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Breaking the Silence

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This podcast and community breaks the silence, shame, and fear that often surrounds sexuality, unwanted pornography use, and betrayal trauma and helps you embrace your God-given sexuality with courage compassion and connection. People just like you share their stories of recovery and forgiveness and experts teach principles, share insights, and provide real tools to help you rebuild trust and develop healthy sexuality. Ask your questions anonymously and expert therapist, Rachel Denton, will answer them and discuss practical tools to help and gain insight as to how ecclesiastical leaders can play an effective and powerful role in your healing. Join Crishelle Simons as she breaks the silence and together we can create a culture of courage, compassion, and connection. This podcast is brought to you by Reach 10. Reach 10 is a non-profit with a mission to educate and help young adults overcome the effects of pornography and betrayal trauma and create healthy relationships with themselves and others. Join the community at @breakingthesilence_reach10 or visit reach10.org. We share these views to open the dialogue and educate on these tough issues and to create a healthier culture of sexuality. The opinions and views shared by the host or guests do not constitute as professional advice or services and do not necessarily reflect the views of Reach 10, and we don't guarantee the accuracy of any statements you hear. Reach 10 is not responsible for your use of information heard in this podcast. We keep learning, and invite you to join us as we build a more open, compassionate, and courageous culture.
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Episodes

Do You Shy Away from Sensitive Subjects? [9]

Creed and Crishelle share thoughts on why young adults really do want to talk more openly with friends about tough issues like pornography and sexuality. At the same time, it’s tricky to get started. It’s all about our basic needs as humans to feel valued and feel like we belong. Understanding each other is the root of connection. Listen in for motivation to get the conversation going in your circle. This is part 1 – listen to part 2 coming up! Click here for show notes with links to resources t...

Feb 03, 202018 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Dr. Laura Padilla-Walker: Changing the How, When, and Why of Teaching Kids About Sexuality [8]

“Where do babies come from?” Most of our parents dreaded that question! But lucky for us young adults, we can be more prepared than our parents ever were. Talking to our kids (or future kids) doesn’t have to be traumatic or awkward if we get educated and practice talking about sexuality now. Dr. Laura Padilla-Walker is a Professor at BYU in Family, Home, and Social Sciences. She’s an expert on how to create a culture of openness with your kids about sexuality, and she shares all her best ideas w...

Jan 21, 202044 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Zachary Andrews: Building Recovery through Real Relationships [7]

Creed and Crishelle talk to Zachary Andrews about what it was like getting involved in pornography as a young teen, then deciding he wanted to change. For Zachary, building healthy connections with God first, then with people in his life, was the key to his progress. Hear his thoughts on relapse, relationships, and healthy sexuality. Working on recovery from pornography use can be an opportunity to learn positive principles that transform someone’s life. Click here for show notes for this episod...

Jan 02, 202046 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Amanda Christenson: Boundaries - What They Are and Why You Need Them [6]

What does recovery from porn addiction look like for couples? When should you set boundaries ? What are boundaries, anyway? How do I know if I’m being co-dependent? What does interdependence mean? All of these questions and more are answered in this interview with Amanda Christenson, MFT. Amanda has spent many years counseling couples and individuals struggling with pornography addiction. Hear what she teaches her clients about the power of boundaries, rebuilding trust in relationships, and what...

Dec 21, 201939 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Travis Spencer: Couples Recovering Together from Pornography [5]

Travis Spencer, MFT is a young therapist, but he’s already spent years studying how couples navigate recovery from the impact of pornography. Travis shares what he has learned from his own experience of recovery, his work as a therapist, and his grad school study of couples. Hear about the 5 common experiences he observed with successful couples: a catalyst event that motivated recovery, finding support, getting educated, setting up structures such as boundaries and routines, and finally working...

Dec 11, 201944 minSeason 1Ep. 5

Cassy Hulse: Open Your Heart to Women Silently Struggling with Porn Addiction [4]

Pornography isn’t just a guy problem. It’s a human problem, and Cassandra (Cassy) Hulse is a young woman on a mission to make sure that women who struggle with pornography use aren’t left out of the conversation. After years of struggling in secret and drowning in shame, Cassy decided enough was enough and came forward on social media about her lifelong battle with pornography addiction. Hear how compassion, inclusion, and love catapulted her into recovery and how she’s been transformed by it al...

Nov 26, 201944 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Nathan and Shelby Astle: Open Communication in Relationships When Pornography Is an Issue [3]

How can young couples navigate the tough topic of pornography when one (or both) are working to stop using it? Nate and Shelby started this conversation while dating and are still relying on the power of open communication in their marriage. Hear what they mean by not letting pornography define a person or a relationship. Validating both partner’s feelings and not taking on the emotional labor of someone else’s work have been key factors in their connection. Nate shares tools for getting out of ...

Nov 12, 201947 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Rachel Denton: Healthy Sexuality is About Sharing [2]

Creed and Crishelle talk with Rachel Denton and dive into the topic of healthy sexuality. As a young adult, she's already been deeply involved in projects and organizations helping people overcome pornography. She recently graduated with a Master's degree in social work, works at Fight the New Drug, and is also a therapist at LifeStar Network. You'll hear why pornography use is a symptom of a bigger problem - it's misunderstanding sexuality. Many people either abuse or neglect their sexuality. F...

Oct 25, 201945 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Meet Our Hosts Creed and Crishelle [1]

It's our first podcast! Meet our hosts Creed and Crishelle. These young adults have had unique experiences that helped them understand that shame hurts and love heals. Hear their stories about why they are advocates for healthy sexuality and freedom from the impact of pornography. Learn more about the sponsor of the show, Reach 10, and their mission to help young adults create a new culture of compassion, courage, and connection to replace the shame, silence, and fear that keep people stuck in t...

Oct 14, 201953 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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