Finding Traction: Recovery from Porn

In this episode Vern shares a useful tool to be more strategic in how you handle this coming summer.  If you want a copy of this weekly planning tool - as well as a number of other helpful resources  you can access this by joining the bandofbrothers.care learning community.Create an account using the following link.  If privacy is of concern to you, feel free to use an alias or just your initials...   If you are using a mobile device you will first need to download the circle app - (white C on blue backround)https://bandofbrothers-care.circle.so/join?invitation_token=5388d93418377c032a4cc121558868401484a4f3-39382185-b376-4e67-8d18-183f81064cc2

One of the biggest strategic challenges in our recovery is dealing with the many transitions we face.  In this episode I look at the challenges of these transitions - both big and small.If you are looking for a safe place to turn to - I'd love to hear from you - my email is bandofbrothers.care@gmail.comWe offer both weekly finding traction groups using our 52 week video course as well as a monthly connection meeting where you can join with other guys committed to walking away from porn and moving toward a much much better life!If you are looking for some free resources as well as informatin on the finding traction podcast you can check out the websitehttps://bandofbrothers.care

Do you ever feel like the enemy is seeking to push past your borders and take ground that should be rightfully yours.  Today we use the example of the war in Ukraine as an example of the steps we need to take to regain lost territory in our life.If you are looking for a safe place to turn to - I'd love to hear from you - my email is bandofbrothers.care@gmail.comWe offer both weekly finding traction groups using our 52 week video course as well as a monthly connection meeting where you can join with other guys committed to walking away from porn and moving toward a much much better life!If you are looking for some free resources as well as informatin on the finding traction podcast you can check out the websitehttps://bandofbrothers.care

My favorite recovery practise is actually an ancient spiritual practise that helps me throughout the day ... it actually was best taught by a Catholic dishwasher hundreds of years ago - take a listen...If you are looking for a safe place to turn to - I'd love to hear from you - my email is bandofbrothers.care@gmail.comWe offer both weekly finding traction groups using our 52 week video course as well as a monthly connection meeting where you can join with other guys committed to walking away from porn and moving toward a much much better life!If you are looking for some free resources as well as informatin on the finding traction podcast you can check out the websitehttps://bandofbrothers.care

When most of us started recovery we thought we needed to just tweak a few things so that stopped our problematic porn patterns.  What we soon find, however, is that recovery is a window into the disfynctional way we have been doing our lives and a springboard into a whole new set into new life patterns!If you are looking for a safe place to turn to - I'd love to hear from you - my email is bandofbrothers.care@gmail.comWe offer both weekly finding traction groups using our 52 week video course as well as a monthly connection meeting where you can join with other guys committed to walking away from porn and moving toward a much much better life!If you are looking for some free resources as well as informatin on the finding traction podcast you can check out the websitehttps://bandofbrothers.care

Is our porn drive the same as our sex drive?  In this episode Vern explores the differences between the two and how returning to our normal sex drive is the goal of our porn recovery.If you are looking for a safe place to turn to - I'd love to hear from you - my email is bandofbrothers.care@gmail.comWe offer both weekly finding traction groups using our 52 week video course as well as a monthly connection meeting where you can join with other guys committed to walking away from porn and moving toward a much much better life!If you are looking for some free resources as well as informatin on the finding traction podcast you can check out the websitehttps://bandofbrothers.care

Anybody who has been at porn recovery for a while can identify with the natural drift that can take place.  When we take our hands off the steering wheel - this drift can lead us into the ditch or into oncoming traffic!If you are looking for a safe place to turn to - I'd love to hear from you - my email is bandofbrothers.care@gmail.comWe offer both weekly finding traction groups using our 52 week video course as well as a monthly connection meeting where you can join with other guys committed to walking away from porn and moving toward a much much better life!If you are looking for some free resources as well as informatin on the finding traction podcast you can check out the websitehttps://bandofbrothers.care

Most of us would like to reverse engineer our last relapse so it doesn't happen again.  In this episode Vern looks at the idea of 3 different dimensions of a relapse and how to reverse anticipate what will take place when we are drawn to porn the next time.In today's lesson we also introduce our brand new Finding Traction Community for those who subscribe for $10/month. On the last Sunday night of each month we will be offering our subscribers an opportunity to connect with other like minded guys around the topic of porn recovery. I'll be sharing a short lesson and there will be an opportunity to ask question and hear from other guys as to what has worked for them. For our subscribers we will also send out a link to the first 13 weeks of the video course Finding Traction:  Freedom from Porn.  Each quarter you are in the group I will be sending out the next quarter for you.To receive your zoom link for our monthly meetings as well as the link to Quarter 1 of the Finding Traction course send me (Vern) an email with the word "Community" in the subject line to bandofbrothers.care@gmail.com

What happens when life feels "Meh..."  Today we talk about the term recovery doldrums - the feeling that you could use a pick me up to compensate for feeling "off".In today's lesson we also introduce our brand new Finding Traction Community for those who subscribe for $10/month. On the last Sunday night of each month we will be offering our subscribers an opportunity to connect with other like minded guys around the topic of porn recovery. I'll be sharing a short lesson and there will be an opportunity to ask question and hear from other guys as to what has worked for them. For our subscribers we will also send out a link to the first 13 weeks of the video course Finding Traction:  Freedom from Porn.  Each quarter you are in the group I will be sending out the next quarter for you.To receive your zoom link for our monthly meetings as well as the link to Quarter 1 of the Finding Traction course send me (Vern) an email with the word "Community" in the subject line to bandofbrothers.care@gmail.com

Is there as way to look at our recovery in a series of stages. In this episode Vern looks at some of the stages common to recovery, how we can get stuck at any one stage, and how we can proceed to truly walking a life of freedom and blessing.If you are looking for a safe place to turn to - I'd love to hear from you - my email is bandofbrothers.care@gmail.comIf you are looking for some free resources as well as informatin on the finding traction podcast you can check out the websitehttps://bandofbrothers.care