4 Steps to Stay Porn-Free Through COVID-19

With more and more people at home all day instead of being in the office or at school, there are increased opportunities for individuals to fall prey to the trap of pornography. The porn industry is taking full advantage of the things people may be feeling, such as boredom, anxiety, stress, and depression. It is almost as if they have keyed in on the most common triggers people have.

So knowing all of this, how do we avoid the snare of pornography?
What are the keys to staying porn-free in this pandemic? 
 
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Clean Heart Online is an excellent resource available to aid you, your family, and your organization in navigating modern technology usage and the deep harm that is caused by pornography. It offers training programs, articles, videos , and resources specifically designed for you whether you are a parent, an educator, a ministry leader, or someone who is struggling with pornography.

In early 2020 the Diocese of Davenport lauched Safe Haven Sunday - Year 1. This awareness initiative provides excellent resources to aid you, your family, school, and parish in navigating modern technology usage and the deep harm that is caused by pornography. You are encouraged to take advantage of the free training programs, articles and videos now available on Diocese of Davenport Clean Heart webpage.

Specifically designed resources are avaialabe for parents,  educators, ministry leaders, as well as individuals struggling  with pornography use. 

Safe Digital Family Challenge
                                              
    Bishop's Letter - English 

    Bishop's Letter - Spanish                                               
                                                 

USCCB Informational Links

• Resource Page - contains links to the U.S. Bishops’ statement “Create in Me a Clean Heart" and additional publications.https://reclaimsexualhealth.com/

• Audio Files - On topics surrounding pornography taken from the 2013 National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers Conference presenting the effects of pornography on the individual, their families and society.                 

These sites contain a variety of excellent resources for individuals, families and parishes. 

• Clean Heart Online
• Educate Empower Kids
• Integrity Restored
• My House Initiative
• National Center on Sexual Exploitation
• Protect Young Eyes  
• Protect Young Minds
• PUREHOPE
• RECLAIM Sexual Health
• STRIVE

Accountability Programs

• Covenant Eyes (provides internet accountability and filtering resources)                     
• Integrity Restored (helps men, women, and youth break free from pornography addiction)
• Reclaim Sexual Health (Catholic online recovery and resource program)       

Support Groups & Recovery Programs

• Sexaholics Anonymous

  • SA meetings in the Quad Cities - contact 563-320-5987 or qcsa-iowa@juno.com

  • SA meetings in Iowa City - contact Steve at 319-624-3998

• S-Anon (recovery for those affected by someone's sexual behavior) 

• S-Ateen (fellowship of young people whose lives have been affected by the sexual behavior of a family member or friend)  

• Bethesda Workshops

• Pure Life Alliance

• Setting Captives Free 

• Reclaim Sexual Health (Recovery for individuals and their spouses)

• The Porn Effect (For Teens & Young Adults) 

• Fortify - Addiction Treatment (Free to teens 13-17)

• STRIVE - 21 day online addiction treatment for men (free for a limited time) 

Programs Specifically for Men

• My House Workshop For Men (Catholic/Christian 3 day intensive)   

• L.I.F.E. Ministries

• Pure Life Ministries

• Beggars Daughter (blog for Christian women fighting sexual addiction)

• Bloom (for women impacted by a spouse's addiction or infedility) 

• ​​​​Dirty Girl Ministries (for women struggling with use and addiction)

• Ferree, Marnie. Making Advances: A Comprehensive Guide for Treating Female Sex and Love Addicts. Royston, GA, Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health, 2012

• Ferree, Marnie. No Stones: Women Redeemed from Sexual Addiction. Downers Grove,     IL, InterVarsity Press, 2010

• Fradd, Matt. Delivered: True Stories of Men and Women Who Turned from Porn to Purity. San Diego, CA, Catholic Answers Press, 2013  

• Fradd, Matt & Cameron. Restored: True Stories of Love and Trust After Porn. El Cajon, CA, Catholic Answers Press, 2015

• Fradd, Matt. The Porn Myth: Exposing the Reality Behind the Fantasy of Pornography. Ignatius Press, 2017.

• Giangiordano, Elllen. Wonderfully Made. (children - age 9 +) Createspace Independent Pub., 2014

• Hueneman, D.J. Plunging Pornography: A Catholic Bathroom Book. (children - middle school) Practical Purity, 2016.

• Jenson, Kristen A. Good Pictures, Bad Pictures, Jr.: A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds (children - pre-K). Glen Cove Press, 2017  

• Jenson, Kristen A. Good Pictures, Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids. Glen Cove Press, 2014

• Kleponis, Peter C. Integrity Restored: Helping Catholic Families win the Battle Against Pornography. Steubenville, OH, Emmaus Road Publishing, 2014

• Kleponis, Peter C.  Restoring Trust: A Couple's Guide to Getting Past Porn. Huntinton, IN, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 2018

• Kleponis, Peter C. Revealed: Exposing the Truth about Pornography. Integrity Restored, 2018

• Lasser, Mark. Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction. Grand Rapids, Zondervan, 2004

• Renaud, Crystal. Dirty Girls Come Clean. Chicago, Moody, 2011

• Skinner, Kevin. Treating Pornography Addiction. Provo, Utah, GrowthClimate, Inc. , 2005

• Hope Undimmed - This 7 session program addresses the questions most on the minds of today's youth- from pornography and "hooking up" to what the future holds and finding authentic happiness. (Paradius Dei, 2013)

• Informed - This 4 disc DVD series features presentations from Dr. Peter Kleponis, Fr. Sean Kilcawley, Matt Fradd and Ron DeHaas. It includes scientific information, current statisitics, and personal testimonies that expose the reality of pornography, while providing a pathway to ending this epidemic and halting the effects it is having on society. (Integrity Restored, 2017)

• Porn Detox - What’s the only way to kill a porn habit? Within every heart is a battlefield between love and lust. Jason Evert provides strategies to win the war.

• Protecting Innocence: Parenting , Your Kids, and the Internet - Matt Fradd guides parents in taking decisive action to protect their children, and empowers adults with specific wording to effectively address the sensitive topic of pornography with children of all ages. (Augustine Institute, 2018) 

• Protecting Your Family Online - Introduces parents to tools that will help them identify signs of pornography viewing by their children and offers concrete actions caregivers can take to protect them from inappropriate material and cyber bullying.

• Pure Freedom - How often have you heard that only men struggle with pornography? Catholic wife, mother and musician, Audrey Assad, shares her honest testimony of how women are also vulnerable to this addiction and how they too can find freedom. 

• Safe Haven Starts at Home - Introduces parents to tools that will help them identify signs of pornography viewing by their children and offers concrete actions caregivers can take to protect them from inappropriate material and cyber bullying.

• The Hidden Battle: And How To Win It - Matt Fraud lays out a seven-step battle plan on how to uproot the vice of pornography once and for all. (Augustine Institute, 2017)

• Unfiltered DVD Workshop Kit - Contains DVD and Protecting Your Family Online: A Parent’s How-To Guide that equips parents to have ongoing conversations about internet pornography.(Covenant Eyes, 2015)

For questions pertaining to pornography awareness, safeguarding families, accountability programs and addiction retreatment resources contact: