In my coaching, one of the things that I preach is that eventually, you have to face your triggers and you must overcome them. Whether you're an addict, dealing with trauma, or a wavering relationship, you'll eventually run into those things that caused the chaos in the first place. This past week, I took on…
Continue reading ➞ Deflating Triggers Provide This Guy A Pick-Me-Up
I've always been one of those guys who learns by doing, not by listening to lectures in a classroom. I learned journalism on the fly, after getting lucky and landing a job in a sports department at 17. Later, as a publisher who needed to understand sales, printing, distribution, HR, payroll, etc., I figured it…
Continue reading ➞ Five Lessons From A Fascinating Coaching Journey
One of the phenomena I didn't expect as I entered this healthcare world as a pornography addiction coach was just how many others are affected by this disease, especially the partners. After my first book came out, I knew there'd be inquiries, but I didn't expect as many from female partners of pornography addicts. They…
Continue reading ➞ Five Questions For A Coach: Part Two, Betrayal Trauma
In four months, I'll celebrate my fifth anniversary as a pornography addiction coach. Certification for betrayal trauma and learning the ropes as a therapeutic disclosure specialist followed shortly thereafter. Much like after writing my first book, it became clear if I was going to work in this area, I'd need to become an expert in…
Continue reading ➞ 5 Questions For A Coach: Part One, Pornography Addiction
The first big victory in my life came at 11, the fifth-grade science fair. Along with the bragging rights over all of my peers came my first trophy and, a little bit of knowledge on the subject of Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. The most important one that I’ve continually reminded myself through life, especially…
Continue reading ➞ Sir Isaac Newton Could Have Been An Inertia Coach
