Podcast appearances and mentions of forest benedict

Forest Benedict is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Sexual Addiction Treatment Provider (SATP), and the author of the book, Life After Lust: Stories & Strategies for Sex & Pornography Addiction Recovery. Forest Benedict has taken his practice online! He lives in Washington State but conducts therapy sessions in California, where he is licensed. He discusses how online therapy differs from in-person therapy and what might be the best options for you.    TAKEAWAYS: [2:50] Can you do therapy online?  [5:40] Therapists need to consider both the legal and technical part.  [6:45] Dr. Rob struggles with where to look at the patient. Should he look into the camera or on the screen where he sees the patient?  [8:00] What kinds of concerns do patients bring to Forest about having counseling online?  [10:10] What are some of the advantages of doing therapy online? [12:30] Forest does notice a difference between hosting virtual sessions with older clients vs. younger clients. [14:45] Dr. Rob recognizes that you’re talking about intimacy issues in a very non-intimate space, meaning, the online world. It’s a bit of a contradiction.  [15:30] Some patients feel like when they go to see a sex addiction therapist in person, they might be outed by someone they know. By doing it online, it can be much more discrete.  [17:30] Because of what’s happening in the world, the therapy world will never be the same again. Therapists are being asked to help in any way they can.   [19:15] Does Forest also do couple’s therapy online?  [21:05] Why did Forest decide to move his business online?  [24:05] Should patients go with an in-person session or an online session if they liked the therapist equally?    RESOURCES:  The Porn Panic: Is Porn a ‘Public Health Crisis’? Sex and Relationship Healing @RobWeissMSW Sex Addiction 101  Seeking Integrity Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men  Prodependence: Moving Beyond Codependency Forestbenedict.com   QUOTES: “Just because it’s [dealing with technology] difficult or new, doesn’t mean it’s not helpful.” “When I go to recovery meetings, it’s almost always majority men, especially when dealing with intimacy and sex issues. But when you go online, there are all women. They feel safer.” “I would invite you to try an online session to see if it’s a good fit or not.” “The convenience aspect of attending an online session is very different. One client said it was so much more cost-effective and time-effective.”

Recovery resources are fully online and this is great news for many reasons. Whether you’re anxious about leaving the house due to the current pandemic or too shy to walk in the door of a meeting or professional’s office, online help is a convenient option. In this episode, sex addiction specialist Forest Benedict shares from his experience as a fully online therapist and coach. We will discuss the benefits and limitations of working recovery online and how this modality can strengthen, connect, and inspire those who participate use it. Listeners will also learn how they can get help if they want to self-isolate due to the Coronavirus. Forest will share about his current Life After Lust program in California and the upcoming worldwide launch of his Heroes in Recovery coaching program. You don’t want to miss this relevant and timely conversation.

  How can we “expose porn as the enemy” to our children? What unique qualities and strengths do fathers bring to these conversations?   Today we are interviewing one of our most favorite dads in the movement to end exploitation: Forest Benedict. We loved chatting with Forest for so many reasons. He is not afraid to get REAL. He is passionate about protecting kids from pornography. He is also a licensed therapist. Join us as we glean bits of wisdom he has gathered through the years as a father, author, clinician, and also through his own recovery from sexual addiction. Several years ago we came upon a beautiful gem written by Forest especially for parents: “A Father’s Letter to Porn.” Originally the letter was a blog post, and now it a chapter in his book, Life After Lust: Stories & Strategies for Sex & Pornography Addiction Recovery. Read Melody’s book review here. “A Father’s Letter to Porn” is a battle-cry to parents in the fight against the plague of pornography. We thank Forest and fathers everywhere for protecting their children from porn! Forest Benedict, LMFT, SATP, is the author of the highly-acclaimed book Life After Lust: Stories & Strategies for Sex & Pornography Addiction Recovery. Forest uses online therapy to guide sexually addicted individuals and couples through recovery, serving all of California. He is a husband and father who is in recovery. To learn about Forest’s recovery story, click here. Life After Lust: Stories & Strategies for Sex & Pornography Addiction Recovery (book). Recovery from sexual addiction is difficult, possible, and worth the effort. Forest knows. He’s been there. Once shackled by shame and secrecy, sex addiction therapist Forest Benedict writes candidly about his personal recovery journey, sharing many science-based strategies for successful recovery. Related Links: Watch the video adaptation of “A Father’s Letter to Porn” here. But be sure to grab a tissue, and prepare to be moved! Dads Kill Porn (article)

This episode features an interview with Forest Benedict, LMFT, SATP where we discuss group therapy for treatment of pornography / sexual addiction and betrayal trauma. In this episode, we discuss: - Why group treatment is often difficult for people - The definition of group therapy and how it works - How group therapy helps people heal their attachment wounds - The different types of therapy groups - How group can be a “classroom for connection” - Why group can create ongoing accountability for recovery - How group can be a bridge back to a relationship with God. Group resources mentioned in the show: www.forestbenedict.com www.lifestarnetwork.com www.salifeline.org http://arp.lds.org Forest Benedict, LMFT, SATP, is the author of the highly-acclaimed book Life After Lust: Stories & Strategies for Sex & Pornography Addiction Recovery (www.amazon.com/Life-After-Lust-S…1487134790&sr=8-1). Forest uses online group therapy to guide sexually addicted individuals through recovery, serving all of California (forestbenedict.com/online-program-details/). He leads sexual addiction workshops and co-facilitates intensives with LifeSTAR Sacramento (lifestarsacramento.org/team-view/forest-benedict/). Forest is the Program Coordinator of the Sexual Addiction Treatment Provider program at Mid-America Nazarene University, training therapists to do sexual addiction work (www.mnu.edu/graduate/programs/s…rtification-program). He is a husband and father who is in recovery. To work with Forest, email him at forest@forestbenedict.com. Check out his website forestbenedict.com for additional recovery related resources . To learn about Forest’s recovery story, click here: forestbenedict.com/2017/03/17/cele…-gifts-for-you/ Additional links: Please follow Forest on the following platforms: Newsletter: us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=60…&id=b625e28c00 Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCOx7994oK_wpXKchrO9GdtA Blog: forestbenedict.com/blog/ Twitter: twitter.com/ForestGB Facebook: www.facebook.com/ForestGBenedict Instagram: www.instagram.com/forestbenedictlmft/ Pinterest: www.pinterest.co.uk/forestbenedict/ Please SHARE this valuable content with others. The Illuminate Podcast is sponsored by LifeStar of St. George, Utah, a recovery program for couples and individual impacted by pornography addiction and betrayal trauma. Visit www.lifestarstgeorge.com for the next workshop and other resources. You can also purchase a six-hour audio course on healing your marriage from pornography ($29) here: geoff-steurer.mykajabi.com/p/marriage-recovery

I interview Forest Benedict, LMFT, SATP about how men in recovery from pornography and sexual addiction can care for themselves in long-term recovery. He teaches that men with addictions are "masters of self-neglect" and don't have habits of taking good care of themselves. He is also in recovery himself and shares both his clinical and personal wisdom about how to build a strong self-care program. Forest Benedict, LMFT, SATP, is the author of the highly-acclaimed book Life After Lust: Stories & Strategies for Sex & Pornography Addiction Recovery (https://www.amazon.com/Life-After-Lust-Strategies-Pornography/dp/0998468215/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1487134790&sr=8-1). Forest uses online group therapy to guide sexually addicted individuals through recovery, serving all of California (https://forestbenedict.com/online-program-details/). He leads sexual addiction workshops and co-facilitates intensives with LifeSTAR Sacramento (http://lifestarsacramento.org/team-view/forest-benedict/). Forest is the Program Coordinator of the Sexual Addiction Treatment Provider program at Mid-America Nazarene University, training therapists to do sexual addiction work (https://www.mnu.edu/graduate/programs/sexual-addictions-treatment-provider-certification-program). He is a husband and father who is in recovery. To work with Forest, email him at forest@forestbenedict.com. Check out his website https://forestbenedict.com for additional recovery related resources . To learn about Forest’s recovery story, click here: https://forestbenedict.com/2017/03/17/celebrating-13-years-free-from-porn-addiction-with-2-gifts-for-you/ Additional links: Please follow Forest on the following platforms: Newsletter: https://us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=606ca501b3df1322f502c4672&id=b625e28c00 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOx7994oK_wpXKchrO9GdtA Blog: https://forestbenedict.com/blog/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ForestGB Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForestGBenedict Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forestbenedictlmft/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/forestbenedict/ Please SHARE this valuable content with others. The Illuminate Podcast is sponsored by LifeStar of St. George, Utah, a recovery program for couples and individual impacted by pornography addiction and betrayal trauma. Visit www.lifestarstgeorge.com for the next workshop and other resources. You can also purchase a six-hour audio course on healing your marriage from pornography ($29) here: http://geoff-steurer.mykajabi.com/p/marriage-recovery

In this third episode of Making an Addict, D.J. talks with Forest Benedict, sexual addiction therapist and author of Life After Lust: Stories and Strategies for Sex & Pornography Addiction Recovery. Forest highlights his own recovery journey of surviving living in a home with an alcoholic father and early exposure to pornography. Forest now helps other men fighting the disease of sexual addiction. You can learn more about Forest at www.forestbenedict.com  Hosted by D.J. Burr, psychotherapist and author of I Just Wanted Love: Recovery of a Codependent, Sex and Love Addict and host of the podcast Journey On: Men Healing from Sexual Abuse & Assault. Music Like Music (cdk Mix) by cdk (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/48915 Ft: Phasenwandler www.djburr.com

In this third episode of Making an Addict, D.J. talks with Forest Benedict, sexual addiction therapist and author of Life After Lust: Stories and Strategies for Sex & Pornography Addiction Recovery. Forest highlights his own recovery journey of surviving living in a home with an alcoholic father and early exposure to pornography. Forest now helps other men fighting the disease of sexual addiction. You can learn more about Forest at www.forestbenedict.com  Hosted by D.J. Burr, psychotherapist and author of I Just Wanted Love: Recovery of a Codependent, Sex and Love Addict and host of the podcast Journey On: Men Healing from Sexual Abuse & Assault. Music Like Music (cdk Mix) by cdk (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike  (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/48915 Ft: Phasenwandler www.djburr.com

Life After Lust is unlike any recovery book available today. It guides the reader into intentional personal growth but also frames the pursuit of a meaningful life as a byproduct of succerssful recovery. Carol the Coach interviews Forest Benedict author of Life After Lust: Stories and Strategies for Sex and ography Addiction Recovery. He has a 52 week plan that helps navigate addicts into healthy recovery and healthy living! This show will help to change your life!

Carol the Coach interviews Forest Benedict who is a therapist who specializes in the treatment of sexual addiction. The perspective that guides his work is attachment theory. From this viewpoint, sexual addiction is an attachment or intimacy disorder. When a secure attachment to a caregiver is not developed in early life, a person is more susceptible to addiction. In his book “Addiction as an Attachment Disorder”, Flores states it this way:  “No one ever escapes their need for satisfying relationships, and the degree to which we are unable to form healthy interpersonal intimacy determines the degree to which we are vulnerable to substitute [addiction] for human closeness.”   In this show he explains that when you combine this lack of relational trust with the opportunity for a mood-altering experience, such as using ography,  it becomes a formula for creating a powerful connection with a non-relational entity. Over time, this can become a person’s primary method of relieving stress, soothing sadness, calming anger, and managing other moods.   Looking at addiction through this attachment lens, one of the primary sources of healing is choosing to disconnect from addiction while simultaneously learning to connect in safe relationships. From this standpoint, healing means much more than mere abstinance or “sobriety”. That is why specific, daily exercises as well as other recovery components are recommended for deep, long-term recovery. Listen as Foresrt Benedict shares exercises to get you closer to the intimacy you deserve!  

If you have failed repeatedly in sexual sin, is there hope for a life of freedom and contentment beyond such failures? YES! In this episode, we have Forest Benedict back to share with us specific, practical insights from his book, Life After Lust. Gain inspiration and insights from this episode for your own pursuit of sexual integrity.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

Forest Benedict is a licensed marriage and family therapist and sexual addiction treatment provider in Calfornia. He has a beautiful story of redemption and hope that we want to share with you. May you be encouraged and motivated by the freedom and joy that Forest found in Christ and recovery. Learn more about Forest at ForestBenedict.com.Get Forest's book at LifeAfterLust.com. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

If you have failed repeatedly in sexual sin, is there hope for a life of freedom and contentment beyond such failures? YES! In this episode, we have Forest Benedict back to share with us specific, practical insights from his book, Life After Lust. Gain inspiration and insights from this episode for your own pursuit of sexual integrity.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations

Forest Benedict is a licensed marriage and family therapist and sexual addiction treatment provider in Calfornia. He has a beautiful story of redemption and hope that we want to share with you. May you be encouraged and motivated by the freedom and joy that Forest found in Christ and recovery. Learn more about Forest at ForestBenedict.com.Get Forest's book at LifeAfterLust.com. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pure-sex-radio/donations