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Healing from Sex Addiction: A Transformational Approach
Sex addiction can feel like a heavy burden. It can affect relationships, self-esteem, and overall well-being. Many people struggle with...
Shawn McCammon
Sep 14, 20255 min read


The Anxious Need for Emotional Regulation: How shame & guilt play a role in how we interact with others
So far, throughout the articles, I have introduced the theological implications for the enoughness of addicts and the negative effects of purity culture both as a detriment to the Christian Church and the support of the porn industry. If you haven’t yet read about those things. Go back to the Hineni Counseling page and check them out. They are worth the read! Before I begin writing about the way out of the problem, I want to introduce the topic of how emotions and trauma play
Shawn McCammon
Sep 14, 202510 min read


Understanding the Impact of Purity Culture on Addiction
Purity culture arose, as we know it today, as an attempt to respond to the sexual revolutions of the 20s and 60s and following. Different forms of purity culture have existed within most of the church’s long history, but today’s version began with the sexual revolution. Stated simply, sexual “revolutions” sought freedom from what society told them were acceptable sexual behaviors. Following the introduction of birth control in 1950, women were no longer sexually constrained b
Shawn McCammon
Sep 14, 202516 min read
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