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Charity & Clinton Muñoz

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This podcast is dedicated to restoring marriages and relationships to wholeness in Christ after being affected by pornography and sexual brokenness. Every episode is filled with rawness and transparency as Clinton and Charity intertwine their story while interviewing professionals and others about what it takes to rebuild connection after betrayal takes place. They focus on restoring safety and trust, rebuilding connection and intimacy, and ultimately reflecting God's ability to heal and red ...
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In this episode, Cody and Michelle share their devastating story of betrayal due to sexual addiction and affairs in the workplace. His actions completely blindsided Michelle while Cody lied and hid in self-protection mode, unable to face the reality of where his addiction had taken him. Their story begins, like most, before they were ever together …
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Hey, y'all! Wow, it has been a hot minute since we have been able to record! Today we share what's happened and why we haven't recorded a podcast in four months. We update you on what we learned through losing our home and how God has used it for good in our lives. Next Tuesday, we launch course 1 for a new self-led 8-week session with a pivot that…
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Hillary Morgan Ferrer is the founder and Mama-Bear-in-Chief of Mama Bear Apologetics. She is the chief author and editor of the bestselling Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies and Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality: Empowering Your Kids to Understand and Live Out God's Design. Hillary has her master's degree…
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How many of us are affected by a story of sexual brokenness? How many of us feel lost and isolated in our shame? How many of us feel disconnected from community and are tempted to feel hopeless? In this podcast, we share the stats of sexual brokenness and the mission God has called us to. We invite YOU to be a part of the movement and ask if you wo…
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Why do parents avoid talking to their kids about sex? John Fort says it comes down to four primary reasons: It will strain my relationship with my kid. I might ruin my child’s innocence. My kid will find out about my past. It will be too much work. John shares resources and insights to help us navigate these fears and use our mistakes and sexual br…
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Today's podcast is with Josh Glaser, Executive Director of Regeneration Ministries. Josh loved God and hated pornography from a young age but couldn't understand how God could let him struggle with his addiction. He shares how he shakes his fist at God one night in college and asks Him, "Why aren't you taking this away?!" Josh then shares a powerfu…
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While at a conference in St. Louis, I got the privilege to interview Linda Noble and Linda Stewart from The Conversation Workshop. In this episode, they share how understanding the meaning behind God's design of our body can bring us closer to Jesus and reveal a new perspective on our biology. In a season of distress and depression, Linda Noble sha…
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Unfortunately, we were taught, “if you just have consistent sex, he won’t desire or use pornography.” But if that were the case, we wouldn’t be here today leading Restored 2 More Inc. We know first-hand how painful it is to act on a perspective that isn’t rooted in truth or that comes from a loving but uneducated person. In this episode, Clinton ge…
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Roane and Eva Hunter are sexual wholeness missionaries. Yes, they are board-certified licensed professional counselors and certified sex addiction therapists, authors, speakers, and teachers, but their heart for Jesus has inspired it all. After reading their newest book, Sex, God, and the Chaos of Betrayal, Charity and I were excited to have them b…
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One day Clinton looked depressed after his therapy appointment. He was sad and had a distant look in his eyes. I asked him what was wrong, and his response made me feel confused, disturbed, and disgusted. His answer created a pit in my stomach, but something inside told me to ask questions and be curious instead of condemning and criticizing him. “…
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After years of pain, trauma, manipulation, and addiction, Adelle lost hope. Just at their breaking point, Travis went on a men's retreat and had a mountain-top experience with Jesus enabling him to confront his fears and take steps towards honesty and healing. Unfortunately, Travis was advised to blanket the details of his infidelity and left out m…
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Today we hear from Carrie Holladay as she shares her story of betrayal and how she discovered that her trauma could be used to give others hope. She is a coach, a powerful voice on Instagram and in the LDS community, and an advocate for women's health and healing. She shares with us how devastated she was by her husband's sexual betrayal, and how i…
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If you're like Charity, perhaps you've been angry that you now need to omit secular tv shows and movies that have content that could trigger your spouses. For a time, she asked, "why do we have to suffer and miss out on the fun of the latest TV binge-worthy series?" Today we talk about what we choose to watch and why and the difference between ever…
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In this episode, we interview Amanda and Katie, the founders of The Victory Collective. Together they have started a platform to share their story and normalize the struggle of pornography among girls and women. They are powerfully reaching a younger generation by giving them a voice and platform where they can be seen and loved amid a struggle tha…
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Our favorite one-liners: “Trust is not a gift to be given, but is a responsibility to be earned.” “Healthy people make healthy relationships.” “What’s happening in the present is normally rooted in the past.” “Admitting our brokenness to our spouse is the first step in moving towards intimacy.” Today we had the incredible opportunity to interview D…
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What is a trigger? What can I do when I am triggered? How can I support my spouse when they are triggered? Today we discuss triggers and how healthily handling them can lead to restoration. At the beginning of our healing process, triggers overwhelmed us and sent us spiraling and fighting, leaving us confused and disconnected. We found that we can …
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How can we proactively prepare our kids for an over-sexualized culture? How can we protect them from the damaging effects of pornography? What should we do if we discover our child is watching pornography? How early should we talk about sex, and how do we bring up the topic of pornography with our kids? Today we have the privilege to share our inte…
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If fear is not displaced by grace, it will ultimately ruin our lives. Before anything else, grace is relational, meaning we have to experience grace to understand it. Today we get an in-depth look at the meaning and power of grace. What does it mean, and how have misguided teachings distorted and diluted its message? Ed Khouri has been in the field…
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Today we interview Dr. Glenn and Phyllis Hill, the Founders of Connection Codes. Glenn is a clinical sexologist and family therapist, and both Glenn and Phyllis are connection code coaches who help couples, families, individuals, churches, and businesses build deeper connections. Today we discuss how to live authentic lives and communicate our emot…
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Out of the Dust is the name of this incredible married duo, as well as the headline of their story. Today Chris and Steph Teague share their story of downfall, divorce, and miraculous remarriage. After two years of having a Christian, ministry-filled marriage, Chris told Steph that he didn’t believe in God and didn’t want to be married. After getti…
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As an LMFT, Geoff specializes in helping couples heal and rebuild trust from the impact of betrayal, including addiction, abuse, affairs, and abandonment. He shares stories of hope, demonstrating how couples can connect and thrive after healing from the pain and how to find each other again after recovery. We also discuss the process of rebuilding …
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"Are the courses you offer going to help my marriage?" " What are we going to learn?" "With it being on Zoom, how can we build community?" Before any of us sign up for an 8-week course, there are questions we want answers to. Instead of hearing from us, we interviewed three couples who have gone through the course and are willing to answer these qu…
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It all started with Dr.Jennifer Degler having questions about her own sexual experience. She wanted answers to questions like, “what happened to my libido after getting married?” and “how can I have a sexually gratifying and exciting marriage?” Today we learn that when a wife chooses to understand her body, she can cultivate sexual desire and creat…
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How do we celebrate the holidays when we are broken-hearted? What can we do to prepare for times with family that might be triggering? We share our thoughts in a short episode and give an update that we will be taking December off to rest with family and focus our work on the curriculums being launched next year! Our Resources: https://www.instagra…
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Our favorite quotes from this episode: ”Restoration can’t grow in the soil of deception.” “I needed a safe place in the church to talk about my sexuality.” “You can’t get right with each other until you both get right with God.” Today Josh and Jaelyn share their incredible story of restoration. Josh describes what it was like to struggle with his s…
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We have to learn vulnerability and connect emotionally, spiritually, and physically to experience true intimacy with our spouse. Today, Jorge and Danisa Suarez, sex therapists, marriage counselors, TV and radio hosts, authors, and speakers join us to talk about creating a thriving, flourishing marriage. We ask about practical ways to begin the jour…
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Today Cory from Sexy Marriage Radio shares how God cares more about character development and maturity than our happiness. He elaborates on how great marriages are built when the good times stop rolling and the euphoria wears off. We asked about how to build sexual intimacy when the conversation is so uncomfortable? Cory responds by sharing how it'…
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The "purity" narrative, also called the traditional church narrative, gave a very limited view of sexuality. Many were impacted negatively as they grew into adulthood and entered marriage, bringing guilt over past decisions, shame from past abuse, or fear of enjoying the gift of intimacy in its intended context. Today, we talk with Lori about refra…
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Is there a safe place in the church to be confused about our sexuality? If we admit to a struggle with same-sex attraction, how will our fellow Christians view us? These are the questions Zach and Kate had while growing up in the church. In this episode, Zach and Kate share how we, the body of Christ, can learn to come alongside our brothers and si…
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Louis leads conversations with young adults on contentious issues of sexuality with the goal of presenting the gospel. He has found that the biggest roadblock keeping young people from seeing Jesus and being open to the gospel is the understanding of sexuality. Unfortunately, many find the Bible and Christianity rigid, judgmental, and unloving towa…
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We need to eliminate this idea of “the sex talk” and instead normalize healthy sexual conversation in our family to raise our kids with a Biblical understanding of sexuality. Today Cole and Caitlin Zick, directors of Moral Revolution, share how we can change the atmosphere, renew our thinking and restore what God intends sexuality to be. We talk ab…
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All of us face different kinds of crises. In this episode, Caleb and Stefanie Rouse share that it can be tough to trust God during painful circumstances and remind us that it is always worth it. They share how the Bible came alive for them as their relationship with Jesus deepened and how they built spiritual intimacy into their relationship for it…
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Unfortunately, many of us are set up to fail regarding sex in marriage. Noah shares how the purity culture led him to believe that if he saved himself sexually, sex in marriage would be utterly satisfying, effortlessly enjoyable, and fulfilling. When it wasn’t, he turned to God in frustration and begged to be given what he thought he deserved. Noah…
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What does it take to become a sexy couple?! Unfortunately, so many of us have a neutral or negative perspective when it comes to sex. We can quickly settle for mediocre sexual intimacy and never learn how to enjoy God’s gift fully. In this episode, Dan Purcell shares how we can start the conversation with our spouse about what they enjoy, appreciat…
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John and Karen share a vulnerable, heart-wrenching story of betrayal from pornography, affairs, and escapism. Their transparency allows us to enter into their pain and brokenness as they re-live the sorrow and confusion they faced in their most challenging season. Yet through it all, God was faithful. This story of redemption is another example of …
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How can we build a deeper friendship with our spouse? Trey and Lea share how people don’t fall out of love; they fall out of friendship. They explain how a couple can build spiritual intimacy and connection to continue being soulmates, not roommates. We also learn how to keep the flirting alive and keep the connection strong long after saying, “I d…
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Dr. Jake Porter has the rare quality of being clinical and theologically trained. We have an incredible discussion about how couples can rebuild trust and connection and start having intimacy after betrayal. His practice, Daring Ventures, is world-renowned and sought after for its ability to offer hope and healing through the intensives and materia…
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In this episode, Clinton and Charity share exciting insider information on what’s next for Restored 2 More Inc. Everything from re-branding the website, new offerings, vision, and mission and how you can be a part of it all! More Resources: https://restored2more.com/ https://restored2more.com/groups/ https://www.instagram.com/restored2more/ https:/…
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In this episode, Francie Winslow shares incredible insight about sex, marriage, educating our children, and the mission of God! She describes how God creates our bodies and sexuality for good purposes, enjoyment, and an instrument of oneness with God and our spouse. We discuss how to heal from harmful perspectives we may have developed and how we c…
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Getting to a place where we accept this part of our marriage story is so hard, and yet as soon as we do, the healing begins. Ashley and Asher share how multiple areas of sexual brokenness negatively impacted their relationship and how their story didn’t end there. Today they tell the story of how God has taken their brokenness, redeemed it, and now…
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We all want someone to feel our pain, see our pain, and sit with us in our pain. Stacey shares with us the validation process, why it's such a struggle to learn, and why it's so important to attain. Listen as she shares her step-by-step guide to gaining victory through validation! More Resources: https://staceysadler.com/ Stacey@staceysadler.com fo…
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We all have a hole in our heart. Laurie shares how she tried to fill the normal desires of being seen, heard, and loved in the wrong places and soon found herself as a Christian in a same-sex relationship putting her at a crossroads of coming out as a lesbian atheist or committing suicide. She describes her non-church acceptable idols and how she d…
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Adam and Karissa are passionately committed to helping couples connect, find adventure, and discover their purpose for marriage! So many of us desire deeper intimacy with our spouse but aren’t sure how to develop it. Today, we talk about how to healthily communicate expectations to help us avoid conflict and create a deeper connection. They also sh…
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We often hear that marriage is hard and takes tremendous amounts of work (which it does), but today we wanted to focus on and remind others about the blessing and beautiful benefits that come as a result of doing the work! We share how the blessings of creating a joy-filled, honest, trustworthy, and intimate relationship don't compare to the work i…
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Drew shares how he went from suffering from pornography addiction to husband material by understanding how to embrace his sexuality instead of fighting against it. In this episode, we dive into the importance of changing the way we view our sexuality, instead of exhausting ourselves by trying to get rid of our unwanted behaviors. By learning from t…
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Wondering how to have a marriage full of intimacy, deep connection, and a thriving relationship? Matthew and Joanna walk us through the Intimacy Pyramid, a structure they created that walks couples through how to build a relationship from the ground up! The wisdom shared in this podcast equips couples with the knowledge of creating safety, serving …
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In this episode, we take time to answer questions from you! You asked us, "are you still afraid of a relapse happening?" "how do you handle unwanted sexual thoughts in the bedroom?" and "how do you handle triggers and being patient in the process?"Also, an inside look at what's next for R2M and how together we are changing the world one couple at a…
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Carl Thomas is the Founder of Live Free Ministries, Live Free Wives and is the new CEO of XXX Church. Carl started these ministries to help people live their best life without the pain that porn ensues. He talks today about the power of community how it is one of the biggest ways to achieve freedom. We also chat about how the church is way behind o…
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What does gospel-centered sexuality mean? What is God's view of sex, and why does it matter? In this episode, we ask Dr. Juli Slattery, founder of Authentic Intimacy, to shed light on the topic of healthy sexuality and how our understanding of God's view of sex drastically impacts our lives. Also, check out her newest book, "Re-Thinking Sexuality,"…
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Bonny Burns shares an amazing well-rounded understanding of what God desires for marriage! She has been researching and writing about God’s design for healthy sexual intimacy since 2012 on the blog Oysterbed7.com and on the popular podcast, Sex Chat for Christian Wives. We discuss how she was able to build a friendship with her spouse during the 90…
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