What Are You Hiding?
If you’ve ever felt like you had to keep parts of yourself hidden, this episode’s for you. We’re diving into the power of shame — the thing that keeps us...
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Why You Keep Dating Toxic People (And How to Break the Pattern)
If you keep ending up with toxic people, it’s not bad luck. It’s a pattern. And patterns have roots. Whether it’s your family of origin, unprocessed trauma, or an emotional wiring that mistakes chaos for chemistry, the attraction to toxicity…
Why the Church Struggles to Welcome People from Dark Pasts
Coming into the church from a dark background can feel just as isolating as being in the world. When someone carries real trauma, real addiction, or a story that doesn’t fit the typical testimony template, the church’s response often determines…
From OnlyFans Recruiter to Evangelist: A Radical Conversion Story
Victoria Sinis went from working inside one of Australia’s largest OnlyFans agencies to preaching the gospel in high schools within a year. Her story isn’t about someone who cleaned up her life and then came to God. It’s about God…
How to Heal After a Breakup: Why There’s No ‘6-Week Rule’
There is no set timeline for healing after a breakup. It depends on the depth of the relationship, your personality, and whether you're actually facing the pain or just running from it. The fastest path through grief isn't around it.…
The Hidden Truth Behind Manhood: Finding Freedom From Our Hiddenness
I have discovered that universally, as humans, our greatest desire is to feel seen and heard, or ultimately, “known”. When a part of us is lost in hiddenness, then we can never be fully known, and without being known, we can’t feel fully loved. It’s when we bravely step out of the darkness where we’ve been trapped by self-judgment that we pave a way for love to get in and defeat the lies that keep us feeling separated from God, life, family and friends.
Breaking Free from Sexual Sin: Why Repentance Means Contending, Not Just Coping
Breaking free from sexual sin requires more than willpower and more than passive regret. True repentance is an act of spiritual authority. It's not just feeling bad about what you did. It's declaring that the cycle ends here, receiving the…
The 3 Hidden Drivers of Porn Addiction (And Why Willpower Alone Won’t Work)
Porn addiction isn't really about porn. The three hidden drivers behind most men's porn use are isolation, passivity, and unprocessed pain. Until you address what's happening beneath the surface, no amount of willpower, accountability apps, or internet filters will produce…
7 Signs of an Unhealthy Soul Tie
Sex is a tridimensional experience: spirit, soul, and body. Anytime you have sex with a person you bond with them. Two people may decide to have sex ‘just for the fun of it,’ yet something is occurring on another level that they might not have decided on at all: sex is enhancing an emotional bond between them whether they want it or not. This is what we call soul ties.
Stress: Men vs Women
Show Notes: We believe God has given us the principles we need to live happy, healthy and holy lives. Our mission is to see these values taught, understood and embraced by every individual in the world. Therefore, we provide resources…
The Aftermath of Her Affair
On the topic of affairs we often go straight to blaming the husband. But what happens when the wife is the one who was unfaithful this time around? Alli Patterson shares her vulnerable story of why she did it, how it happened, and the consequences of her affair on her job, her family, and her marriage but also the beautiful way Jesus has encountered her through the process.
The Freedom Fight
Ted Shimer has mentored men since 1991 with the collegiate ministry Student Mobilization. He received his MABS from Dallas Seminary and has been trained as a Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional-Supervisor. Ted has helped people overcome the bondage of pornography in the context of making disciples throughout his 30 plus year ministry. He is the Founder of The Freedom Fight, an online porn addiction recovery program. He is also the author of the book, The Freedom Fight, The New Drug and the Truths that Set Us Free. Ted and his wife Amber have four adult children and live in Fayetteville, Arkansas.