Being Human with Steve Cuss From Sex Addiction Recovery to Playful Leadership with Matt Wenger, Kyle Strobel, and Ben Mandrell
Sep 29, 2025
Insights swirl around themes of healing and leadership. Matt Wenger shares his journey of overcoming sex addiction through grace and self-kindness. The discussion reveals how childhood coping mechanisms morph into addictions. Kyle Strobel critiques self-help spirituality, emphasizing authentic connection with the divine. Ben Mandrell highlights the importance of playfulness in leadership, using humor to rebuild morale during challenging times. Together, they explore vulnerability, intimacy, and the power of community in personal and professional growth.
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Accepting Forgiveness As Self-Compassion
- Receiving God's forgiveness can look like forgiving yourself and accepting that grace.
- Lisa Cuss says letting go of internal shame opens your heart to God's treatment of you.
Addiction As Childhood Survival
- Matt Wenger reframes addictions as survival strategies formed in childhood, not moral failures.
- He urges compassion for the younger self who used those behaviors to survive.
Prioritize Group Work In Recovery
- Do recovery work in community because group vulnerability drives deeper healing than solo therapy.
- Matt Wenger says cohorts provide compassion, acceptance, and intimacy that individual sessions often can't.
