In this episode, Mark and Steve address a major challenge faced by many betrayed spouses—they keep uncovering and discovering their...

How long should a spouse expect her addict partner to keep up his recovery? Doesn't there come a time when he can "back off" to some...

In this episode, Mark and Steve openly and passionately address a PBS listener's situation and questions. Here's what he asked— I have...

In this episode, Mark and Steve address a situation and series of questions from a PBSE listener who is the partner of a porn/sex addict...

In episode 110, Mark and Steve addressed the responsibility that a recovering porn/sex addict has with regard to TV, movies and...

Something that can be a BIG issue for couples—when one is a porn/sex addict in recovery and the other is a betrayed spouse trying to...

Resentment is a POWERFUL emotion! And while it most certainly can be very legitimate based on actual events, history, betrayal, etc., it...

One of THE most important milestones in real recovery is when a porn/sex addict prepares a completely transparent and authentic...

When there has been Betrayal Trauma, it can seem impossible to ever dare to fully trust again. A PBSE listener describes this struggle as...

There are MANY reasons the ego-addict part of the brain convinces us that we are entitled to escape into our addiction outlets. These can...

Once you recognize that you and/or your partner are caught in a "Trauma Response," HOW can you intentionally move into a place of...

There are MANY "trauma triggers" that can create great conflict, pain and difficulty between partners. If you truly desire to work on...

In this episode, Mark & Steve talk raw and real about why the traditional "New Year's Resolution" failed for them SO many times—and often...

In what can sometimes be the "hellish" experience of addiction recovery and betrayal trauma healing, can we still find wonder, enjoyment...

Everyone faces different kinds of STRESS in everyday life. But, when we're in addiction recovery or healing from betrayal trauma, that...

Although we can't quite believe it, this is PBSE's 100th Episode!!! Thank you to all our listeners who made this possible! It would...

There are plenty of situations where an addict spouse wants to have sex all the time. There are situations where the spouse suffering...

A PBSE listener recently sent in a situation and question— He has been in recovery and "clean" for a year. At one point during that year...

We know—the title of this episode is INSANE!!! But it comes from an actual question sent in by a PBSE listener— My partner and I are...

Here's a question from a PBSE listener— I am a recovering sex and porn addict working on my recovery and trying to reconcile with my...