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Yes, I haven’t posted in a while. There have been lots of partially-formed ideas floating around my headspace, but nothing has been concrete enough to prompt a new post. Or I’ve just been lazy. Either...

How often do you doubt you’re good enough? Maybe you’re an exemplar of self-confidence, awakening each morning with an auspicious outlook. But maybe, you occasionally can’t help feeling unsure about your...

Like everyone else, I entered adulthood with a slew of expectations. Of some, I was more conscious than others, but that did not change their existence or effect on me. Call me naive, but I presumed I...

Let’s talk about true love. Sorry, not the romantic kind. I mean unconditional positive regard—the type of love that’s genuine, trustworthy, and pure. Receiving this love gives the recipient the...

God’s Love: An Overt Revelation An embarrassing portion of things I’ve “learned” in recovery from sex addiction have been merely embracing and sensing things that were encircling me all along....

They say the only constant in life is change. Despite my efforts to maintain predictability and stability in my life, change is inevitable. https://youtu.be/gxxF8Tw3KDs?si=Gx2QXJbogXpUbUMU   Of course,...

In the wake of my last post‘s exhortation to acknowledge grief as a part of life, I was recently put to the test. Life has a funny way of giving me opportunities to practice what I preach. An Opportunity...

7 minute read It’s Never Enough In Part 1, I mentioned how part of addiction is requiring progressively greater doses to experience the same effect. I truly wish I never sustained the excessive...

Returning to the Same ol’ Thing in Addiction Addiction reminds me of this Bible passage: “As a dog returns to his own vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.” (Proverbs 26:11...

A weird thing happened the other day. As much as I like to take credit for my own personal growth, this one occurred a bit more organically. I began to notice something profound about my anxiety and how...