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Short-Term Pain vs Long-Term Gain

There’s a short little saying that’s been around as long as I’ve been alive. A saying that’s…

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The Privacy Myth

Have you ever had this happen to you? You call your bank because you need some information.

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Slaughtering Sacred Cows

Now that we are less than 1 week into a brand-new year, there’s a good chance you…

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The Final Push – Will You Help?

We are in the final days of our 2021 year-end fundraising campaign, and I am going to be…

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Handling Holiday Stress

So next week it’s Christmas and without a doubt, many of you are feeling the holiday crunch.

Investing in Lives

If you’ve been following along with me at all the past month, you probably know…

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Accountability Equals Relationships

By now, we have all heard the word “accountability,” but what exactly is it? I don’t want to…

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The Opposite of Addiction

There’s a phrase that has been thrown around a lot for the past few years on social media…

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Offering Hope During a Pandemic

Last March, in the midst of a pandemic where many people were isolated, Live Free…

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Lowering the Bar to Entry

How do we help people who need freedom and healing when it comes to their sexual behaviors…

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The Mountain of Porn Addiction

I’m sure you’ve heard the old expression, a picture is worth a thousand words…

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Is Your Support Group Helping?

This should come as no surprise, but here at Live Free we believe STRONGLY in…

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I Don’t Have an Accountability Partner?

Lately, we’ve been talking a lot about accountability. What it looks like, how it helps, and why…

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Understanding Accountability

The idea of accountability is one of the most misunderstood concepts I’ve run into working…

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Just Grow Up

One common message you’ll usually hear if you are a guy who struggles with porn, or…

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Accountability Means…

One common message you’ll usually hear if you are a guy who struggles with porn, or…

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Community, Connection, and Compulsion

Let’s just say the last 18 months have been pretty crazy, especially in the US. Between COVID…

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Non-indigenous Threats

I live in Southern New Jersey, and over the past 18 months we’ve seen a large influx of…

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Grinding It Out

Do you ever have those days when you feel like your recovery is just a real grind? If not, then…

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Is Masturbation a Sin without Porn?

“Is looking at ‘this’ a sin? Is it wrong?” Maybe you’ve asked yourself these questions…

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3 Questions to Ask Before Turning to Porn

Let’s just get past the awkwardness and say what we all know to be true, Porn feels pretty good.

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3 Truths About Freedom – Pt. 3

Here is the final “truth” for those of you who’ve been following along. If you want freedom…

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3 Truths About Freedom – Pt. 2

Freedom… It sounds great but how many people actually find it? Take for instance addiction…

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3 Truths About Freedom – Pt. 1

The next few weeks I want to share with you something that I posted in Live Free some time back…

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Will I Ever Stop?

Ever had these thoughts run through your head? “I can’t stop … I can’t stop. How will I ever…”

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Are you using your filter like a crutch?

There is no denying that along the road to freedom, there are resources and tools that…

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5 Reasons to Stick with Your Small Group

Last week I wrote about ditching your small group(s). Or more accurately… reasons why you may…

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5 Reasons to Ditch Your Small Group

Ever tried viewing a non-mobile friendly site on your iPhone or Droid? Not fun. You gotta pinch…

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The Great Normalizer

Have you ever done something that you knew was out of bounds and thought to yourself…

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Connections Only Go as Deep as You

Have you ever had this situation happen? You send somebody a quick text message. They reply…

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4 Recovery Lessons I Learned

Four years ago I ran a Spartan Race with my wife. And not just any Spartan Race…

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The Silence that Kills

The reality is for every person out there who is clamoring for more help and conversation…

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Keep Your Foot on the Gas

I’ll be honest… I’d love to only share with you stories of freedom and success from…

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Why Language Matters

When we use words like evil, perverted, twisted, predator, abuser, we also communicate…

Fear

The Problematic Nature of Fear

What is stopping YOU from being a better YOU? If you are to be honest what is the number one thing…

Something to look forward to

Have you ever looked forward to something so much that you were almost oblivious…

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Read Past the Headline

A couple of weeks ago I put out a blog post on our other site XXXchurch.com titled…

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The Real April Fool

Around 15 years ago, when I was still struggling with daily porn use, I felt tremendously ill…

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The Secret to Disarming Awkwardness

So this month we’ve been unpacking the topic of masturbation inside the Live Free Community…

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Temptation, Lust, and Urges

If you are like many people who struggle (or have struggled) with porn and masturbation…

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Replacement Recovery

Have you ever wondered why despite all your efforts and focus on removing or avoiding porn…

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3 Trust Building Tips

This month we’ve been talking a lot about building intimacy through trust. And there’s a good…

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Do I Get My Wife Involved?

I’ll be honest. What I want to talk about today is meant for the married guys…

A Legacy of Service

Today I want to share some sad news, but at the same time… some inspiration and lessons.

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Goal Evaluation – Don’t Skip It

If you aren’t evaluating your progress and even your goals themselves on a regular basis…

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Integrity or Purity?

It’s a new month and a new year. And so in 2022, we and the Live Free Community are setting…

Habit goals

If you want to succeed, you need to set goals. This is a basic rule that all high performers understand…

Reach your goals

If you want to succeed, you need to set goals. This is a basic rule that all high performers understand…

The Best Christmas Gift Idea

‘Tis the season, as they say, and like it or not; one of the highlights of the season approaches…

Live Free for Wives Is Here

When we began, we set out to reach and help men (specifically) in their journey to freedom…

3 Keys to Beating Shame

When we created Live Free the main goal was to provide a safe and encouraging place for…

Top Picks to help you

I just want to share some great resources I’ve read, watched, and/or listened to that…

It’s Time to Stop Hiding

Have you ever held on to a secret because you just simply couldn’t bear the idea of…

It Takes a Community

Have you read the headlines lately (other than the political)? Anyone else disheartened when …

The Problem with Our Society

In a recent interview with Graham Bessinger, Dallas Cowboys quarterback …

Being Transparent Is True Masculinity

Unfortunately we live in an age when “masculinity” is defined by all sorts of arbitrary measures.

3 Practical Reasons to Forgive Yourself

Let’s be honest, when someone struggles with sexual integrity issues, porn addiction…

The Powerful Weapon of Hatred

Anybody who has struggled with pornography knows that maintaining their sexual integrity…

Have a Better Relationship with Social

I think it is no surprise to anyone that a lot of the times “we”get into trouble with porn and stuff…

5 Reasons To Keep It Buttoned Up

Let’s be honest, most people are having sex in some version (intercourse, porn, etc)…