Category: life after lust
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🎙️ New Podcast Interview: Porn is Not the Problem on the Divorcing Religion Podcast
Discover Forest Benedict’s powerful new interview on the Divorcing Religion podcast: “Porn is Not the Problem.” Explore porn addiction myths, ethical porn, Internal Family Systems, and healing from religious trauma and sexual shame in this honest, hopeful conversation.
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Lust Without Limits: Embracing Passion with Awareness
In my last post, Lust is Liberating, I explored how embracing our desires can be a powerful act of self-acceptance and personal freedom. Lust, when approached with awareness and authenticity, can enhance our relationships, deepen pleasure, and empower us to own our sexuality. But what happens when lust operates without intentionality? When it becomes an…
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Lust is Liberating: The Science-Backed Benefits of Embracing Desire
Discover the science-backed benefits of lust and why embracing sexual desire leads to better health, deeper connections, and greater self-acceptance. Learn how lust enhances mental well-being, strengthens relationships, and promotes overall vitality—all backed by research. Break free from sexual suppression and reclaim pleasure without guilt.
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My Podcast Interview On Religious Trauma, Sexual Shame, & Unpublishing My Book on Lust
Listen to my candid podcast interview where I discuss the profound changes in my life, from shifting my work focus from sex addiction treatment to religious trauma, to unpublishing my book on lust. Learn how healing from religious trauma and sexual shame has brought me freedom, and how IFS and other therapeutic approaches have shaped…
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Mastering Self-Compassion
Skill to Master #14: Self-compassion How self-compassionate are you? I challenge you to make self-compassion a daily recovery practice. Click here for ideas on how to do this. Forest Benedict, LMFT, SATP
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Paying Attention to Our Pain
“Something is under the surface, can you feel it? You’ve sensed it many times, yet still don’t know what it is. You keep moving forward, keep staying busy, keep ignoring it, keep pretending everything’s fine. But it’s not. Something is unsettled inside but you’re too busy to feel it. It’s moments like this when addiction…
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Trained Through Trauma
To learn about healing trauma I invite you to check out the following links: Invitation to Heal (CPTSD) How I Help People Heal Religious Trauma & Sexual Shame Let’s Heal for Our Children In compassionate support, Forest Benedict, LMFT, SATP