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Step 1: Honesty – David’s Story about Sex Addiction Recovery
The one thing David had promised he would never do was ruin his marriage. But when his addiction to sex and pornography hijacked his self-control, he found himself doing just that. David thought maybe he could simply get over his addiction without help from anyone. That is when he learned that confession is the first and vital step to recovery.
Step 1 – Honesty: Admit that you, of yourself, are powerless to overcome your addictions and that your life has become unmanageable.
Castimonia Purity Podcast Episode 136: Interview with Chandler from Relay App
What if the problem isn’t that men don’t know enough… but that they’re trying to recover alone?
In this episode of Purity Podcast, Chris sits down with Chandler from Relay (JoinRelay.app) to discuss the role of connection, vulnerability, and community in sexual addiction recovery.
Together they explore:
- Why isolation fuels addiction
- The difference between accountability and genuine connection
- Why many recovery models fail to produce lasting transformation
- The role shame plays in secrecy and relapse
- How healthy male community changes recovery
- Why recovery cannot depend solely on a spouse
- Whether technology can actually support meaningful healing
This conversation is honest, practical, and deeply encouraging for anyone who feels exhausted trying to fight alone.
Memorial Day in-Person Meetings Canceled
The Katy and Fairfield in-Person meetings will be canceled this Memorial Day evening.
Please join the Zoom meeting instead. Email info@castimonia.org for the Zoom links.
Tennis Lesson
Originally posted at: http://www.theresstillhope.org
Novak Djokovic is widely considered the greatest tennis player of all time, with a record 24 major tournament championships, and 428 weeks ranked as the #1 player in the world. Among his many accolades is a record you won’t hear much about. Over the totality of his career, Djokovic won the highest percentage of points played of any player who ever picked up a racket. The surprising part is the actual number.
55 percent.
That means that the greatest tennis player of all time still lost 45 percent of his points.
Let that be a lesson to the perfectionist who is living inside of you. While this is not a free pass to sin or relapse, it is important to remember that recovery is about progress, not perfection. Take it from the wisest of the wise. Solomon lamented, “Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins” (Ecclesiastes 7:20).
Recovery Step: Go win the next point.
