Understanding Addiction and the Power of Desires

In the first episode of *The Messy Podcast, *Scott Mehl interviews Deepak Reju about the unique struggles of pornography addiction.

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Resources:

For Men:

Closing the Window by Tim Chester, https://www.amazon.com/Closing-Window-Steps-Living-Porn/dp/0830838422

Hide or Seek by John Freeman, https://www.amazon.com/Hide-Seek-When-Real-About/dp/1939946638

Finally Free by Heath Lambert, https://www.amazon.com/Finally-Free-Fighting-Purity-Power/dp/0310499232

Sexual Sanity for Men by David White, https://www.amazon.com/Sexual-Sanity-Men-Re-creating-Culture/dp/1936768992

For Women:

Sexual Sanity for Women by Ellen Dykas, https://www.amazon.com/Sexual-Sanity-Women-Relational-Brokenness/dp/1938267001

Purity is Possible by Helen Thorne, https://www.amazon.com/Purity-Possible-Helen-Thorne/dp/1909919845

For All:

Making All Things New by David Powlison, https://www.amazon.com/Making-All-Things-New-Restoring/dp/1433556146

What’s Wrong with a Little Porn When You’re Married by R. Nicholas Black, https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Wrong-Little-Youre-Married/dp/1936768941

What’s Wrong with a Little Porn When You’re Single by R. Nicholas Black, https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Wrong-Little-Youre-Single-ebook/dp/B06XT4WWJZ

Coming Clean, Breaking Pornography’s Hold on You by David Powlison, https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Clean-Breaking-Pornographys-Hold-ebook/dp/B007E60AU8

Sexual Addiction: Freedom from Compulsive Behavior by David Powlison, https://www.amazon.com/Sexual-Addiction-Freedom-Compulsive-Behavior/dp/1935273760

It’s All About Me: The Problem with Masturbation by Winston Smith, https://www.amazon.com/Its-All-about-Me-Masturbation/dp/1934885967 When Your Husband is Addicted to Pornography by Vicki Tiede, https://www.amazon.com/When-Your-Husband-Addicted-Pornography/dp/1936768631/ref=pdlpo1?pdrdi=1936768631&psc=1

Help! He’s Struggling with Pornography by Brian Croft, https://www.amazon.com/HELP-Struggling-Pornography-Life-Line-Mini-Book/dp/1633420035

For Teenagers:

Changes: 7 Biblical Lessons to Make Sense of Puberty by Luke Gilkerson, https://www.amazon.com/Changes-Biblical-Lessons-Sense-Puberty/dp/1518631681

The Talk: 7 Lessons to Introduce Your Child to Biblical Sexuality by Luke Gilkerson, https://www.amazon.com/Talk-Lessons-Introduce-Biblical-Sexuality/dp/1500659444

Thoughts for Young Men by JC Ryle, https://www.amazon.com/Thoughts-Young-Men-J-C-Ryle/dp/0967760399

Mom, Dad…What’s Sex? by Joel Fitzpatrick and Jessica Thompson, https://www.amazon.com/Mom-Dad-Whats-Sex-Gospel-Centered/dp/0736972668

The God’s Design for Sex series by various, https://www.amazon.com/Full-Set-Design-Revised-Paperback/dp/B00O5DIVTU

For Disciplers / Counselors / Parents:

Rescue Plan: Charting a Course to Restore Prisoners of Pornography by Deepak Reju, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LD9ZT2S/ref=dbsadefrwthschvapitkinp1i1

Pornography: Fighting for Purity (31-Day Devotionals for Life) by Deepak Reju, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HPDYJLH/ref=dbsadefrwthschvapitkinp1i4

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