What if the very pain you're running from is the exact roadmap to freedom?

In this episode, we sit down with Reese Crane, founder of The Silent Addiction, to discuss why overcoming compulsive sexual behaviors requires moving beyond surface-level behavior modification to heal root emotional pain. Drawing from years of ministry experience, Reese also shares critical insights on what the local church must change to foster genuine safety for honesty and confession.

We discuss:

• Reese's personal story of brokenness, healing and freedom
• A walkthrough of The F.E.E.L. Method
• Why processing raw emotion and trauma is essential for lasting, holistic recovery

Resources:

• The Silent Addiction: Learn more about the F.E.E.L. Method and join one of Reese's online recovery groups.
• Be Broken Ministries: Learn more about the 3-4 day recovery intensives that Reese facilitates
• The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

If you're tired of running on the treadmill of white-knuckle sobriety, Reese offers a practical, grace-filled shift to help you stop fighting symptoms and start healing.

Ready to stop managing symptoms and finally get to the root of the issue? Checking off boxes in generic recovery groups only gets you so far. Step into specialized 1-on-1 recovery coaching built on authentic relationship and radical empathy.

• 1-on-1 Coaching with Jacob: Work directly with Jacob for personalized addiction recovery coaching. Book a consultation at brazenrecovery.org or book your free discovery call today.
• Take The Free Self-Assessment: Not sure if you are actually addicted? Let the numbers do the talking by taking a quantitative assessment at brazenrecovery.org/selfassessment.
• Live Out Loud Merch: Rep the movement. Grab some recovery apparel that breaks the silence at brazenrecovery.org/merch.

🚨 DISCLAIMER: The Brazen Recovery Podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. The personal experiences, perspectives, and opinions shared by Jacob, Miriam, and their guests are not a substitute for professional medical, clinical, mental health, or legal advice. Always seek the advice of a qualified professional regarding your personal situation.

Why is addiction recovery and betrayal trauma healing rarely a straight line?

On this episode of Brazen Recovery, hosts Jacob and Miriam sit down with Eric Ford, AMFT (Associate Marriage and Family Therapist) at Pathway Therapy Center in Walnut Creek, California, serving the broader San Francisco Bay Area and East Bay community.

Eric shares the personal and clinical story behind why he chose to dedicate his career to addiction recovery therapy. Together with Jacob and Miriam—bringing raw, lived insights as a recovering addict and a betrayed spouse—this conversation explores how the Cycle of Change applies directly to the messy realities of real-life healing. They unpack why behavioral setbacks happen, how to move past shame, and how to understand the vital clinical differences between Recovery Coaching and Licensed Psychotherapy when building a support team.

We discuss:

• Eric Ford’s Clinical Journey — What drew him to specialize in addiction, compulsive behaviors and trauma therapy at Pathway Therapy Center in the East Bay, CA.
• The Cycle of Change in Practice — How therapists and recovering addicts can use the Transtheoretical Model to navigate readiness, action and maintenance without shame.
• Reframing Relapse Through Lived Experience — How Jacob and Miriam initially viewed relapse as failure versus understand it now.
• Recovery Coaching vs. Licensed Therapy — Breaking down scope of practice and how to know which support level you need for long-term recovery.

Interested in exploring how recovery coaching could jumpstart your recovery? Just getting into this space and don't know where to start?

• Free Discovery Call: Hop on call with Jacob. No judgement. No pressure. Just helpful insight from someone who knows the terrain.
• 1-on-1 Coaching with Jacob: Work directly with Jacob for personalized addiction recovery coaching. Book a session at brazenrecovery.org or schedule your today.
• Take The Free Self-Assessment: Not sure how serious the problem is? "Addiction" can be a scary word. Let the numbers do the talking by taking a quantitative assessment. Whatever the result, you're in good company. There is a path forward.

🚨 DISCLAIMER: The Brazen Recovery Podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. The personal experiences, perspectives, and opinions shared by Jacob, Miriam, and their guests are not a substitute for professional medical, clinical, mental health, or legal advice. Always seek the advice of a qualified professional regarding your personal situation.

Do you feel like you're too far gone? Like your marriage is beyond repair, your pain is too heavy to carry and every attempt to fix things only leaves you more exhausted?

In this episode, Sexual Addiction Discipleship Leader Devon Stribling shares his personal journey through collapse and restoration—a living testament that no one is ever too far gone, no matter how fractured the marriage or how deep the damage. Bypassing generic advice, Devon anchors the conversation in radical humility, firsthand empathy and authentic relationship for anyone searching for a real way forward.

We unpack:

• Devon's Personal Journey
• Breaking Codependent Patterns
• Action-Based Humility
• The Freedom of Liturgy

Check out what Devon's got going on at Warfare of Grace.

Ready to experience freedom like this? Step into specialized 1-on-1 recovery coaching built on authentic relationship and radical empathy.

• 1-on-1 Coaching with Jacob: Work directly with Jacob for personalized addiction recovery coaching. Book a session at brazenrecovery.org or schedule your free discovery call today.
• Take The Free Self-Assessment: Not sure if you are actually addicted? Let the numbers do the talking by taking a quantitative assessment at brazenrecovery.org/selfassessment.
• Live Out Loud Merch: Rep the movement. Grab some recovery apparel that breaks the silence brazenrecovery.org/merch.

🚨 DISCLAIMER: The Brazen Recovery Podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. The personal experiences, perspectives, and opinions shared by Jacob, Miriam, and their guests are not a substitute for professional medical, clinical, mental health, or legal advice. Always seek the advice of a qualified professional regarding your personal situation.