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If Porn Addiction is Under Control and Betrayal Trauma is Healing Well—are Boundaries Still Needed?
I have emphasized many times in these blog articles and constantly with my clients, just how critical HEALTHY BOUNDARIES are to porn...
mbkastleman
Oct 3, 2020

I'm Not Sexually Attracted to My Spouse—Is Our Marriage Over?
Our Sexualized Culture Can Convince Us that "Sex" is Everything in a Marriage We live in a society that often shouts the message that...
mbkastleman
Oct 1, 2020


Engage in Difficult Conversations to Enjoy TRUE CONNECTION!
Contrary to popular beliefs, our most difficult conversations can be the MOST CONNECTING if we can learn HOW to use some simple...
mbkastleman
Sep 29, 2020

If Porn Addiction and Betrayal Trauma have put your Marriage in Crisis—Can it be Saved?
Porn addiction and Betrayal Trauma plunge a marriage into pain and chaos! After years of "negative relationship patterns," we get to a...
mbkastleman
Sep 8, 2020

Avoiding Pain will actually make your Addiction Worse and Keep You Stuck in Betrayal Trauma!
It's normal for all of us to try to avoid pain when we can—that tendency is built into the very structure of the human brain. However,...
mbkastleman
Sep 1, 2020

The Difference Between "Healthy Attraction" and "Porn/Sex Addiction"
By Divine Design we are built to feel natural, healthy attraction for other human beings. In fact, there is more real estate in the brain...
mbkastleman
Aug 27, 2020

Pornography Addiction Relapse—the Impact on Your Marriage and Breaking Free from the "Relapse Cycle"
What happens when you face a "Pornography Addiction Relapse"? The Fallout of Relapse— For the Porn Addict: Hopelessness, shame,...
mbkastleman
Aug 18, 2020

Stop Being a "Victim"—"Let Go" and Let Her Focus on Healing from Betrayal Trauma!
It's very easy to lose track of your own recovery from porn addiction and try to CONTROL your spouse's healing. To be successful in your...
mbkastleman
Aug 11, 2020

Break Out of Being a "Victim" to His Porn Addiction!
Your husband's porn addiction can easily plunge you into the "Victim Trap"! In this confusing and hopeless place, it's virtually...
mbkastleman
Aug 10, 2020

Can I Regain My Wife's Trust? How Can I Dare to Trust Her?
There are two big concerns that often occupy the thoughts of married men who are in recovery from porn and sex addiction— Can I ever...
mbkastleman
Jul 28, 2020

Can I Ever Trust my Porn-Addicted Spouse Again?
When you discovery your spouse has a porn addiction, it triggers Betrayal Trauma and can SHATTER your whole world! And one of THE biggest...
mbkastleman
Jul 23, 2020

Marriage Relationships with "Boundaries" LAST—Even in the Midst of Porn Addiction & Betrayal Trauma
For your marriage relationship to not only survive but most importantly THRIVE, you must have healthy "boundaries"! This is certainly...
mbkastleman
Jul 14, 2020

Say NO to the "Sexual Beast" in Marriage and Embrace TRUE Intimacy!
We have all grown up in a "sexualized culture" where "lust-based-sex" has become "the norm" and even expected in many marriage...
mbkastleman
Jun 30, 2020

Mark's Former Client "Todd" Shares His Story About Porn/Sex Addiction Struggles and Full Recovery
Want to hear a raw and real story of sex and porn addiction—and how a full recovery is possible? In this podcast interview with Mark and...
mbkastleman
Jun 24, 2020


Is Sex in Your Marriage "Healthy" or "Toxic"?
Have you ever honestly, transparently asked yourself (or your spouse)—"Is our sexual relationship healthy or toxic"? Amazingly, this is a...
mbkastleman
Jun 16, 2020

When You're Burned Out and Exhausted—How do you stay on the Recovery and Healing Path?
It has been said, "Porn addiction recovery and healing from Betrayal Trauma is NOT for wimps!" At times, the recovery and healing paths...
mbkastleman
Jun 8, 2020

Sometimes You Have to "Lie" in Recovery and Healing—Right?
Have you noticed in this world of ours that "truth" is becoming ever more rare? Honesty as a virtue continues to shrivel and shrink. Many...
mbkastleman
Jun 1, 2020


Are "Thinking Errors" Blocking Your Recovery from Porn Addiction and Healing from Betrayal Trauma?
Thinking errors can block your recovery from porn addiction and healing from Betrayal Trauma.
mbkastleman
May 25, 2020

Give God a Place at Your Marriage Table
Navigating addiction and betrayal trauma is FAR easier if you give God a place at your marriage table.
mbkastleman
May 18, 2020

Married to a Porn Addict? How to "Let Go and Let God."
The immense pain, frustration, anger and confusion triggered by your husband's pornography addiction can easily disrupt or dismantle your...
mbkastleman
May 11, 2020
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