What makes a church truly safe for people struggling with sex addiction, porn addiction, betrayal trauma, and marriage recovery?

In this powerful Faithful & True Podcast episode, Dr. Mark Laaser and Randy Evert discuss the characteristics of a healthy church culture that promotes honesty, healing, accountability, and posttraumatic growth. Learn how churches can break the silence around sexual brokenness and become places of grace, recovery, and transformation.

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How do your earliest attachment patterns shape the way you experience trust, intimacy, and connection today?

In this episode, Dr. Mark Laaser explores how attachment theory shapes the way we connect, trust, and relate—especially in the context of sex addiction, betrayal trauma, and marriage recovery. Learn how early attachment patterns influence emotional intimacy, relational pain, and the healing process, and discover how secure connection can become a pathway toward deeper recovery and posttraumatic growth.

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How do you measure your progress in recovery?

In this episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Dr. Mark Laaser and Randy Evert explore what real progress looks like in sex addiction recovery. Learn how fantasies, rituals, secrecy, and shame fuel the addiction cycle—and how truth-telling, accountability, and healthy daily rituals can interrupt it.

This powerful conversation offers practical insight for men facing sex addiction or porn addiction and for couples pursuing healing, marriage recovery, and lasting change.

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Can separation actually help heal a marriage after sex addiction, porn addiction, or betrayal trauma?

In this episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Dr. Greg Miller, Randy Evert, and Debbie Laaser explore the concept of redemptive separation—a powerful, intentional step that can create space for healing, restore emotional safety, and support true marriage recovery.

If your relationship feels stuck in cycles of conflict, pain, or disconnection, this conversation offers hope and clarity on how separation—when done well—can lead to posttraumatic growth and a stronger future together.

Learn when separation helps, when it hurts, and how to avoid a “lukewarm separation” that leads nowhere.

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Do you know your ritual before acting out?

In Part 2 of this powerful conversation on powerlessness, Dr. Mark Laaser explores the role of rituals, fantasies, and unmet needs in the cycle of sex addiction and porn addiction. Learn how the space between temptation and action is shaped—and how identifying underlying emotional needs can lead to real healing.

This episode offers practical insight for those navigating betrayal trauma, marriage recovery, and the journey toward posttraumatic growth. Discover how bringing hidden struggles into the light and developing healthy ways to meet core needs can break the cycle and create lasting transformation

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What if your fantasies aren’t the problem—but a message pointing to deeper, unmet desires of the heart?

In this week's podcast, listen to Dr. Mark Laaser as he discusses understanding your story, examining early experiences, and how engaging your thoughts with curiosity can lead to healing—not shame. This conversation offers hope for those navigating betrayal trauma, marriage recovery, and the path toward posttraumatic growth.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in cycles of behavior or wondered why change feels so difficult, this episode invites you to pause, reflect, and take the next right step toward freedom.

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How well do you know the sex addiction cycle?

In this powerful episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Mark Laaser unpacks the sex addiction cycle, revealing how shame, coping, and core beliefs drive patterns of sex addiction and porn addiction.

Discover how preoccupation, ritual, and acting out behaviors are fueled by deeper wounds—and why breaking the cycle requires more than just stopping behavior. This conversation offers hope for both men struggling with addiction and partners healing from betrayal trauma, pointing toward lasting marriage recovery and posttraumatic growth.

👉 Learn how to identify your patterns, understand your triggers, and begin the journey toward healing and freedom.

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What should couples do before a full disclosure in sex addiction recovery? In this episode, we explore why safety must come first—especially in the early days of discovery after sex addiction or porn addiction.

When betrayal trauma is fresh, emotions are intense, conversations feel endless, and both partners can feel overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next. While full disclosure is an important step in marriage recovery, rushing into it without proper preparation can actually cause more harm than healing.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• Why waiting for full disclosure can be a wise and necessary step
• How to create emotional and relational safety first
• The impact of unmanaged information on the betrayed partner
• Why choice and agency are critical in healing from betrayal trauma
• What the early days of recovery often look like for couples

If you are navigating sex addiction, porn addiction, or betrayal trauma, this episode offers practical guidance and hope. Healing is possible—and when safety is prioritized, couples can begin moving toward posttraumatic growth together.

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