives BEFORE recovery and healing (cr…
5 years, 8 months ago
Hey, we're doing well, so we can let up on our Boundaries—Right?
Episode 38
When things have been going well for awhile in addiction recovery and betrayal trauma healing, there can be a temptation to relax the boundaries we'v…
5 years, 8 months ago