Does anyone else have a pit in your stomach? I have a routine of stopping at the newspaper display to scan the headlines on my way into my local coffee shop. For the past two months, every time—I mean every single time—I’ve done so, at least one of the front page stories has been about someone (or many someone’s) manipulating, coercing, or forcing someone (or many someone’s) into sex. The pit in...
Comfort, Connection, and Healing
Last week, we saw that allowing God and others into our emotions allows us the opportunities to live as wholly ourselves again. Expressing our emotions to others is a positive step towards reconnecting with ourselves and with God. Click here to read the first post in this series. Experiencing and expressing emotions in the presence of others opens us to the possibility of further wounding, but it...
Cultivating a Helpful Check-In between a Husband and Wife
FAQ’s One of the most difficult areas for husbands and wives in recovery is how to navigate the precarious landscape of talking about one’s struggle with sexual sin. We hope the answers below will help. Husbands and wives are also invited to set up a meeting with a Regeneration staff member to help them work out a personalized plan. How frequently should we talk about this? Every couple is...
Reconnecting with Ourselves
For some men and women in recovery from sexual addiction, learning that they have to become better at identifying, experiencing, and expressing their feelings in order to overcome the addiction is enough of a reason to begin trying to become better. This is a good reason. Trust the many who have gone before you. As awkward or odd as it may seem to you, this is a part of the process. And it is...
Couples Healing Resources
One of the most difficult areas for husbands and wives in recovery is how to navigate the precarious landscape of talking about a struggle with sexual sin. Here are some helpful resources in navigating the healing process for couples. Couples Restoration After Infidelity (show notes)FAQ’s – Cultivating a Helpful Check-inRecommended Resources for Couples Listen to the Full Transcript Here. Josh...
Sense of Well-Being
We make resolutions every New Year to exercise more, and some of us do. We try the new diets, and foods with organic or all-natural labels fly off the shelves. People love to care about health. But unfortunately, what falls to the wayside in that quest to be physically healthy is spiritual and emotional well-being. Too often we forget about our sense of being, or we believe there isn’t...