By Josh Gilman One of my heroes is a man whose first name I can’t remember. I only remember him as “Father Ten Boom”. The Ten Boom family was a dutch family, living in Holland who famously hid Jewish people in a small secret room in their home during the Nazi Occupation during World War 2. Their story is powerfully told … Read More
4 Lies You Probably Believe About Porn
There is a lot of misinformation in the world about pornography. Watch the below video to hear how to respond to the following lies about porn. #1 – You Can Stop Anytime You Want #2 – Porn Doesn’t Hurt Anyone #3 – You Can Learn Helpful Things About Sex From Porn #4 – Porn Is Better Than Demanding Sex Want … Read More
The secret to sharing your porn addiction story
“How can I find the courage to share my story?” Wednesday morning of this week, found me sitting on the set of “The 700 Club Canada” taping an interview about Strength To Fight and my own story of porn addiction and victory. (For those that are interested, the interview will air on May 11th). It was definitely a first time … Read More
How to drink your way to abs and freedom from porn
By Daniel Gilman “If you drink twelve cups of green tea each day for just 60 days you will achieve rock hard sculpted abs!” I can make this promise to you if, like me, you’re a millennial, because you won’t last 60 days. I’ll get to sell a ton of green tea, and you’ll blame yourself for not hitting 60 … Read More
4 Strengths Predators Exploit in Strong Families
By Daniel Gilman: Every strength has a flipside which can be a weakness. If unchecked it can be used by predators to manipulate our children. Here are four strengths that can become weaknesses in strong families. Forgiveness vs. Trust Forgiveness means letting go of toxic bitterness against someone. Forgiveness does not mean that we excuse that person or develop trust … Read More
Why being against sexual abuse meant I had to fight porn
by Daniel Gilman: Everything in me wanted to leave that fight to someone else. I just wanted to combat sexual abuse and human trafficking, when I stumbled upon the brutal reality that meant if I wanted to fight those things, I had to turn my attention to fighting porn. Porn is both private and personal for so many nice and normal people. But I realized that if I … Read More
“The Dirty Dozen 2017”, and how to fight back against the porn industry
Every year, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) puts out out their Dirty Dozen. 12 Companies that while not necessarily an official part of the porn industry benefit greatly from it, or contribute to it’s growth and influence. This year, the list includes well known companies such as Amazon for their continued sale of hardcore pornography and “eroticized child nudity” (among other issues), Twitter for … Read More
2 reasons to never use the phrase ‘Food Porn’
By Brad Pullan & STF Staff Food Porn I really don’t like the phrase ‘food porn’: Why? If you haven’t already I’m sure you have seen someone share a delicious looking picture from a ‘food porn’ social media page. There are countless other pages like this (e.g. Earth Porn) but this article will specifically focus on ‘food porn’. There are … Read More
Your brain has been hijacked
By Josh Gilman: Your brain has been hijacked. That’s not good news. You see, your brain is incredibly plastic. Your whole life it has been shaped and formed by everything your five senses are taking in. You were born with a natural desire to know and be known by someone; to pursue love. You were born with an incredible … Read More
Should I break up with my boyfriend?
By Josh Gilman: Short answer: “yes”. Now before you, or your boyfriend, start throwing things at me, let me clarify. I’m not talking about a guy who has seen pornography. I’m not talking about a guy who was addicted years ago. I am talking about the guy that is a slave to his craving for pornography. (And yes, this goes … Read More