After listening to almost 400 episodes of the PD podcast I can say with sincerity that it is one of the most important resources I’ve encountered in recovery from pornography and sex addiction. Pure Desire recovery groups work even better if an individual listens to this podcast while going through group.
While listening, I found encouragement to go all-in on the recovery process, meaningful explanation of the whats whys and hows of the Pure Desire process, an accurate picture of what I can realistically hope for (much more and better than I first thought), and training on how to bless others with my healing.
I inhaled this podcast in under a year while I was in my first 7 Pillars group, and I’m about to start my second listen-through since I’m about to begin my first round of Compassionate Warrior. I say “first” because I know there’s many more groups to come that I’ll soon be facilitating.
While I was an addict, my shame and my isolation from God and people drove me to almost end my life. Now I know just how close He’s always been to me and that I can let other people know the real me as well, and I’m liking the real me more and more the healthier I get.
The emotional health I’ve gained through this process would have seemed impossible to me a year ago. To that point, I’m still grieving but it’s important I share that my mother passed away unexpectedly during the final month of my 7 Pillars group. If it wasn’t for my group members, the way I’ve learned to lean on people in my local community, and the like-salt-for-food way that this podcast enhances the group experience, I would not have survived her passing.
I wish she was here to celebrate my recovery and sobriety milestones with me, but God has shown me that He does not waste our losses. In her absence, and largely because of the lessons I learned from this podcast and the work I put forth while in group to unpack and process my trauma, I have learned to trust God more.
I cannot thank Ted and Diane, Nick, Trevor, Ashley, Heather, Rich, and so many others enough for your vulnerability, commitment, and discontent with keeping your recovery to yourselves. We’ve all benefitted from you and the rest of the PD team and your guests going first again and again each time we click “play.”
Thank you, and we will never stop being healthy, knowing that we are not alone.
