Thanks for being a friend pornography!

STF AdminAwareness, Community, Freedom, Healthy Sexuality

People often write to us about their experience battling pornography and how the impact its had on their life. And sometimes they send us brilliant letters that express truths about life we feel need to be shared. We asked this young adult if they wouldn’t mind us sharing this “letter to pornography” that they sent us. Dear Pornography, Thank you … Read More

An open letter to porn

Josh GilmanCulture, Freedom, Healthy Sexuality

Dear Porn, You’re going to lose. Oh, you will have more victories. Of course. People will fall for your lies and your traps. I have been one of them. I know how easy it is. But I also know the truth. So do so many of my friends. Even the ones currently ensnared by you. humans were made for more … Read More

The Kavanaugh Hearing broke the anti-porn movement. How do we fight back?

STF AdminAwareness, Culture, Freedom

The Kavanaugh hearings broke social media algorithms. If we let the issues we care about become politicized they’ll fall by the way side. Here is some really important information you need to know if  you want to fight back. Follow these great organizations on social media! Fight The New Drug: https://fightthenewdrug.org Covenant Eyes: https://covenanteyes.com Nation Center On Sexual Exploitation: http://ncose.com … Read More

The Problem with Fantasy

STF AdminAwareness, Freedom, Healthy Sexuality, Relationships

By: Brad Pullan I’m convinced that spending time sexually fantasizing about people (who aren’t your partner/spouse) is very harmful.   Before going further I want to make it clear that I am NOT addressing married couples desiring and thinking about each other. While there are both healthy and unhealthy ways of thinking about your spouse, for the purpose of this … Read More

The Parent Trap: Inadvertently Reinforcing Shame

STF AdminChildren, Community, Freedom, Healthy Sexuality, Relationships

By Marilyn Evans: I’ve been thinking a lot about shame lately. And how it’s such a BIG obstacle for kids striving to let go of the compulsive habit to use porn. Shame floods the mind with negative thoughts and self-doubt. —”I’m no-good, I’m unlovable, I’m worthless, I’m stupid…” the list goes on. To meet our young people in their crisis, … Read More

Invisible Chains

Josh GilmanAwareness, Freedom, Healthy Sexuality, Men, Uncategorized

By Guest Author I became active in discussing the harms of pornography after completing my Masters thesis on drug use. It struck me when over and over again in focus groups and interviews people, often men, we would talk about sex addiction. As a young man at the time, I laughed this off. Aren’t all young men addicted to sex, … Read More

An open letter to the porn industry

STF AdminAwareness, Culture, Freedom, Sexual Revolution, Women

This is a letter we received from a young professional woman in her mid 20’s.   Dear Porn Industry, You have cheated this little girl -of her innocence at the age of 12;  You have cheated this teenage girl of -her identity; You have cheated this young woman of her true beauty; You have planted lies; and false expectations; You … Read More

I would watch porn again if it actually worked

STF AdminFreedom, Healthy Sexuality

Can I be honest with you? If every time I saw pornography I felt like the very first time I saw it, I would watch porn again. Yes, you read that correctly. When I think back to being 14 years old, the first time I truly saw hardcore pornography, I can still remember those first moments of stumbling across it. … Read More

7 Great Gifts To Fight Porn

Josh GilmanChildren, Community, Culture, Freedom

By Strength to Fight Staff: This Christmas, like so many Christmas’ past, many many many gifts will be exchanged. Some will be lovely and thoughtful, others will be gaudy and poorly thought out. Some sadly will be problematic: iPads given to kids unprepared for the internet; smartphones given to teens with no thought to how it might affect them. There … Read More