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Unmasking the Pastor: A Journey from Hypocrisy to Healing

Unmasking the Pastor: A Journey from Hypocrisy to Healing

By Andrew Bauman|2024-12-30T15:34:44+00:00December 30th, 2024|Addiction, Church, Domestic Violence, God, Healing, Loss, Marriage, Masculinity, MensWork, patriarchy, Pornography, Relationships, Sexism, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Shame|

Greg was a famous pastor, young and charismatic, a popular Christian author, and an influencer in my evangelical circles. Though I didn’t know him personally, I had heard his name often and appreciated his passionate work from afar. So, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw his name in our [...]

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Is it Trauma, or is it Choice? Navigating My Partner’s Deceptive Sexual Recovery

Is it Trauma, or is it Choice? Navigating My Partner’s Deceptive Sexual Recovery

By Andrew Bauman|2024-04-20T13:26:50+00:00April 20th, 2024|Domestic Violence, Healing, Masculinity, Pornography, Sexism, Sexual Abuse, Violence, women|

There is an ongoing debate within the subculture of sexual addiction recovery and betrayal trauma circles that I would like to address. Is my husband’s betrayal of me a choice, or is it because of his unaddressed wounds and trauma? Indeed, there are lines drawn in the sand here; sides [...]

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