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#167 - Run Towards Difficult Conversations to Find Freedom
Confrontations are often difficult. It takes a lot of strength to have a deep, emotional, and sometimes even intense conversation with someone whom we may have previously had an argument with, or someone we’re not comfortable expressing our thoughts and feelings to.
#166 - Using Hypnotherapy to Quit Porn with Isie Akpan, C. Ht
In this episode, Isie Akpan walks us through the power and potential of hypnotherapy and how it can seriously help people get over their addiction, particularly porn.
#165 - 5 Stages to Focus & Fulfillment
It takes a deep self-introspection and an understanding of how our intrinsic motivations work to align them to our goals that will grant us the sense of fulfillment.
#164 - Building the Integrity Muscle
Integrity can cut both ways. On one end, it’s something we are expected to aspire for and live by. But on the other hand, it can be daunting to be known as someone who lives with high integrity.
#163 - Leverage Accountability to Achieve Anything You Want
Accountability doesn’t just mean taking responsibility or taking action and facing situations. It also means having a commitment, especially to yourself. It might be a ‘big word,’ but what it pertains to is taking small steps, small leaps toward your desired outcome.
#162 - Grace: The Secret Missing Ingredient to Fulfillment
Acceptance seems like too much of a challenge for people stuck in their unwanted behaviors, but in reality, this allows people to be more fulfilled in life. As the secret missing ingredient, grace assists people in understanding what more valuable things they need to focus on to bring more fulfillment into their lives.
#161 - The Importance of Honesty
In a sense, our freedom to speak must be based on how we respond to things around us. When we respond, we observe how we address ourselves in the conversation. The awareness that we should consider, the response we should give to others, as well as whether or not we are being truthful in our response. This does not only convey how we engage with other people but also how we engage with ourselves.
#160 - Having Courage & Trust
It takes a huge step for all of us to be 100% honest with ourselves and with other people. The courage to believe in who we are bets on what the world considers acceptable and unacceptable.
#159 - Northstar: Creating a Clear Vision
There is a deep sense of longing for most people, and it sometimes leads some to devour negative things or actions. The North Star Goal emphasizes its aim to help people build and understand their sense of identity.
#158 - Stages of Change
There is a saying that the only constant in this world is changing. But some people think that change is a big risk to take. There are five stages of change that can help people become more fulfilled in life.
#157 - Stress Management Will Save Your Life
Life is designed to have stress. It’s a staple and it’s one of the many things that makes us humans. But how we respond is what either makes us or breaks us.
#156 - The Internal Nature of Sexuality | Chad Johnson
We are now in a time where earthly desires are welcomed, masked and embraced with the idea of normalcy. And so oftentimes, we find ourselves rationalizing and saying: It’s normal. It’s what everybody does. It’s all around us.
#155 - Quitting Porn After 50 Years of Struggling | Jim Stinard
Jim Stinard joins us on this episode to talk about his journey with the Spartan program, a six-week program for sexual integrity.
#154 - Why Single People Should Give Birth To Their Dreams
Listen to this episode to know why it’s important to give birth to something that’s important to you and how you can pour out the best of yourself to achieving your dream.
#153 - The Addiction Cycle Explained
In this episode, Andrew and Benjy mapped out the stages of the addiction cycle and drilled down to its root cause. As important as knowing the reason why addiction happens is to understand that there is a pattern to it. Knowing your addiction pattern and what triggers it are helpful in breaking that destructive cycle.
#152 - Standards vs. Ideals with Carina Cunningham
In the realm of relationships and marriage, always remember that sexual integrity is an active, lifelong pursuit of being in line with your ideals. Even into marriage, into old age, there's always work to be done.
#151 - Why Suffering Isn't Always Bad
In this episode, Andrew talks about the significant reasons why suffering isn't always a negative thing, the difference between short-term suffering and long-term suffering, and the long-term repercussions of how we choose to respond to the suffering that we are experiencing in the moment.
#150 - Why Curiosity Is Essential To Love
In this episode, Andrew and Benjy talk about the significance of curiosity in eliciting emotions of love, and how curiosity can be a great way to develop meaningful and healthy connections with ourselves, the people in our lives, and, ultimately, with God.
#149 - God's Sexuality with Dr. Sandra & John Lowen
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Sandra and John Lowen, a powerhouse couple that represents heaven and earth. They share with us the nature of God's sexuality as well as how sexuality manifests itself across the creation. Dr. Sandra and John Lowen also discuss the most significant challenge that the current generation faces in terms of romantic relationships, the actions that a single person can take to get ready for a loving sexual relationship, and the significance of spending time by ourselves to learn more about who we are rather than engaging in unhealthy habits such as pornography.
#148 - The "I Need to Release" Rumors
In this episode, Andrew and Benjy talk about the concept of "I need to release.." humor, during which they offer a counter-narrative to the idea that is natural based on scientific research. They discuss its impact on leading a life of sexual integrity which means leading a life of intentionality.