A New Years Resolution Reality Check

By Geoff Steurer, MS, LMFT Executive Director – LifeSTAR of St. George, UT   This is the time of year when most of us are going to be on our best behavior. We have a new calendar and, therefore, a clean slate to live the kind of life we wanted to live all of last [...]

Balanced recovery

Geoff Steurer, LMFT, co-author of “Love You, Hate the Porn: Healing a Relationship Damaged by Virtual Infidelity” and founding director of LifeSTAR of St. George discusses how to create a balanced recovery. Healthy recovery from pornography and sexual addiction requires a healthy balance of education, therapy, group support, and self-care. Proper balance ensures that individuals [...]

Recovery Apps

Even though smartphones and tablet devices are capable of delivering harmful content, such as pornography, they can also arm recovering men, women, and couples with powerful tools to help them along in their journey. We recognize that many individuals in early recovery choose to rid themselves of smartphones and tablet devices to reduce accessibility to [...]

Dimensions of Self-Care

by: Amy Cluff, LCSW “To succeed, you need to take that gut feeling in what you believe and act on it with all of your heart.” – Christy Borgeld Self-care is an essential piece of recovery for addicts and their partners. Make a commitment today to take good care of yourself. A good place to [...]

Exercising and Eating Correctly for Life

Kade Boyer, the owner and co-founder of CrossFit Dixie took some time to explain how we can get out of the “all or nothing” thinking common to those trying to stick with an exercise and nutrition plan. This is a great way to not only balance exercise and nutrition, but also other areas that require [...]

New Year’s Resolutions, Like Recovery, Take Commitment!

By Sandi Burningham, LCP, CSAC LifeSTAR Therapist It is once again that unique time of year in which we have the opportunity to both review and reflect on the year past as well as to ponder and prepare for the year to come. In the focal point of this transition, many choose to set goals [...]

Making and Keeping Goals – Sandi Burningham, LPC, CSAC

Managing Emotional Triggers Through the Holidays

Slow down

Just finished reading this great commentary from Bob Greene on CNN.com on the need to slow down and connect in real-time.  Individuals who struggle with pornography addiction and their partners often feel disconnected from the people who matter most to them.  Their lives feel unorganized and chaotic.  This is in large part to the disconnected [...]