Restored 2 More

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• Restoring Date Night: Making It Fun, Not Triggering 02.07.2026 26mnt

  Everyone says date nights are vital for a healthy marriage. But after betrayal, date night can feel anything but fun. It can feel awkward, scary, vulnerable, and even triggering. One wrong question, one hard moment, and suddenly the whole night feels ruined. If that’s where you are, we get it. Restoring date night was not easy for us. We had some funny fails, awkward silences, and plenty of trial and error along the way. But over time, we learned how to make date night feel safe, lighthearted...
• The Travel Plan Every Couple Needs After Betrayal 23.06.2026 46mnt

  Can travel feel safe again when trust is still healing? For many couples, work trips, weekends away, or time apart can bring up fear, anxiety, and painful memories. In this episode, we talk about how to create a travel safety plan that helps both spouses feel cared for before, during, and after a trip. We share practical ways to prepare instead of repair, build trust through proactive accountability, identify triggers, and create boundaries that protect the relationship. Travel does not have ...
• AI: The Greatest Threat to Sexual Health and Real Connection with Michael Leahy 16.06.2026 55mnt

  In this shocking and eye-opening episode, we sit down with Michael Leahy, founder and CEO of BraveHearts and author of Porn Nation, to talk about a danger most people are not prepared for: the way AI is reshaping pornography, addiction, intimacy, emotional attachment, and what it means to be human. Michael has spent decades helping men, women, and couples heal from sexual addiction and betrayal trauma. But after watching the rapid rise of AI, he believes we are entering an entirely new fronti...
• Healing the Heart Behind the Addiction with Troy Snyder 09.06.2026 52mnt

  In this episode, we sit down with Troy Snyder, MS, NCC, LPC, CCSAS, CPCS, a counselor who has been working in the sexual addiction field for over 25 years, to talk about what healing looks like beneath addiction. So often, the focus in recovery becomes, “How do I stop the behavior?” But Troy invites us to ask a deeper question: What is happening in the heart? What pain is being avoided? What core wounds are still tender? What emotions were never named, processed, or brought into healthy commu...
• Your Kid Is One Click Away from Porn. Are You Ready? with Jacob Valk 02.06.2026 32mnt

  In this episode, we sit down with Jacob Valk, co-founder and co-executive director of Into the Light Ministries, for a powerful conversation about pornography, parenting, prevention, and God’s good design for sexuality. Jacob shares his own story of growing up with a mom who talked to him early and openly about pornography and created a home where the topic wasn’t hidden in shame. By the grace of God, Jacob never became hooked on pornography, but he vulnerably shares how he struggled with mas...
• Can a Marriage Survive Same-Sex Attraction? With Jeff and Jourdan Johnson 26.05.2026 50mnt

  In this episode, we sit down with Jeff and Jourdan for a vulnerable conversation about same-sex attraction, marriage, honesty, and what it looks like to keep choosing Jesus when the struggle doesn’t simply go away. Jeff and Jourdan are worship leaders, pastors, podcast hosts, and the founders of Open Spaces. With over 25 years of ministry experience, they have spent their lives creating spaces where people can encounter God in honest and transformative ways. But behind the scenes, their own s...
• The Christian-College Porn Battle No One Is Talking About with Scott McDowell 19.05.2026 42mnt

  In this episode, we sit down with Scott McDowell, son of Sean McDowell and grandson of Josh McDowell, for a vulnerable and honest conversation about the hidden battle he and so many young men face with pornography. Even though Scott came from a legacy of well-known Christian leaders who educated him about the dangers of pornography, he found himself in the trenches with a secret that he believed would bring shame on the family name if anyone found out. From the outside, he looked like the “go...
• How Do I Know If He’s Struggling With Pornography? 12.05.2026 39mnt

  So many women reach out to us asking the same question: “How do I know if he’s struggling with pornography?” Sometimes it’s not obvious. It’s not always something you catch—sometimes it’s something you feel. A shift. A distance. A tension you can’t quite explain. In this episode, we talk about the signs we’ve seen—not just in our own story, but in the hundreds of couples we’ve walked with. This isn’t about creating fear or jumping to conclusions. It’s about helping you pay attention to patter...
• What If Suppressing Your Desires Is the Problem? With Jay Stringer 05.05.2026 53mnt

  For so many of us, especially those raised in the church, we’ve been taught to fight, minimize, or suppress our desires. But what if that’s preventing our healing? In this conversation, we sit down with Jay Stringer to talk about something that impacts every one of us—our desires. In his new book Desire, Jay introduces a different path—one rooted in curiosity instead of shame or control. We talk about why our struggles aren’t random, how our stories shape our desires, and what it looks like t...
• When You’ve Prayed, Believed, and Nothing Changed…With Brenna Blain 28.04.2026 1j 16mnt

  What do you do when you’ve prayed, believed… and nothing changes? When the healing doesn’t come, and the pain doesn’t go away? When God feels silent in the place you need Him most. In this conversation, we sit down with Brenna Blain, a contemporary theologian, best-selling author, and teacher, to talk about the kind of suffering that doesn’t make sense—and the kind of faith that has to be rebuilt in the middle of it. Brenna vulnerably shares her story of abuse, depression, same-sex attraction...
• From Shock to Support: Inviting Our Parents Into Our Recovery Story 26.08.2025 48mnt

  What do you do when you're finally ready to tell the people you love most about betrayal in your marriage? In this deeply personal episode, we invite Clinton’s parents, Greg and Cathy Muñoz, to recount the night they first learned about his sexual addiction and the devastating impact it had on our marriage. From the shock of hearing their son confess infidelity, to the helplessness of watching their daughter-in-law sit in trauma and grief, Greg and Cathy share honestly about what that moment ...
• Why Is Naming My Feelings so Frickin' Hard?! 12.08.2025 32mnt

  In this episode, we share a big life update—our family just moved from Idaho back to California! From surfing with our kids to podcasting at our parent's dining room table, we're in a season of transition, and we're bringing you along for the ride! But what we really dive into today is something we see every week in our recovery course and in our own lives: how identifying your feelings can change everything. We talk about how triggers aren't just annoying—they're clues to what’s happening in...
• Surrendered Sexuality, Postmodern Lies, and the Road Back to Trusting God with Dr. Juli Slattery 05.08.2025 46mnt

  Why do our sexual struggles create more shame than other sins we struggle with? Why do so many of us feel lost and unfixable as we strive for freedom? And what if healing doesn't begin with fixing what's broken- but surrendering to the One who can? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Juli Slattery to talk about her latest book, Surrendered Sexuality: How Knowing Jesus Changes Everything. In this conversation, we discuss how more rules or pressure flat out don't work and will never create th...
• "I Thought I Married the Good Guy" A Story of Betrayal & Hope with Michael and Hailey 29.07.2025 59mnt

  In this episode, we are honored to interview Michael and Hailey, a couple we met at the Restored 2 More Restoration Celebration in Eagle, Idaho, and now have the privilege of walking alongside in Course 1. Michael and Hailey share their powerful story of betrayal, anger, addiction, and ultimately, the life-changing power of surrender. Michael opens up about his hidden battle with pornography, identity struggles rooted in performance, and the turning point when secrecy gave way to honesty. Hai...
• "Where Were You Jesus?!" Processing Pain with God 22.07.2025 35mnt

  In this episode, we get really honest about why we both stiff-armed Jesus in the early stages of recovery. We talk about the anger we felt, the deep disappointment, and the fear of what would happen if we brought our raw, messy emotions to God. We also unpack: The temptation to believe God is distant or cruel in our sufferingHow childhood wounds shaped our relationship with GodThe turning point that came through spiritual honesty, not pretendingAnd what happened when we finally let Jesus into...
• Battling Temptations of Revenge and Leaving After Being Betrayed 15.07.2025 35mnt

  In this episode, we're sharing some big life and ministry updates—and opening up a conversation we've never had publicly before: battling temptation in the middle of betrayal trauma. Charity vulnerably shares the raw and often unspoken temptations she faced—from thoughts of leaving to revenge fantasies—and how the enemy whispered lies that felt hard not to believe. But as she pressed into healing and drew closer to Jesus, those lies began to lose their grip. We talk about the power of surrend...
• "Was Any of It Even Real?" The Power and Damage of Compartmentalization 08.07.2025 32mnt

  Have you ever wondered how living a double life is even possible? In today’s episode, we’re diving into a topic that comes up all the time in our coaching, course sessions, and personal conversations—compartmentalization. This concept, when misunderstood, creates so much confusion and disconnection in relationships. For many betrayed spouses, understanding it begins to bring clarity to the chaos. For many husbands, it’s a lightbulb moment—finally seeing how addiction was hidden, justified, an...
• Raising Littles While in Recovery: How Defiance Might Be A Cry for Safety 01.07.2025 32mnt

  "Have you ever wondered how your healing journey might be affecting your kids?" In this raw and hope-filled episode, we open up about something deeply personal: how our past addiction and betrayal affected our son in ways we didn’t fully understand until years later. From missed bonding moments to outbursts, shutdowns, and total dysregulation—what we thought were just "strong-willed" behaviors were actually cries for safety. But here’s the good news: Jesus is in the business of redemption. An...
• Am I a Sex Addict? Wrestling with Labels, Denial, and the Truth in Jesus 03.06.2025 40mnt

  In this deeply personal episode, Clint and Charity open up about one of the most challenging questions in recovery: “Am I a sex addict?” Clint shares his powerful journey from denial and shame to surrender and freedom—unpacking how addiction isn’t just about behavior but identity, and how Jesus transforms both. Together, they explore the stigma around addiction, why labels can be helpful or harmful, and how true restoration comes through Christ. They also give exciting ministry updates on the...
• Part 2 Raising a Porn-Free Generation: What It Means to Be Parents Who Fight with Sarah Siegand 27.05.2025 43mnt

  What do you say to your second grader when they ask for a phone? How do you set boundaries without shaming other families—or losing connection with your own? And if you’ve already said “yes” to tech decisions you now regret, is it too late to turn back? In Part 2 of our conversation with Sarah Siegand, co-founder of Parents Who Fight, we pick up where we left off—diving deeper into the practical, spiritual, and relational challenges of raising kids in a hyper-digital world. Sarah ...