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Stop Being “Good” in Arguments: How Codependency Turns Conflict Into Self-Abandonment originally posted at: https://theonlinetherapist.blog/stop-being-good-in-arguments-how-codependency-turns-conflict-into-self-abandonment/ By Dr. Nicholas Jenner Codependents often experience conflict as danger, not disagreement. This article explains how the nervous system drives appeasement, avoidance, over-explaining, panic repair and shutdown, and why these strategies create resentment and blurred boundaries....

The Root of Sexual Addiction | 20 Truths that Help in the Battle with Porn Addiction What is the root of sexual addiction? The answer is not what you are expecting. In the age in which we live, our culture screams, “Live for self!” The avenues of which are seemingly endless....

The Shame Label Originally posted at: https://sexuallypuremen.beehiiv.com/p/the-shame-label By: Eddie Capparucci, Ph.D., LPC A long time ago, I wrote a book that quietly became one of the most meaningful projects of my career....

Castimonia Purity Podcast Episode 138: Your Brain on Pornography https://castimonia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Episode-138.mp3 Why do men who love God, hate their sin, and genuinely want freedom keep going back?...

Castimonia Retreat – Registration Open for Castimonia Members Just one more week before we open registration to the general recovery community! If you're part of the Castimonia family and have been thinking about attending, now is the time to make your plans....

Alex Smith: An NFL quarterback on overcoming setbacks and self-doubt | TED Former NFL quarterback Alex Smith almost died after a particularly rough tackle snapped his leg in 2018 -- yet he was back on the field just two years later....

Environment Originally posted at: www.theresstillhope.org In 1971, a study was conducted on U.S. soldiers serving in Viet Nam....

Castimonia Retreat – Registration Now Open We are 20% full in only a few days. Please register soon! castimonia.org/retreat

How Childhood Trauma Shapes Codependency and Affects the Nervous System Originally posted at: https://theonlinetherapist.blog/how-childhood-trauma-shapes-codependency-and-affects-the-nervous-system/ By Dr. Nicholas Jenner I would like you for a moment to picture these very typical scenarios and how you might react if they happened to you: …...

Castimonia Retreat Registration Now Open! Please register early. castimonia.org/retreat The Castimonia Retreat is for any man who desires to pursue biblical sexual purity and needs encouragement, support, and practical tools for the journey....

Your Brain on Porn and Understanding the Sex Addict Discover the key to unlocking a better marriage and a healthier sex life with this week's article featuring Michael John Cusick's groundbreaking insights....

Letter From a Sex Offender: How I Went from Watching Adult Hardcore Porn to Child Porn originally posted at: https://fightthenewdrug.org/from-hardcore-porn-to-cp/ "Having a compulsive porn habit, I used drugs to get an increased high whilst viewing hardcore porn and my tastes changed over time…which led me to my arrest."...

Missed the Mark Originally posted at: www.theresstillhope.org Sin. It’s not a word we like to talk about. It’s easy to brush it away....

When Words Become Weapons Originally posted at: By Eddie Capparucci, Ph.D., LPC, CSAS One of the most overlooked dynamics in betrayal recovery is not the…...

Do You Want It? Originally posted at Jesus asked the paralytic, “Do you want to get well?” (John 5:6)....

Tonight’s San Antonio Meeting Canceled Unfortunately, we need to cancel tonight's San Antonio meeting Please join us on Zoom. Contact [email protected] for the Zoom meeting links.

You Are Not Your Addiction Addiction can distort identity, especially when shame becomes the loudest voice in recovery. But struggling with compulsive behavior is not the same as being defined by it....