Women in Battle

If you haven't been personally affected by pornography in your lifetime, I have no doubt that many of your loved ones or friends have.

It's a plague.

Its incredible power can take hold of even the best of our men, women and children.

It can destroy. 

As many of you already know, I've seen its destruction in my life firsthand.

WAIT!

Now before you quit reading this post, thinking it doesn't pertain to you.... keep going... please... DON'T QUIT YET!  There is some really good stuff I'm about to share with you and also a favor I need to ask...

Ready?

There is an ARMY OF WOMEN whom I call my "sisters in battle" and consider "friends for life". Anonymously sharing their stories of heartache and triumph (as I once did), these women are pillars of strength! They write of their continued progress as they overcome the challenges pornography addiction has brought into their homes, their relationships, and their very souls. Some are vigilantly fighting for their marriage, some have fought courageously but chose divorce, and some are in limbo- unsure of what to do... but no matter the differences in each situation, and the severity levels of addiction, the pain is still the same and the path to personal recovery is crucial.

I've been blessed with the life-changing opportunity to meet many of these women face-to-face and I'm convinced these ladies are some of the most brave, patient and loving human beings on earth.

Full of so much wisdom and compassion, here are the special women I speak of, along with their blogs:


(In alphabetical order by Blog Title)

Mac- Be Strong, Be Confident 

Bec- Crushed Becomes Whole 

April- Eat my scabs

Jade- Faithfully Jaded

Angel- Healing At Heaven’s Fountain

S- I Will Find Healing

Mrs. A- Kill Your Own Buffalo 

Jane- Learning From My Husband’s Pornography Addiction 

Green Olives- Life by the yard is hard

Bubbles- Life Outside the Bubble

Hope- My journey as a porn addicts wife

Rescued Heart- On a Journey

Marlee- Walking Through Fire

Mrs. M- What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger

Wife A- Wives Helping Wives

HX- Working Towards Healing    

And I can't forget to mention my amazing therapist who specializes in the field: 


Maurice Harker- Memoirs of an LDS Therapist


If you are secretly enduring the awful pain of addiction and/or betrayal in your relationship/marriage, I want to extend a personal invitation to YOU to join the amazing sisterhood that has been created. It doesn't matter what your religious beliefs are, what circumstance you're in, where you are in recovery, or whether or not this has affected you firsthand... you are welcome! Don't feel stupid... don't be ashamed... don't be scared... you are NOT alone. I used to think I was alone... that I was unlucky... that the cards dealt to me were so unfair... but once this journey began to unfold, I soon realized that there are so many women out there just like me.... experiencing exactly what I was...

Together we've talked about really deep and difficult things, together we've found humor in the disgusting things, together we've found ourselves in vulnerable and raw places, together we've bonded and grown and I have no doubt that together we've cried over the incredibly beautiful things written. And even though some of us have only met through words in cyber-land, together we have blessed and enriched one another's lives in immeasurable ways.

We are sisters FOREVER. 

There is also a wonderful blog and forum {Hope and Healing}, that has been created by truly dedicated people (I've met Michelle and she is so fabulous!), whose purpose is to offer a safe haven for all those affected by pornography, as well as education to fight against it. I'm being featured over there today, so I hope you'll snoop around and see all the good that's happening over there!


And lastly, will you all do me the BIGGEST favor EVER??  Will you PLEASE SHARE THIS POST WITH ANYONE AND EVERYONE! I know you might feel embarrassed or awkward in doing so, but just because you've shared or recommended this to people DOESN'T mean that your husband is addicted to pornography. The point of all of this is to support and to make people aware! Our voices are our power. The more we talk about the realities of pornography, its dangers, its absolute presence in our society and many of our homes, and how it's possible to overcome and cope, the more we can educate, rally around and recover! It doesn't have to be some hush-hush topic anymore... it is what it is.

So, I would even ask that you be BOLD today and spread this link via Facebook! To be entirely honest here, I think you'd be SHOCKED at just how many of your closest loved ones and friends might benefit from it. So sad, but in my experience, so very true. So please, if you are reading this today, please help spread the LOVE and awareness because you never know who may need it the very most!

I can't even imagine how amazing it would have been to have all of these resources, words and support groups when I first found out. It's a very lonely and scary time... full of uncertainty... but this can help lighten the burden... if even just a little :)

LOVE YOU ALL!


P.S. I didn't receive any Fashion Column submissions... I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little bummed about that :( Keep em coming in so we can keep on doing it! I NEED YOU!

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