This post follows Your Brain On Porn, Part 1, where I discussed the four ways in which porn overstimulates the brain. In Part 2, I discuss how overstimulation leads to cravings, out of balance reward circuitry, and diminished capacity for satisfaction. Every addiction occurs because the brain has adapted to being overstimulated—too much dopamine. As …
This morning I appeared on the 700 Club Interactive show to speak about my new book, Surfing for God: Discovering the Divine Desire Beneath Sexual Struggle, and how it relates to the enormously popular TED Video “The Demise of Guys” (based upon Philip Zimbardo’s book by the same name). The premise of of Zimbardo’s book …
Every group or culture has their own set of code words, lingo, and group-speak. But sometimes I’m genuinely baffled by Christian euphemisms. This is especially true in relation to all things sexual. When someone says that “Steve and Stacey are struggling with purity issues,” what they really mean is that Steve and Stacey are sleeping …
