How has porn impacted your approach to recovery? Learn 7 pornographic styles of recovery and what healthy recovery looks like instead.

Pornographic recovery is:

• isolated
• escapist
• avoiding pain
• impatient
• passive/consuming
• cold and harsh.

Healthy recovery is:

• relational
• embodied
• embracing pain
• resilient
• proactive/creative
• warm and kind

The idea of "a pornographic style of recovery" is based on Andrew Bauman's concept of "a pornographic style of relating" (PSR) as described here:

• A Pornographic Style Of Relating (article)
• The Psychology of Porn (book & paid link)

Other Husband Material episodes mentioned:

• Long Distance Friendship
• How To Heal Your Inner Child
• How To Measure Freedom From Porn
• How To Outgrow Porn

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