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Publisher's Pride: Books on Bestseller Lists: He's a Porn Addict...Now What? (Overbay & Shea)

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  Today's Publisher's Pride is  He's a Porn Addict...Now What?  by Tony Overbay and Joshua Shea , which reached  #166 in sexual addiction & recovery on Amazon. Book description: Admitting you're a drug addict or alcoholic can be difficult, but when it comes to pornography addiction, the pain of betrayal can hit the addict's partner worse than the addict himself. Difficult questions come rushing: Does he look at this stuff because I'm not enough? Was he like this when I first met him? Is this God trying to test me? What kind of help is available for him? Am I just supposed to stay here and deal with this? With  He's a Porn Addict...Now What?: An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions , you'll get pertinent answers from both sides of the equation: from a therapist and from a former pornography addict. Keywords: porn addiction, recovery and healing, spouse and partner support, betrayal trauma, sexual addiction, marriage and relationships, ther...

Book Review of He's a Porn Addict...Now What? (Overbay and Shea)

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  A just-discovered but out-there-for-a-while book review of  He's a Porn Addict...Now What?  by Overbay and Shea. "The authors aren’t here to judge partner or addict; their goal is to help both find healing. As such, I believe it makes an important contribution to the field." Read the full book review  HERE . Book description: Admitting you're a drug addict or alcoholic can be difficult, but when it comes to pornography addiction, the pain of betrayal can hit the addict's partner worse than the addict himself. Difficult questions come rushing: Does he look at this stuff because I'm not enough? Was he like this when I first met him? Is this God trying to test me? What kind of help is available for him? Am I just supposed to stay here and deal with this? With  He's a Porn Addict...Now What?: An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions , you'll get pertinent answers from both sides of the equation: from a therapist and from a former pornography a...

The Story behind the Book: Porn and the Pandemic (Shea)

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This week's blog post is the next in the series of book back stories and is the story behind Porn and the Pandemic by Joshua Shea. From the publisher -  This is one story whose back story I know. In 2020, as shutdowns began occurring one after the other, I put out a call to MSI Press authors, who had expertise in a wide variety of topics that could provide good advice to people navigating the pandemic on an everyday basis, asking for "small books" that provided just this sort of advice. Twelve authors answered the call, including Joshua Shea, co-author of He's a Porn Addict...Now What? Joshua wanted to reflect on the impact of the pandemic on porn addiction. He researched, observed, and interviewed. The result was quite fascinating and produced the subtitle, "How Three Months in 2020 Changed Everything." Clearly, porn addiction was up, and Joshua's book found a receptive audience. Hopefully, many were helped by it. Paperback copies of this book can be p...

Author in the News: Joshua Shea conducts a "conversation with Jacob" on Spotify about porn addiction

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  Joshua Shea, MSI Press author of  Porn and the Pandemic  and co-author of  He's a Porn Addict...Now What?  and porn addiction and betrayal trauma coach, was interviewed for Conversations with Jacob on Spotify. The topic: Porn Addiction. Listen to it  HERE . For more posts about Joshua and his books, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date) Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don't know where to start? Our  author au pair  services will mentor you through the process. Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Co...

Author in the News: Joshua Shea Discusses the Dark Secrets of Porn on the HBCU Lounge Network

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  Joshua Shea, MSI Press author of  Porn and the Pandemic  and co-author of He's a Porn Addict...Now What?  and porn addiction and betrayal trauma coach, was interviewed on HBCU Lounge Network  about "The Dark Secrets of Porn."  Listen to it  HERE . For more posts about Joshua and his books, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date) Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don't know where to start? Our  author au pair  services will mentor you through the process. Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact...