Updated 8/3/2019
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Guest Blog: How Prayer Can Help You to Overcome Your Addiction The work of treatment centers is to get you sober, but staying sober is a lifelong process. Holistic therapy provides various mechanisms for coping with addiction. While holistic therapy is a great way of addressing the root of the addiction to prevent a relapse, inspiration to overcome addiction is necessary for overcoming it for good. Click Here
The Legal Ordeal Sparked by My Pornography Addiction is Finally Over I know that I said I wasn’t going to write this summer, but allow me this one indulgence as I celebrate coming off of probation after three years. It is the end of the road for the legal part of my porn addiction fallout. Click Here
Guest Blog: How Men’s Mental Health Is Completely Ignored With the recent news on suicide of high-profile public figures such as Anthony Bourdain and Avicii, it may be difficult to wrap our head about the fact that mental health for men is very underrepresented. Whether it’s because women often speak out, or there is generally more women who suffer from mental health issues, this is not an excuse to ignore the other side of the spectrum. Click Here
Guest Blog: Understanding Depression During Addiction Recovery People who have gone through withdrawal or have witnessed someone suffer because of addiction understand how difficult it is. Besides the physical discomfort and pain, people in this process suffer from devastating depression that makes the recovery even more difficult. Click Here
Taking Some Time Off I think after almost two straight years of blogging – this is post No. 140 – I’ve earned myself a bit of a vacation. Between the load of work I have in my professional life and wanting to enjoy the few months of warm weather Maine has with my family, I’ve decided to take a hiatus from this blog until after Labor Day. Click Here for More
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Offering Peer Support Counseling
I am formally providing peer support counseling to people who are dealing with pornography addiction or those who have porn addicts in their lives who are directly affected. Consider it a stopping point between doing nothing and traditional mental health therapy. Click Here for Website
Congratulations on this release!
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Thanks! Fingers crossed people buy it and it’s not just a curiosity they walk by, like a Vanilla Ice movie.
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Vanilla Ice has a movie?! haha
I don’t think sales are as important as you having the courage of sharing all of this. But of course, I wish that everything works out!
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Cool As Ice, 1991 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101615/
And you’re absolutely right. I’d just like to see all of that time I wasn’t chasing paying writing gigs to amount to something more than 8 sales.
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+9 is a good, realistic goal 😉
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I applaud you Josh! Very tough road I’m sure. Get your head up, your doing the right thing. Great job!
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Thank you Scott, I appreciate your support very much.
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Wow, that’s amazing! I’m glad you wrote it. I will add it to my reading queue.
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Thanks! It’s never going to be a best seller, but it is nice to know a few people are going to read it
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Thank you for being open about this relevant subject! I, along with my other pastors, was never taught how to address this matter in seminary. Despite the neglect, God showed me how to extend grace to those with this struggle and help restore them to the path God has for them. Someone must speak up, and those who hear must not play the Pharisee.
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Hey Joshua, I left you a review on Amazon. Thank you so much again for being a guest on the Addictions Podcast. I plan on airing the episode on February 12th, so stay tuned for that!
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I heard you on a podcast and bought your book exactly four months ago now. I finally got through the book (I’m a slow reader but also thought it wise to chew on your story daily.) You may have saved my life. I took your advice and have filed this as a cautionary tale. Read, filed, and there to read again. Many positive actions have been taken in that time span. More to come. Sleep – I must add – has proven to be my biggest ally for positive change in my life over these past few weeks over which the most change has occurred for me.
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Wow…that’s incredibly nice of you to say. It’s more than nice. It’s powerful. Thank you so much for sharing with me.
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You are so welcome. As I read this reply from you to my post, I feel connected to you as not just a writer of a book but as a real person. It brings up emotions of both sadness and joy – for your hardships and your ultimate successes. I am sure much of that emotion is mine as I consider my struggles and several times when I thought my actions were about to bring my whole world down. I have had so many chances to turn it around and I feel that this will be the time when it may actually happen. Thank you again, Mr. Shea.
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You know where to find me if you need any words of encouragement or help and don’t ever feel too shy to write a magnificent 5-star Amazon review. 🙂
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Will do!
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I think you are brave to write about this. It needs to be talked about more and not held in dark. Much respect to you man!
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Thank you, I appreciate the support and respect.
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Hey dude,
Thanks for following my blog – I’d try to follow you back but I don’t know how to (just got this thing).
It’s awesome you’re doing so much for the recovery movement – much respect!
Peace Y
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A huge congratulations to you Joshua! Looking like a volume so many can benefit by too.
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