Faithful & True Podcast
The Men of Valor Program is now The Faithful & True Podcast hosted by Dr. Greg Miller, Director of the Men’s Journey Workshops at Faithful & True, and co-host, Randy Evert. Our podcast is dedicated to helping men who are struggling with pornography and sexual purity issues and their wives who are struggling with betrayal.
307: The Desire to be Included
Why is the desire to feel included so important?
In this legacy episode, Dr. Mark Laaser explores how honesty, connection, and truth-telling can heal loneliness, overcome secret-keeping, and rebuild intimacy in marriage.
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306: Talking to Kids About Recovery Pt. 2
How do you talk to your children about addiction, betrayal, and recovery in a way that is honest without sharing too much?
In Part 2 of this conversation, Dr. Greg Miller and Alexis Greeves discuss how parents can approach difficult conversations with age-appropriate language, healthy boundaries, and truth. They explore how children’s questions and understanding change as they grow—and why recovery conversations should be ongoing rather than one-time events.
Discover how thoughtful, honest communication can help children make sense of their experiences while parents continue their own journey of healing and recovery.
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305: Talking to Kids About Recovery Pt. 1
When addiction and betrayal impact a family, children often know more than parents realize. In this episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Dr. Greg Miller and Alexis Greeves discuss how parents can talk honestly with their kids about recovery while sharing age-appropriate information. Discover why clarity, authenticity, and validating a child’s experience can be an important part of healing for the entire family.
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304: When Anger is Actually Healthy
Is anger always something we need to control—or could it actually be pointing us toward healing?
Faithful and True's own Greg and Beth Miller, director of the men's and women's workshop, explore the idea of clean anger: learning to recognize anger as a meaningful emotion, understand what’s underneath it, and express it without blame, shame, or harm. Discover how curiosity, ownership, and healthy expression can turn anger into an opportunity for healing and growth.
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303: The Desire to be Touched
What does the desire for touch reveal about the way God designed us?
In this episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Dr. Mark Laaser explores the powerful role of healthy touch, the science of oxytocin, and why many people struggling with sex addiction confuse sexual touch with the deeper human need for safe, non-sexual connection. Discover how healthy relationships and intentional healing can retrain the brain and restore intimacy.
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302: The Desire To Be Safe
What does it really mean to feel safe?
In this episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Dr. Mark Laaser and Randy Evert explore the fourth of the Seven Desires—the desire to be safe. Discover how childhood experiences, anxiety, faith, and surrender shape our sense of security and learn practical insights for healing from sex addiction, betrayal trauma, and building lasting emotional and spiritual safety.
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301: The Desire To Be Chosen
Have you ever wondered why the desire to be chosen runs so deep?
In this episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Dr. Mark Laaser and Randy Evert explore how our longing to be chosen shapes our relationships, influences recovery from sex addiction and porn addiction, and impacts healing from betrayal trauma. Discover how God's truth, authentic intimacy, and healthy connection can replace the false promises of fantasy and lead to lasting freedom and stronger marriages.
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300: The Desire to be Known
Have you ever felt unheard—even by the people closest to you?
In this episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Dr. Greg Miller and Josh Moon explore one of our deepest longings: the desire to be heard and understood. Discover why this need is so powerful, how fear, shame, and betrayal can block authentic connection, and why healing often begins in safe community before it transforms our closest relationships. Whether you're recovering from sex addiction, navigating betrayal trauma, or pursuing a healthier marriage, this conversation offers practical wisdom and lasting hope.
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299: The Power of Couples Community with Special Guests Clinton and Charity Munoz
How can couples heal together after betrayal trauma and sex addiction?
In this episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Dr. Greg Miller welcomes Clinton and Charity Munoz of Restored 2 More to discuss rebuilding trust, creating emotional safety, healthy communication, and the life-changing role of community in marriage recovery. Discover practical encouragement for couples pursuing healing, hope, and lasting restoration.
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298: The Desire for Affirmation
Are you searching for affirmation in all the wrong places?
In this legacy episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Dr. Mark Laaser and Randy Evert explore the God-given desire for affirmation, how unmet needs can lead to people-pleasing, codependency, and unhealthy relationships, and where true identity and lasting encouragement are found. Discover practical wisdom for healthier relationships, marriage recovery, and spiritual growth.
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297: When Resentment Takes Root
Is resentment quietly affecting your relationships?
In this episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Dr. Greg Miller and Debbie Laaser explore the roots of resentment, how unmet needs and unrealistic expectations fuel it, and practical ways to move toward healing, healthier communication, and greater peace in your relationships.
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296: The Depression Men Don't Talk About
Could the sadness, fatigue, or apathy you're feeling be signs of depression rather than personal failure?
In this episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Dr. Greg Miller and Randy Evert welcome Clinical Director Jim Farm for an honest conversation about depression, emotional healing, sex addiction recovery, and the power of community. Learn how family messages, shame, isolation, and unprocessed pain can impact recovery—and discover practical pathways toward hope and healing.
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295: The Desire to be Understood
Have you ever felt like no matter how much you explain yourself, you still aren't truly understood?
In this episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Dr. Mark Laaser and Randy Evert explore the first of the Seven Desires of Every Heart: the desire to be heard and understood. Discover how unmet needs for understanding can impact relationships, fuel conflict, and shape recovery from sex addiction, porn addiction, and betrayal trauma. Learn practical insights for healthier communication, deeper connection, and lasting marriage recovery.
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294: Praying with Scripture
Have you ever wondered if prayer is meant to be more than just talking to God?
In this episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Dr. Mark Laaser and Randy Evert explore the practice of praying with Scripture and the powerful role of listening in prayer. Discover how quiet reflection, meditative prayer, and Lectio Divina can help deepen your relationship with God and create space to hear His voice in your recovery journey.
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293: Reclaiming Your Voice in Recovery
What if recovery from sex addiction and porn addiction isn’t just about stopping behavior—but reclaiming your voice, needs, and identity?
In this episode, Dr. Greg Miller and Jim Farm explore the Five Freedoms and how they help individuals and couples heal from betrayal trauma, rebuild trust, and move toward real marriage recovery and posttraumatic growth.
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292: Broken to Brave with Tammy Gustafson
What happens when sex addiction or porn addiction shatters a relationship—and how can healing begin?
In this powerful conversation, Dr. Greg Miller, Debbie Laaser, and Tammy Gustafson explore the reality of betrayal trauma, the impact on partners, and the path toward marriage recovery. Drawing from her book Broken to Brave, Tammy shares her personal journey from devastation to healing, offering hope for those navigating the aftermath of addiction.
Discover how understanding trauma, engaging your healing process, and embracing posttraumatic growth (PTG) can lead to deeper restoration and renewed li...
291: Characteristics of a Safe Church
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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290: Attachment Theory
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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289: Measuring Your Progress
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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288: Separation for Marriage Recovery
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.
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287: The Power of Rituals
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 cy...
286: Powerless, Not Hopeless
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 st...
285: The Sex Addiction Cycle
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 pos...
284: Safety Before Full Disclosure
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 wai...283: Navigating the Early Days
After the discovery of sex addiction or pornography addiction, couples often face difficult questions from friends, family, and their community. How much should you share? What boundaries are healthy? And how do you protect your relationship while you are still healing from betrayal trauma?
In this episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Greg Miller is joined by Clinical Director Jim and Rebecca Dekkers to discuss how couples can navigate relational requests during the early days of discovery. They explore practical ways to set healthy boundaries, communicate honestly without oversharing, and protect the recovery process while rebuilding trust.<...
282: Let's Get Curious with Special Guest Jay Stringer
Why are we drawn toward behaviors we don’t truly want?
In this powerful conversation, Dr. Greg Miller sits down with author and therapist Jay Stringer, known for his groundbreaking work on unwanted sexual behavior and sexual addiction. Together they explore one of the most important principles in recovery: curiosity.
Rather than simply trying to stop behaviors like porn addiction, compulsive sexual behavior, or sexual acting out, this conversation invites a deeper question:
“Why do I do what I do?”
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281: Running to Recovery
Running to Recovery: What Training for a Marathon Teaches Us About Healing
What does training for a marathon have to do with recovery?
More than you might think.
In this episode of the Faithful & True Podcast, Dr. Greg Miller and Jim Farm explore the powerful parallels between long-distance running and the journey of recovery. From starting where you are, to building strength over time, to leaning into community when you don’t feel motivated—recovery, like running, is not about perfection. It’s about commitment.
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280: Types of Sex Addiction
Did you know there are different levels of sexual addiction?
On this week’s podcast, Dr. Mark Laaser discusses the multiple levels of sexual addiction, what they are, and how important it is to understand your own level of acting out.
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279: Check It Out
What assumptions are running through your mind right now?
Are they actually true — or are they simply stories you’ve been telling yourself?
On this week’s podcast, Dr. Greg Miller is joined by co-founder Debbie Laaser for an insightful conversation about how to stop assuming and storytelling — and start slowing down long enough to examine the narrative playing in your head and where it really comes from.
Tune in as they unpack practical ways to challenge your assumptions and gain clarity about the stories shaping your thoughts, relationships, and decisions.
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278: Guarding Your Heart
How do you guard your heart in recovery, a singleness season or while dating?
In this week's podcast, listen to Faithful & True's Clinical Director Jim Farm and Dr. Greg Miller as they discuss what it looks like to being a good steward when it comes to your own heart.
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277: Shame, Guilt and Conviction
What are the names you use when you talk to yourself—and how do they shape your recovery?
How can you tell the difference between shame, guilt, and conviction, and why does it matter?
In this week’s Legacy Series podcast, Dr. Mark Laaser and Dr. Greg Miller explore how these three experiences show up in our lives—and how understanding the difference can support healing, growth, and lasting change.
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276: Healthy Sexuality Series | Personal Dimension Pt. 2
How do you view sexual identity?
How did your childhood impact your
sexual health?
On this week’s podcast, Dr. Mark Laaser
continues in the Healthy Sexuality Series with Personal Dimension Pt. 2.
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275: Healthy Sexuality Series | Personal Dimension Pt. 1
What is your talent, gift, purpose and calling?
On this week's Podcast, Dr Mark Laaser continues in the Healthy Sexuality Series where he discusses the personal dimension in the road to recovery.
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274: The Importance of Truth Telling in Recovery
How do we learn to tell the truth after years of lying?
As an addict, learning to tell the truth is comparable to learning a new language, and it is crucial in recovery. In today’s podcast, listen to Dr. Greg Miller and David Delmonico as they discuss the importance of truth telling in recovery and how to successfully implement it.
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273: Healthy Sexuality Series: Relational Dimension Pt. 2
How important is the relational dimension to healthy sexuality?
Today on the Faithful & True Podcast, Dr. Mark Laaser returns to continue his discussion on the Healthy Sexuality Series. In this episode, he wraps up the relational dimension.
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272: Healthy Sexuality Series: Relational Dimension
What does healthy sexuality look like?
What role does our relationships play in healthy sexuality?
This week on the Faithful & True podcast, listen to Dr. Mark Laaser as he dives in to the Healthy Sexuality series and discusses the relational dimension.
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271: Surrendering in Recovery
What does it mean to surrender in recovery?
How do you surrender in recovery?
Today on the podcast, Dr. Greg Miller is joined with Faithful & True’s Elizabeth Hardesty.
Listen as they discuss the importance of surrendering to the process of recovery and what that looks like.
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270: Connections
How important are connection in recovery?
What connections are you making in your healing journey?
Today on the podcast, listen to Dr. Greg Miller and Faithful & True's Director of Connections Daniel Martinez as they discuss connections and Daniel shares his story.
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269: Porn addiction and the Church
As a pastor, where do you go when you need help?
Do you believe the church is in an epidemic?
Porn addiction is not just in the home, it is in the church as well. Listen to Dr. Mark Laaser and special guest Dustin Daniels as he shares his story of failure to victory, and the importance of God's purity for the church.
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268: Understanding Your Family Systems
What type of family system did you grow up in? How did your family system or church system affect you?
Today on this episonde, listen to Dr. Greg Miller and Jim Farm as they discuss the importance of understanding the family system you grew up in, and how it affected your life and relationships.
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