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
“Sir are you ok” – An extraordinary Costco moment
The most extraordinary thing happened to me in Costco the other day. But what does that have to do with fighting pornography? Today is #BellLetsTalk day. Regardless of whether or not you believe it’s just one big corporation’s way of getting free promotion, it has become a day across Canada for people to bravely speak up about mental health. But … Read More
How to talk to your friends about porn, when they don’t want to talk about porn
By Josh Gilman: For all the wonderful breakthroughs the anti-porn movement has made in the last few years, it still is true that the majority of people aren’t comfortable talking about porn. So how can we break-through people’s barriers? If pornography is truly as bad as we think, and causes as many problems as we believe it does, I believe … Read More
Follow The Fantasy: How Thinking About Your Temptation Can Help Fight It
The other day, I had a thought. It was not a good thought. It was about doing something that I shouldn’t do. Now, the important thing to remember about temptations is that they mostly aren’t voluntary. In the same way you may be tempted to eat a donut because your co-worker brought them into the office with no thought for … 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
Being there for the broken
By Josh Gilman: Looking out into the audience of 400 high-school students at a christian high-school, I read the question texted to the big screen. “My parents caught me watching porn. They were so angry that I can never talk to them about it again. And it’s pushed me deeper into my addiction. What do I do?” I looked out … Read More
How to build a healthy accountability group
By Peter Mahaffey: When most people think of accountability they are getting it wrong. They are thinking in wrong categories. They don’t have a complete understanding of what accountability is. They don’t know what it should look like when practiced. For example, a group of 18-year-old young men are discouraged because of their constant failings with pornography so they form … 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
The screams of the ones you love
By Josh Gilman: What is the worst sound in the world? Nails on a chalkboard? The fire alarm? A 3rd grade violin recital? Those are all horrible. But I would suggest it is not the single worst sound in the world. The worst sound in the world is the scream of someone you love. Yesterday, I was working on a … Read More
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