Healing Marriages from Porn & Betrayal | Matt & Joanna Raabsmith

Sep 26, 2025

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Can marriages heal after pornography, betrayal, and broken trust? Matt & Joanna Raabsmith join the Covenant Eyes Podcast to share their story, their healing framework, and hope for couples rebuilding intimacy and faith.

In this episode of the Covenant Eyes Podcast, hosts Karen Potter and Theo McManigal sit down with Matt & Joanna Raabsmith—authors, speakers, and founders of a counseling practice for couples in recovery.

Together, they discuss:
📍 Their personal testimony of overcoming pornography addiction and betrayal trauma.
📍 The framework they developed to help couples rebuild honesty, safety, trust, vulnerability, and intimacy.
📍 The impact of pornography on Christian marriages and how couples can recognize and address it.
📍 How the church can become a safe place for healing and recovery.
📍 Free resources from their ministry to help couples stay connected daily.

👉 Get the Raabsmiths’ free Daily Check-In resource: https://raabsmithteam.com/free

📖 Their book: Building True Intimacy

🔗 Learn more about their ministry: https://raabsmithteam.com

🙏 If you or your marriage has been impacted by pornography, you are not alone. Find hope and tools at:
https://cvnteyes.co/4gb6xme

#covenanteyes #pornrecovery #christianmarriage #marriagerestoration

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0:00 – Welcome & intro with Karen & Theo
0:46 – Meet Matt & Joanna Raabsmith
1:08 – Their story: addiction, betrayal, and recovery
3:08 – Lack of resources for couples & creating a framework
4:21 – Key steps: honesty, safety, trust, intimacy
7:12 – Fears & rebuilding vulnerability
7:55 – The problem of pornography in Christian marriages
9:32 – How pornography shapes values & destroys intimacy
11:05 – Joanna on “feeling the void” when secrets are hidden
12:12 – Generational impact of porn & sexual brokenness
15:18 – Reshaping sexual narratives together
16:10 – The church’s role in healing and accountability
19:04 – Raabsmith resources & daily check-in tool
20:14 – Closing thoughts and encouragement
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