Helping Couples in Early Recovery

Anti-Pornography Conference Less Than 2 Weeks Away!

Things are coming together nicely for the upcoming “Protecting Children and Families from Pornography and Other Harmful Materials” conference here in St. George, UT on Saturday, November 6, 2010. The conference is a half-day conference, beginning at 9am and ending at 1pm. It will be held at the Dixie Center, right off of I-15. This [...]

What Exactly Does the Word “Recovery” Mean?

Let’s start with a few definitions found in the dictionary. The website Dictionary.com defines recovery the following three ways: 1) The regaining of or possibility of regaining something lost or taken away. 2) Restoration or return to health from sickness. 3) Restoration or return to any former and better state or condition. When I watch [...]

Why is group therapy and 12-step group essential for recovery?

Next “Getting Started Workshop” for individuals and couples begins November 2, 2010

We will begin our next Getting Started Workshop for individuals and couples on November 2, 2010.  This workshop is the perfect way to begin the process of recovery from pornography and sexual addiction. This first phase of the LifeSTAR program is a 6-week workshop for individuals and couples facilitated by the LifeSTAR of St. George [...]

Pornography is a Tsunami

I watched some footage of the Asian tsunamis with my two sons on YouTube last night (one of my sons asked about them, as he had heard something about tsunamis at school that day).  As we watched the terrifying footage (see below), my mind was drawn to a memory of several different professionals who have [...]

Love You, Hate the Porn – New book out in Feb 2011

I’m excited to announce that Mark Chamberlain and I have just finished writing “Love You, Hate the Porn:  Healing a Relationship Damaged by Virtual Infidelity”, which will be published by Shadow Mountain Press in early 2011.  This book is written for couples who want to understand how to not only stay together in the face [...]