Welcome to episode #228! This week, Braden dives into a listener's request—exploring the addictive world of Cam Girls and OnlyFans! “I feel like your podcast is the piece that I was missing to find complete freedom. I have been clean now since the end of July. So thank you very much for your ministry. It is making a big difference in my life. Help …

Welcome to episode #227! This week, Braden continues his discussion of what freedom from porn actually looks like and how understanding this is vital in having true and lasting freedom from porn. “I feel like your podcast is the piece that I was missing to find complete freedom. I have been clean now since the end of July. So thank you very much fo…

Welcome to episode #226! This week, Braden discusses the key difference between managing behaviour, and freedom from porn, and why this difference matters! Help Set People Free: Support the Podcast that Fights Porn Addiction At Pure Victory Podcast, we believe in the power of God’s grace to heal and restore lives. Pornography addiction is a silent …

Welcome to episode #225! This week, Braden and Kristen chat with Jacob Valk, from Into The Light Ministries, about his newest masterclass series entitled "Parenting and Pornography". Resources mentioned in the episode: Into The Light Ministries Parenting and Pornography series trailer Tech Safe Series Help Set People Free: Support the Podcast that …

Welcome to episode #224! This week, Braden (and Kristen!) welcomes Matthew and Joanna Raabsmith to discuss how to rebuild safety and trust in a marriage after the discovery of porn use and betrayal! Resources mentioned in the episode: Free Resource to Build Connection Book: Building True Intimacy Recovery Program Renewing Us Retreat Raabsmith's Web…

Welcome to episode #223! This week, Braden talks about starting the new year well, by understanding our purpose! He also discusses how having purpose can be a key in beating a porn addiction! Help Set People Free: Support the Podcast that Fights Porn Addiction At Pure Victory Podcast, we believe in the power of God’s grace to heal and restore lives…

Welcome to episode #222! This week, Braden sits down with author, speaker, and podcaster Sathiya Sam to explore the responsibility and challenge men face in shaping the world into a better place! Resources mentioned in the episode: Sathiya's website The Last Relapse Man Within Podcast Help Set People Free: Support the Podcast that Fights Porn Addic…

Welcome to episode #221! This week, Braden and Kristen discuss sexuality and our beliefs surrounding sexuality, with Bryan and Bonnie Pue of the Union Movement! Resources mentioned in the episode: The Union Movement Video resources Help Set People Free: Support the Podcast that Fights Porn Addiction At Pure Victory Podcast, we believe in the power …

Welcome to episode #220! This week, Braden talks about why addiction to arousal and novelty may be the reason why we spend hours watching porn! Help Set People Free: Support the Podcast that Fights Porn Addiction At Pure Victory Podcast, we believe in the power of God’s grace to heal and restore lives. Pornography addiction is a silent struggle for…

Welcome to episode #219! This week, Braden talks through thirst traps, what they are and why and how we should avoid them! Ask a question Have a question you'd like answered live on an episode? Send a voice recording of your question to [email protected] Share this with your friends Who do you know that can benefit from this podcast and o…

Welcome to episode #218! This week, Braden and Kristen, chat with author, and marriage and family therapist, Geremy Keeton, about co-authoring the book, Aftershock. They also discuss what a healthy pathway out of porn for couples can and should look like! Resources mentioned in the episode: Aftershock Porn resources @ Focus On The Family Online “cl…

Welcome to episode #217! This week, Braden and a special guest (his wife Kristen), chat with author, speaker, podcaster and counsellor, Debra Fileta, about her new book, Soul Care. Resources mentioned in the episode: Debra Fileta's website (www.debrafileta.com) Debra's counselling network Soul Care FREE soul care quiz Ask a question Have a question…

Welcome to episode #216! This week, Braden and a special guest (his wife Kristen), chat with author and speaker, Brett Ullman, on self care and why it matters for our health and from moving away from addictive patterns. Resources mentioned in the episode: https://www.brettullman.com/ https://lifecarecentres.ca/ Ask a question Have a question you'd …

Welcome to episode #215! This week, Braden continues the series on the patterns we need to beat porn. He continues the discussion on the pattern of community, and why it is so important in beating porn! Resources mentioned in the episode: See Episode 83 on how to properly disclose to your spouse about your porn use See below to learn more about joi…

Welcome to episode #214! This week, Braden continues the series on the patterns we need to beat porn. The third pattern in this series is community! Resources mentioned in the episode: See Episodes 5 and 32 to learn more about accountability! See below to learn more about joining a group (Pure Freedom Journey) Ask a question Have a question you'd l…

Welcome to episode #213! This week, Braden continues the series on the patterns we need to beat porn. The second pattern in this series is discipline! Ask a question Have a question you'd like answered live on an episode? Send a voice recording of your question to [email protected] or [email protected]. Share this with your frien…

Welcome to episode #212! This week, Braden starts a new series on the patterns we need to beat porn. The first pattern in this series is prayer! Ask a question Have a question you'd like answered live on an episode? Send a voice recording of your question to [email protected] or [email protected]. Share this with your friends Who…

Welcome to episode #162! This week, Matt and Braden talk about why we need to to have a better strategy than just "bouncing our eyes" when it comes to battling lust. Bouncing your eyes is only a temporary strategy When we are building new and good habits and breaking the bad patterns with addiction, bouncing our eyes away from images or people we a…

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Welcome to episode #6! In this episode, Mary Derkson gives us an inside look on what it's like to be a woman hooked on porn when culture still thinks it's an issue just for men. Here is a brief summary of the episode. 33% of porn searches on Google are made by women Women can get hooked on pornography in the same way that men can. Porn entices us a…

SHOW NOTES Welcome to episode #5! In this episode, Matt and Braden discuss the misconceptions that we can have regarding accountability and give 4 pro-tips for you to have powerful and effective accountability. Here is a brief summary of the episode. Accountability is key if we want freedom! We need accountability to move towards healing and away f…

SHOW NOTES Welcome to episode #4! In this episode, Matt and Braden discuss the different lies that can dominate our thoughts and outlook when struggling with addictions like pornography. Here is a brief summary of the episode. Lie # 1: "It's not that bad." This is one of the lies we tell ourselves to minimize the issue and make us feel "better" by …

SHOW NOTES Welcome to episode #2! In this episode, Matt Cline shares details from his life, his battle with pornography, and ultimately, how getting free led him to starting a ministry to help others around the world. Listen to his story and see what you can apply to your own life! Here is a brief summary of the episode. Are You Keeping Secrets? Se…

Welcome to episode #1! In this episode, you'll learn how to conquer the quarantine that most of the world is facing right now in a COVID-19 world. We believe that this time can be powerful for you to conquer porn once and for all, to get to know yourself, and develop a strong relationship with God and others. We think you'll gain some good insight …

Welcome to episode #207! This week, Matt and Braden talk with Nadine Crain about purity culture, what it is, how to address it and how to discuss purity and sexuality with your kids and within the church. What is “purity culture”? Purity culture came about in the ‘90’s when the “true love waits” movement happened. It was created in response to rais…

Welcome to episode #211! This week, Matt and Braden talk about changing our mindset to help find freedom from porn. Challenging lies we believe is uncomfortable. Often it’s the foundation we’ve built and we are standing on. We find comfort in it, even if it’s a shaky ground. We find that we would rather be on the shaky ground than on the firm found…

Welcome to episode #210! This week, Matt and Braden talk about the connection between financial things and sexual immorality. We are given the choice between life & death, between blessing and cursing. God implores us to choose life. There is no grey area. When we are not walking with God and walking in sin, there will be physical and spiritual ram…

Welcome to episode #209! This week, Matt and Braden talk about P. Diddy, Kanye and Bill Hybels and the things that they were a part of, the loss of some of their reputations and the lessons we can pick up from them. We need to be careful with how much faith we put into people. We don’t know what is happening behind closed doors for those who have a…

Welcome to episode #208! This week, Matt and Braden talk with Sam Black about his book “Healing the church” and equipping church leaders on how to talk about sexual brokenness in the church. Pornography is undermining every ministry in the church. The average age for first exposure is 8-12 and so our children’s ministries are being impacted by porn…

Welcome to episode #206! This week, Matt and Braden speak with Elizabeth Good - CEO and founder of Foundation United and author of “Speak the Unspeakable”. Elizabeth grew up loving her family and church and those are a huge part of her purpose. The enemy attacked her family from a young age but the Lord has helped her not lose her fight for staying…

Welcome to episode #205! This week, Matt and Braden talk again with Jonathan Daugherty from BeBroken Ministries about what happens when a couple goes through a betrayal and what do they do? Ask a question Have a question you'd like answered live on an episode? Send a voice recording of your question to [email protected] or matt@restoredmi…

Welcome to episode #204! This week, Matt and Braden talk with John Daugherty from Be Broken Ministries about grace based models for recovery. Grace is not opposed to effort. Our effort doesn’t earn anything from God. But we need to put in effort for recovery. There is nothing that we can do that will make God love us more or less. We need to unders…

Welcome to episode #203! This week, Matt and Braden talk about fighting our battles with a focus on resilience and the importance of resilience and endurance in battles against sexual sin and life in general. In battles, we need to think in short terms. It isn’t always easy to think in the short term especially when we don’t want to do hard things …

Welcome to episode #202! This week, Matt and Braden talk with Mike Novotny about his new book: “Taboo: Topics Christian’s should be talking about but don’t”. God has taken Mike’s shameful sin and used it to give Jesus glory. The devil is the father of lies. He wants us in secret and in the quiet. When we are transparent about what we’re going throu…

Welcome to episode #200! This week, Matt and Braden talk about a different perspective when you are feeling Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired or Stressed. When you go through trials, don’t just avoid the trial to avoid sin, but rather ask how you can use it to mature. We need to realize that when we are simply pursuing comfort rather than being at peace…

Welcome to episode #199! This week, Matt and Braden talk about the importance of good, healthy friendships in your life and how they can correlate with overcoming sexual sin. God designed us to be in community It’s important to have a church family if you are a follower of Jesus. Family connections and friendships are central to our spiritual, phys…

Welcome to episode #197! This week, Matt and Braden talk about social media. When you’re looking at social media, remember you’re looking at the highlight reel. It can be easy to compare and we feel bad about ourselves or where we are in life. It creates a nasty cycle. The emotions are negative, we are filled with longing and our relationships can …

Welcome to episode #196! This week, Matt and Braden dive in to porn and how it is the biggest internal threat within the church. Porn and sexual addiction is only taboo if we don’t talk about it. When it is time to address something uncomfortable in the church, it doesn’t get brought up because it’s not comfortable. When it comes to caring for the …

Welcome to episode #195! This week, Matt and Braden answer a question about healing from the imprints of your childhood. You Are Not Alone Everyone has the influence of their childhood. It can be difficult to break away from certain imprints that happened to you. You need to have compassion for yourself as there are good things that came from your …

Welcome to episode #194! This week, Matt and Braden talk about deliverance and what it means for us. You have to take ownership of your own life. The devil can tempt, lie, and entice us but he cannot force us to do anything. We have full control and choice in our lives. He will try and get us to make certain choices. The more we make a choice towar…

Welcome to episode #192! This week, Matt and Braden talk about rationalizations and justifications that we use to go to sexual sin. We need a different perspective. We often blame other people or circumstances to justify our behaviour. Throughout scripture there is a whole different perspective on situations. When we bring things to God, we are abl…

Welcome to episode #192! This week, Matt and Braden talk about coming up to the line of things we maybe shouldn't be involved in - where the line is and why we need to be aware of it so we don't straddle it. It's the little things that start us down the path of damaging behaviour. It could be small visuals you see on YouTube or social media that yo…

Welcome to episode #191! This week, Matt talks with Walter Perez on the importance of community and allowing others to help you in your journey to be porn-free. Jesus gives you what you need before he gives you what you want. Walter prayed for one thing, but God knew what it was that he needed. Before Jesus heals the man lowered into the room by hi…

Welcome to episode #188! This week, Matt and Braden talk about endurance and pushing through in your journey to becoming and remaining porn-free. You can pick up the word of God and seek the Comforter. This is a way to persevere through the discomfort. As you seek Him, God will meet you. Jesus had to persevere as well - when he was tempted by Satan…

Welcome to episode #187! This week, Matt invites his wife Louise to replace Braden as co-host. They talk to Elisha and Katie from Now That We're A Family on how their decision to go smart-phone free affected sexual temptation, family time, and more. Be aware of potential open doors Elisha knew that any potential porn consumption in his life would c…

Welcome to episode #186! This week, Matt and Braden talk about key changes to make in our lifestyle and mindsets to achieve and maintain freedom from porn. Think about what to do, not what not to do. When we constantly think about not doing something, we end up thinking about doing something. Our brain can't have no thoughts going through it. So ra…

Welcome to episode #185! This week, Matt and Braden talk with Mark, who went through Pure Freedom Journey and 1:1 Coaching with Matt. Mark's story of redemption is incredible. Abuse and neglect at a young age Mark was physically and sexually abused as a child, both of which confused him. The sexual abuse was a violation, but because it felt good, h…

Welcome to episode #184! This week, Matt and Braden talk with Mitch London (founder of Just Add Wilderness) about spiritual maturity and discipleship. What is spiritual maturity? Spiritual maturity begins with the introduction to who Jesus is and continues into the pursuit of becoming who he has called us to be - like him. Not a lot of people becam…

Welcome to episode #183! This week, Matt and Braden answer more listener questions about betrayal trauma, dry spells, fasting, the love of God and more! Creating safety and security takes time and understanding. Remember that when you are the one who confesses, you knew it was coming. You feel more free and more at peace. However, your spouse is in…

Welcome to episode #182! This week, Matt and Braden answer some of your questions. This weeks questions focus around 1 Timothy 2:9-10, 1 Corinthians 7:1-9 and shame and identity. If the biblical command is to you, it's to YOU. We need to be reading scripture within its context and understand who the audience is. If it is addressed to husbands/men, …