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Castimonia Purity Podcast Episode 42: Step 5 – Sex Addiction Recovery – Confession

Jorge and Doug discuss how to work Step 5 in sex addiction recovery. They discuss the practical steps in confession to God, to yourself, and to another person.  There is freedom in admitted all of our brokenness and still finding acceptance.

They talk about resources at castimonia.org as well as other recovery tools.

After working on Step 4, we have a clear picture of our character defects and our need to change, so Step 5 allows us to “grow up” and start living in the light in an authentic way.

As always, email us at puritypodcast@castimonia.org for more information, and remember that you are not walking on the road of recovery alone!

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Castimonia Purity Podcast Episode 41: Interview with Dr. Milton Magness and Marsha Means Part 2

Marsha Means and Dr. Magness are co-authoring a new book that is designed to be a resource for therapist, addicts, spouses and family. Their new book “Real Hope/True Freedom: Understanding and Coping with Sex Addiction” is designed in a “FAQ” format to be a resource.

In this podcast they discuss the book as well as practical advice for recovery and spousal support. The share from their vast personal experience working with couples, addicts, and spouses.

This is a 2 part series, so make sure to listen to episode 40 before listening to this one to get the full picture.

For more information on the work of Marsha Means, please visit acircleofjoy.com, and to learn more about the work of Dr. Magness, please visit hopeandfreedom.com or listen to his previous podcast.

As always, email us at puritypodcast@castimonia.org for more information!

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Don’t Give into Temptation!

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

– 1 Corinthians 10:13

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Looks like this dog, being tempted by chocolate, is setting a good example to us humans on what to do when tempted; especially when tempted by things that are unhealthy for us!

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Castimonia Purity Podcast Episode 39B: Chris’ Testimony – Pornography Addiction

Part B – Chris walks through the second part of his testimony. We get to see what recovery tools became crucial to his healing.

We appreciate his honesty and openess, and our hope is that we can all identify with areas of his story in a way that leads us to a better self.

For more information, please contact us at
puritypodcast@castimonia.org

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Castimonia Purity Podcast Episode 39A: Chris’ Testimony – Pornography Addiction

Part A — Chris walks us through his life and his growing addiction to pornography. He is rigorously honest about the struggles in his life and the character defects that magnified those.

He shares candidly patterns in his life that lead to broken thinking and false beliefs.

We thank him for his story of how he was in need of rescuing and restoration. This is part 1 of a 2-part testimony.  Part 2 will highlight the restoration and what recovery tools worked best for him.

For more information, please contact us at
 puritypodcast@castimonia.org.