Can I just tell you that this year went nothing as expected. Nothing. Not. Even. Close. This might be a little more personal than your typical “Top posts of 2016” but this blog is nothing if not intensely personal. If personal bothers you and you just want a chance at…
If you’re a woman who struggles with porn, this time of year can be especially hard for you. You’re not alone, actually. Research has shown that porn use spikes around Christmas time. Coincidentally (or perhaps not) so do dating and relationship searches. Maybe you’re a high school student on winter…
I get asked all kinds of questions about sex, singleness, marriage, shame, hope, dating… you name it. Do I think I’m still single because I watched porn? Do I think I’ll never be able to get married because I watched porn? How do I acknowledge my sex drive without letting…
Today, I’m honored to be the featured author over on the (in)courage blog. But my guest post with them has nothing to do with sex, porn, singleness or anything that I am ‘known’ for writing about. I had every intention of writing about my ‘usual,’ but when I sat down…
Did you know, sexting is the 6th largest major health concern among children. According to the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, it ranks right below child abuse and of more concern that teen pregnancy and school violence. Could explain why my recent post about sexting went…
I’ve spent the weekend catching up on e-mails. I just finished a really busy travel season and have a two month break before I start again. The plan is to make a dent in a few writing projects and get some guests posts out, but the priority is always to…
Anybody remember Bill Cosby? How about Brock Turner? Stories of sexual assault that have sparked nationwide outrage and debate. Then came Trump. This is not a political post. I can’t stand politics and can’t wait for the election to be over. I’m not going to tell you who to vote…
I spent the last week of September at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation’s 3rd Annual Summit in Houston Texas. The information poured out on us was been heavy, hard, and abundant. It could have easily filled a week, if not more. There were good moments to be sure. It…
Those of us in the anti-porn, pro-sex, however you want to name it, often use terms like “fight” or “battle” when talking about pornography, human trafficking, and sexual exploitation. For some, that’s a little confusing. I recently had a reader share one of my posts on Facebook. It’s likely she…