Understanding Pornography Addiction and Betrayal Trauma - A Resource for Women, Men & Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

What is pornography? What is the latest science behind compulsion and addiction? What really works for recovery and healing? How can I make a difference? What is betrayal trauma? "Ye have broken the hearts of your tender wives, and lost the confidence of your children, because of your bad examples...; and the sobbings of their hearts ascend up to God against you." —Jacob 2:35 “[It] is a much more serious problem now. . . . It is like a raging storm, destroying individuals and families, utterly ruining what was once wholesome and beautiful. I speak of pornography in all of its manifestations. . . . “All who are involved become victims. Children are exploited, and their lives are severely damaged. The minds of youth become warped with false concepts. Continued exposure leads to addiction that is almost impossible to break.” — President Gordon B. Hinckley, “A Tragic Evil Among Us,” Ensign, Nov. 2004 ". . .[P]ornography can be an addiction of the highest order. . . . [T]his ought to be seen like a public health crisis; like an infectious, fatal epidemic. . . . It is the most inglorious, deceitful and destructive work known on such a wide basis in the society of our day, affecting young and old by the millions. . . .“I know people can win this war. I have seen them do it and so have you. . . . “I have deep, personal feelings for the atoning sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ and the power of his redemption. I declare that force, that pull, that saving grace to be infinite and eternal in its reach, a force and a grace that will save us from all kinds of bondage and lift all kinds of burdens if we but permit it, if we but seek it, and allow it into our lives.” — Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Utah Coalition Against Pornography, Keynote Address “The Plague of Pornography,” March 12, 2016. S.A. Lifeline Foundation Recovering Individuals, Healing Families Read more