People, Organizations, and Websites XXX compulsion

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Brad Huddleston Ministries book, christian, culture, parent, struggler Personal site of author and speaker Brad Huddleston. He has authored multiple books on the topic of digital addictions, as well as how to detox from these addictive behaviours and fully enjoy life again.
Protect Young Eyes course, device, information, parent Contains guides on how to protect/lockdown common entertainment devices from Amazon Fire Stick to Xbox. The 30-day course is designed for parents to get up-to-speed with modern technology so they can digitally protect their homes and their children.
Brave Hearts christian, female, information, male, spouse, struggler, support
Daughters for Sale: How Young American Girls Are Being Sold Online article, culture, information, trafficking Horrible heartbreaking story from 2016 on Backpage
Mobile Parent device, general, information, parent A collection of guides and different resources to help parents protect children from harmful digital content and services. Guides include tips for popular apps like Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Roblox, etc.
She's Somebody's Daughter blog, christian, culture, trafficking She’s Somebody’s Daughter began in 2012 as an awareness initiative about the links between trafficking, pornography, and the commercial sex industry.
Changing Lanes blog, christian, church, coaching, female, group, male, parent, support A ministry that aims to help people of all ages find freedom and healing in sexual integrity through accountability, groupwork and scripture.
She Recovery christian, coaching, female, group, podcast, sexaholic, struggler Founded by Crystal Renaud Day, Dirty Girls Ministries hosts online groups for women who are struggling with pornography and sexual addiction. Also offers a 2h40m training video for counsellors, coaches and supporters.
Enough Is Enough general, information, policy, research, trafficking Non-profit org that collects research and statistics on several internet-safety related topics including porn and trafficking. See: https://enough.org/research-pornography & https://enough.org/research-sexploitation & also https://enough.org/statistics
National Center on Sexual Exploitation | Pornography article, book, information, podcast, research Formerly pornharmsresearch.org.
Treasures blog, christian, church, information, support, trafficking, training Offers outreach to women in the sex trade and provides care to survivors. Also offers training so churches can provide the same help in their cities.
pornTRUTH blog, culture, information, story, struggler A blog that compiles different categories of information to combat pro-porn messages. You will find stories from betrayed spouses, educational videos such as neurosurgeon Donald Hilton, M.D. explaining porn's affect on the brain, news snippets from around the world regarding porn's impact on culture, and more.
Click to Kick course, female, group, male, struggler 8-week online support group, by the Naked Truth Project people in Salford, UK
Guard Your Eyes coaching, female, male, religious, struggler, youth Made for people (men, women, teens) with a Jewish world-view. Offers a 90-day online program as well as personalized programs that seem to be about education and setting goals to overcome unwanted porn use. Advertises that their program is backed by science and endorsed by therapists and rabbis. Also offers spousal recovery groups, a support phoneline, and a forum.
https://setfreesummit.org/resources-and-tools/ book, christian, device, general, list, parent, spouse, struggler The resources and tools page of the setfreesummit site includes various links to and descriptions of materials such as books, dvds, programs, and more offered by those who exhibited at the setfreesummit (the setfreesummit was focused on discussing porn use in the church).
https://forgivenmuchministries.org/ christian, information, sexaholic, struggler FMM educates and equips the public on Trauma Model / Core Issue Addiction Recovery (CIAR), which they think is the next generation of addiction recovery.
https://porniskillingme.com/
Moral Revolution: The Naked Truth About Sexual Purity book, christian, parent, youth Recommended by Julee D.
https://www.beltoftruth.com/
https://www.drdougweiss.com/
https://issuesiface.com/porn/ support Issues I Face is a site that offers help and connection for those going through something difficult (including feeling addicted to porn).
https://myliferebooted.mykajabi.com/ blog, coaching, struggler Noah Church writes and coaches on how to quit porn.
https://www.internetsafety101.org/ parent
S-Anon The S-Anon twelve-step program provides support for family & friends of sex addicts.
https://www.frc.org/
https://www.fredstoeker.com/
https://sexhelp.com/
https://www.hopequestgroup.org/
https://www.integritynow.org/
Why I stopped watching porn with Ran Gavrieli culture, information, speaker Ran Gavrieli is a writer and lecturer on porn-influenced cultural damage. This 2013 TEDx talk discusses the reality of porn and its consequences.
Refuse to Click YouTube video A short video that describes how viewing porn is connected with prostitution and modern sex slavery.
The great porn experiment with Gary Wilson culture, information, research, speaker YourBrainOnPorn founder Gary Wilson's TEDx talk summarizing findings from different studies on dopamine, porn and addiction.
Strive21 app, catholic, christian, male, struggler A 21-day detox program by Matt Fradd and Covenant Eyes.
Covenant Eyes app, article, blog, book, christian, course, parent, podcast, struggler, support Accountability software that shares screenshots of your devices and regular reports with trusted partner. Also provides filtering powered by CleanBrowsing DNS. Offers free e-books and support blog.
Issues I Face | My husband's porn addiction female, spouse, story, support A sad story about a woman's betrayal trauma over her husband's porn addiction. The website hosting the story includes a contact form readers can fill out if they want a compassionate listener to talk to.
Early Facebook and Google Employees Form Coalition to Fight What They Built article, culture, internet Article about the harmful effects of social media and some of the psychology behind how Facebook et al get users addicted to their platform.
Tech Lockdown app, blog, information, internet Productivity and filtering DNS with customizable settings and profiles. Can be linked to individual devices or your home router. Also hosts guides for securing devices.
https://www.purelifeministries.org/ christian, course, residential, spouse, struggler, youth Pure Life Ministries is "a biblical counseling center, with certified biblical counselors, who themselves have gone through the program and are striving to walk in holiness each day by God's grace and the power of the Holy Spirit."
Joe Dallas blog, book, christian, counseling, speaker Personal site for Christian author, speaker, and counselor Joe Dallas.
https://www.recoveryzone.com/
Sexual Integrity 24/7 blog, coaching, counseling, struggler Offers 50-minute coaching sessions to help strugglers with porn, sex or love addictions. Coaching is focused on helping clients achieve a state of sexual sobriety (~6 months without acting out) and further develop ways of living without escaping into porn, sex or love addiction to achieve lifetime freedom.
https://www.religiousalliance.org/ minister, parent, policy, religious, training The Religious Association Against Pornography was founded in 1986 in New York in a meeting attended by 28 Judeo-Christian religious leaders. There is some Islamic representation as well. The name of the organization says it all.
https://www.themindfulhabit.com/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/backpage-has-always-claimed-it-doesnt-control-sex-related-ads-new-documents-show-otherwise/2017/07/10/b3158ef6-553c-11e7-b38e-35fd8e0c288f_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.efa49689f15e policy, trafficking
https://www.wired.com/story/its-time-for-a-serious-talk-about-the-science-of-tech-addiction/
https://www.xxxchurch.com/ christian, struggler
Oak Mountain Coaching Coaching to help others recover from sex/porn problems and addiction.
Pivotal Recovery A site created by Dr. Paula Hall to help those struggling with porn or sex addictions. For £75, a patron gets access to a 60 day course with podcasts and reflection exercises to guide them through the 6 steps of recovery.
Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) A twelve-step based group that helps members who have struggled with sex addiction.
Sexaholics Anonymous (SA) A twelve-step group to help those who struggle with lust, sex, and pornography addiction.
Recovery Nation A site with self-help recovery resources for sex addicts, love addicts, and porn addicts.
Center for Relational Recovery counseling A counseling center in Virginia specializing in sexual addiction and trauma with an emphasis on healing broken relationships.
Power of Purity christian, counseling, workshop Tony Ingrassia is a counselor is Missouri who specializes in unwanted sexual behavior. Hosts 3 day intensives, video materials online, and a weekly men's meeting on Zoom.
Freed for Life! christian, testimonials Christian site created by recovered 20 year sex addict.
Peter Watts Counseling counseling Peter Watts is counselor who specializes in sexual addictions, shame, and sexual identity formation.
Recovered Man coaching, group, male, podcast Matt Dobschuetz, founder of the site, publishes a podcast every few weeks. For $1500 for 6 months, he also offers coaching to online "REV" groups along with Vern Tompke and Chris White.
Proven Men christian A Christian-based recovery program founded by Joel Hesch. The site has workbooks and other materials to facilitate small groups focused on pursuing purity.
End Slavery Now blog, information, parent, policy, trafficking A project of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center with the aim of ending sex trafficking and slavery. Raises awareness by providing information, articles and links to resources.
https://www.netaddictionrecovery.com/ internet, residential reSTART is a residential treatment center for addressing problematic use of the Internet.
Pure Life Alliance christian Pure Life Alliance (located in Beaverton, Oregon, USA) facilitates the networking of churches, support groups, counselors and other special services specializing in the area of purity. Together this network works more effectively to bring healing and restoration to families and individuals impacted by sexual brokenness.
423 Communities christian, group 423 Communities aims to to shine the gospel of sexual sobriety in every dark corner of the globe. Our strategy is to provide safe, gender-specific groups in local churches where men, women, and young people can honestly embark on the journey of self-discovery, and find healing from the destructive grip of pornography in a safe, shame-free, and supportive environment.
https://loveandtruthnetwork.com/ church, course, minister Founded in 2013 by Garry and Melissa Ingraham, the site offers cirriculum specially designed for those in the church.
http://www.scratchingthesurfacedoc.com/ christian, expert, parent, struggler Interviews with several professionals in the porn-fighting space.
Stand in Victory christian, course, female, male, struggler Program by author and podcaster Dale Partridge; consists of three 20-minute videos with study guides to follow along, and an optional community forum. One-time payment of $49. Focus is on breaking chains of bondage through understanding the Gospel message.
Beyond the Battle Groups book, christian, coaching, course, group, male, support Created by Noah Filipiak, Beyond the Battle Groups are online video-conference-call groups (up to 9 in a group) for men to help them overcome porn addiction.
Fight The New Drug app, culture, general, research, story, struggler, testimonials, trafficking Fight the New Drug is an organization whose goal is to educate the public and to encourage the culture at large to think critically about its current acceptance of pornography. FTND frequently does research and publishes stories that other like-minded organizations reference. They also have created a mobile app called "Fortify" that is designed to help strugglers think more deeply about the effects porn has on them and why they should quit using porn. Clay Olsen is the co-founder and main face of the organization.
Exodus Cry article, culture, podcast, policy, testimonials, trafficking Exodus Cry publishes short films, feature documentaries, articles and testimonials exposing the truth about porn, sex trafficking, and its impact on society. It seeks to fight sexual exploitation by raising public awareness, effecting legislation changes, and helping those currently being sexually exploitated a way out.
National Center on Sexual Exploitation article, general, information, podcast, policy, research, trafficking, training NCOSE is an organization that collects research and multimedia resources to spread awareness about the links between sexual abuse and exploitation. The organization's ultimate goal is to take down the sexual exploitation industry (porn, pimps, traffickers, etc.)
Atlas Free article, information, trafficking Non-profit organization that fights human trafficking across the globe.
Defend Young Minds article, book, course, information, parent Founded by Kristen Jenson, author of Good Pictures Bad Pictures, and designed to provide parents with the resources they need to 'porn-proof' the minds of their young children. The books and courses provided are designed to prepare children with a response plan if exposed to pornography to minimize the damage.
Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Global Summit conference, expert, information, policy, seminar, speaker, trafficking, training Organized by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation to provide education from speakers who are experts in their field and spark discussion on the relationship between sexual exploitation and digital technology.
The Journey Course book, christian, course, struggler 5 months, $25/month. "A guided journey for men and women out of unwanted sexual behavior," authored by Jay Stringer, licensed mental health counselor and ordained minister. Course includes teaching videos and learning modules, a movie, a book, and self-assessment.
Ask the Psychologist | Boyfriend’s Addiction to Pornography is Damaging Our Relationship expert, spouse, story Clinical psychologist answer column. A doctor breaks down a woman's relationship problem with her porn-addicted boyfriend, and further explains how obsessive porn use moves people from emotional bonding with another person to emotional bonding with body parts and orgasms.
The Porn Myth: Exposing the Reality Behind the Fantasy of Pornography book, culture, information, research, struggler By author and speaker Matt Fradd. A non-religious rebuttal to common pro-porn arguments drawing on research from the fields of neurology, sociology and psychology.
Internet Safety 101 article, blog, information, internet, parent, policy, research, youth A product of Enough Is Enough; includes a ton of links, articles, and resources covering most topics you can think of. "Educating, Equipping And Empowering Parents"
Porn Pain Healed coaching, spouse Lori Pyatt's mentorship program for helping women heal from betrayal trauma from their spouse's porn addiction. Individual and couples coaching is offered.
/r/pornfree struggler Subreddit dedicated to discussion/user testimony about becoming free from porn use. Splintered off from /r/NoFap and doesn't associate masturbation as part of the problem, only masturbation when accompanied with porn.
The Bare Facts: The Truth about Sex, Love & Relationships book, christian, information, research, youth DVD set and book by Josh McDowell that seeks to answer most common questions young people have about love, sex and relationships. "Knowledge, not ignorance, is the key to youthful purity and a fulfilling marriage."
Dr. John D. Foubert, LLC | Author, Speaker, Consultant expert, information, research, speaker Dr. Foubert is an interdisciplinary scholar and expert in sexual assault prevention. His book "How Pornography Harms: What Today’s Teens, Young Adults, Parents, and Pastors Need to Know" may be particularly relevant to users of this site. His website contains a wealth of information and resources pertaining to sexual assault prevention and the harms of pornography.
Pure Desire book, christian, conference, counseling, group, speaker, spouse, struggler Pure Desire is best know for their Conqueror DVD series with Ted Roberts. The DVD series is most useful in a male Christian recovery and accountability group. Pure Desire also puts on conferences and has other materials--primarily books and counseling--helpful for ministers, betrayed spouse, or for individuals trying to quit porn.
Bloom for Catholic Women catholic, christian, course, female, spouse "Bloom For Catholic Women offers therapeutic and Catholic-based online courses for women healing from the trauma of discovering their husband's sexual and/or pornography addiction. We're dedicated to helping Catholic women gain confidence, hope, and resilience through professional therapeutic support, spiritual insight, educational resources, and an empathetic community."
Integrity Restored blog, catholic, christian, coaching, course, information, minister, parent, spouse, struggler, support A site for helping Catholics (men, women, couples, parents, pastors) get free from porn, get educated about helping others trapped in porn, or finding a therapist to help. Also has an online coaching program open to anyone. $99 for 26 online sessions. https://www.integritycirclecoaching.com/
Kairos Centre counseling, course The Kairos Centre and Gary McFarlane offer online or in-person (UK) recovery programs and counseling for sex addicts and their partners.
Husband Material christian, coaching, course, group, male, support Founded by Drew Boa, Husband Material is a site dedicated to helping Christian Men outgrow porn.
Love Like That with Dr. Les Parrot book, christian, course, group, minister, research "Dr. Parrott takes the latest findings from psychology and sociology and blends them with biblical teaching to reveal five transformative ways of relating to people demonstrated by Jesus himself: being mindful, approachable, grace-filled, bold, and self-giving." For sale is the book Love Like That as well as a teaching course for ministers who want to turn Love Like That into a six-week course in their church, or a package for leading small groups with the book.
Stop SESTA: Section 230 is Not Broken | Civil Litigants Are Not Always Without a Remedy Against Internet Intermediaries culture, information, policy, speech, trafficking A legal breakdown of Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act. In brief, parties hosting content online are thought to be immune against civil litigation because they can't be held responsible for user-generated content on their platforms. However, said party is not immune if they can be proven to have had a direct hand in creating or advertising illegal content. This exception provides individuals, especially victims of sex trafficking, an avenue to bring sites that were complicit in their abuse to justice. An example cited is the infamous Backpage.com which advertised sex trafficking services and would not be protected by Section 230 in a civil case.
pureHOPE blog, christian, culture, parent, podcast Resources page includes free pocket guides and e-books. pureHOPE is primarily for arming parents with the tools they need to bring up children with a Godly view of sexuality in a sex-crazed culture.
Bethesda Workshops christian, female, group, intensive, male, sexaholic, spouse, struggler, workshop Bethesda 4-day workshops are available for men, women, partners, and youth. They are Christian-based and hosted by licensed therapists, the majority of which are Certified Sex Addiction Therapists (CSATs). Recommended by Jessica Harris. Nashville, TN.
Dirty Dozen List culture, general, information, list, policy The Dirty Dozen List is an annual campaign calling out twelve mainstream entities for facilitating, enabling, and even profiting from sexual abuse and exploitation.
Tech Addiction blog, counseling, expert, gaming, information, internet, youth A resource hub for people who feel their use of modern entertainment technology has become a struggle to control. Offers downloadable self-help guides, an information center, and in-person therapy. Operated by Dr. Brent Conrad, a clinical pyschologist specializing in Internet and video game addictions. Users who want to ask questions of Dr. Conrad can speak to him directly through the site.
Be Broken christian, course, group, intensive, podcast, spouse, struggler, workshop Be Broken offers a 3-day intensive workshop approximately about every other month for men at various locations in Texas, Georgia, and Florida. Be Broken also offers grace-based recovery groups online open to men anywhere (8 weeks long, 10 per group), a 6-week online group for wives for hope & healing with betrayal trauma, resources for families, and more courses available at https://www.purelifeacademy.org/ .
RECLAIM catholic, christian, coaching, course, struggler The RECLAIM program combines neuroscience, psychology and Catholic theology in order to understand addiction. The course teaches how to use cognitive behavioural techniques, brain science of change training, and other tools for recovering from porn addiction. Also offers coaching and accountability.
How We Love book, counseling, parent, spouse, workshop Free quizzes and information designed to help individuals uncover how they learned to love in relationships from childhood and how to use that information to become a stable connector to their spouse/children.
SESTA | Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act information, policy, trafficking A summary explanation of United States 2018 legal bills FOSTA-SESTA. In short, the previous legal precedent, Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, granted immunity to websites from being held culpable for content posted by third parties (users of their websites). The FOSTA-SESTA bills are intended to make it easier for prosecutors and plaintiffs to bring sites involved in sex trafficking to justice.
Hopeful Mom blog, book, information, parent, speaker, struggler A blog by a mom whose teenage son has been through through porn addiction and recovery. She wrote a book, "Sexpectations", and her website has a section that recommends other books not limited to parents, and recommendations for filters and products useful for combatting porn.
Beggar's Daughter blog, book, christian, female, speaker, struggler A personal site by Jessica Harris, BD is a "platform to raise awareness and have frank conversations on the issues that Christian women face concerning sexuality". Harris' memoir of the same name recounts how she became hooked on porn at 13 and for years believed she was alone as a female struggler. Her blog is made to give courage to women struggling in porn and remind them they are not the daughters of a beggar, trapped in a life of poverty, but daughters of the Most High.
Celebrate Recovery christian A Christ-centered program for sustainable recovery and healing that has been attended by over 7 million people. Their 8 principles of recovery are based on Jesus's teaching in the Beatitudes.
Pink Cross Foundation Australia christian, information, testimonials, trafficking The original Pink Cross Foundation was founded by Shelley Lubben to help women leave the porn and sex industry and to document their stories. That site is now defunct but pinkcross.org.au, inspired by the original Pink Cross, lives on and continues to help women leave the sex industry.
The Social Costs of Pornography book, culture, expert, general, information, research ""The Social Costs of Pornography" assembled leading experts in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, neurophysiology, philosophy, sociology, law, and political theory to present a rigorously argued overview of the problem of pornography in our society and to make recommendations. The primary purpose of the meeting was to examine the real nature of pornography in its moral and social consequences."
Begin Again Institute christian, intensive, nonreligious, residential Located in Boulder Colorado, and originally known as Boulder Recovery, the Begin Again Institute offers a 14 day intensive for men, and a 28 day residential program for men, both of which use the TINSA (Trauma Induced Sexual Addiction) model. Begin Again offers a special track that includes similar material but that assumes a Christian worldview.
Sound Investigations | Unverified Ads on Pornhub expert, information, trafficking Sound Investigations does undercover investigations into suspected corrupt industries. In this interview they speak with a former Pornhub compliance employee who explains how the site doesn't verify the identity, age or consent of the girls used in their ads. The former employee recounts examples of girls approaching her to have ads of themselves removed because they were posted without their consent.
Every Man Ministries blog, christian, conference, culture, podcast, speaker, struggler EMM produces multimedia and hosts conferences and speaking engagements to inspire men to be more spiritually alive. Users of this site may be particularly interested in their video "Real Marriage: The Porn Path", and the blog post "Eradicating the Porn Pandemic".
My Chains Are Gone blog, christian, struggler My Chains Are Gone makes the point that pornography is empowered by cultural lies we are told and believe about it. Its purpose is to help readers find freedom from chains (lies) by being fed and understanding the truth, which is delivered as a series of articles and stories organized into 3 parts made to be read in order.
Path Back Recovery christian, coaching, course, group, struggler Faith-based coaching program led by therapist Tony Overbay. Path Back consists of 40+ videos, worksheets and exercises, and 8 hours of group calls with Tony (1 hour sessions across 8 weeks) where you can ask questions. Costs $547.
Pure Sex Radio christian, podcast, spouse, struggler Hosted by Jonathan Daugherty - "Pure Sex Radio seeks to help men, women, and families move from sexual brokenness to wholeness in Christ."
free!ndeed | Free Indeed christian, course, female, group, male, spouse, struggler, training free!ndeed (Free Indeed) takes inspiration from the freedom promised by Jesus in the gospels, and their mission is to provide a way to heal from pornography addiction and raise up pioneer groups to spread the freedom message. Their Generation David (men's freedom from porn) online course comprises 30 units that will take 6 months to complete and the first unit is available for free as a trial. There is an equivalent course for women called Generation Esther.
Your Brain On Porn blog, book, information, nonreligious, research, struggler YBOP refers to both the website and book of the same name authored by Gary Wilson. His TED Talk about the addictiveness of pornography and its harmful effects on the brain significantly influenced the NoFap movement. This site contains links to research, videos, and posts by strugglers that readers may find useful.
Awaken Recovery article, blog, christian, coaching, group, minister, retreat, seminar, speaker, spouse, story, struggler, training Awaken is a gospel-based 12 steps recovery program. Their in-house "4S" recovery model approaches sobriety as an early goal rather than an ultimate goal of recovery, and views serenity, surrender and support as equally necessary pillars of recovery.
Bark app, device, information, parent Bark primarily offers a variety of products providing parents with tech solutions for protecting their children. In addition, users will also find tech guides and reviews under their resources section.
Into The Light christian, speaker, struggler Into The Light is a studio ministry making documentaries to confront porn lies with Biblical truth about sexuality. A feature of the documentaries is interviews with various Christian authors and speakers. Content can be watched for free on their site.
Whatever it Takes blog, christian, intensive, podcast, spouse, struggler, testimonials WIT travels the USA offering intensives for both men and women, and particularly appeals to married couples struggling with the husband's porn addiction. Intensives are 4 days long; the men's intensive is 4 days 2 freedom and the women's intensive is 4 days 2 hope.
Every Man's Battle christian, coaching, expert, group, information, intensive, sexaholic, struggler, support EMB is a weekend intensive offering attendees 8 teaching sessions led by LMFT JJ West with each teaching session followed by a group session. It's available in different states across the USA throughout the year and is open for registration to all men over the age of 18 who are searching for freedom from any type of sexual brokenness or addiction. After care is offered in the form of a weekly coaching program called Sustained Victory.
Live Free app, christian, course, group, male, spouse, struggler, support Created by author and pastor Carl Thomas, founder of XXXchurch.com. Live Free strives to turn progress into lasting freedom by helping men find community with their app, and to realize the cost of pornography isn't 'temporary-pleasure for temporary-pain' but rather holding you back from your life's purpose.