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  Joshus Shea, author of two books on porn addiction, will be giving a TEDx talk this weekend. Want the details? Sunday December 6th 2020 Pre-Event action starts at 5pm. Main Presentation starts at 6pm. The event, like so many now, is virtual, but you will need to buy tickets. You can do that HERE . Joshua's books are available wherever good books are sold. For options, check out:      Porn and the Pandemic: How Three Months in 2020 Changed Everything                     He' s a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions For more posts on Joshua and his books, click HERE .

  Joshua Shea ( He's a Porn Addict...Now What? and Porn and the Pandemic ) writes:  Sometimes you look for a little place to write something that’s hidden away from all but a few in this world. This blog was my place in early recovery. I looked at my stats the other day for the first time in a while, and two things jumped out at me. First, 2023 is the seventh calendar year that I’ve been operating this blog. It started back in late 2017. Second, 2022 was biggest year, despite only putting up 9 postings (compared to 41 in 2021) and 2023 is already on track to be an even bigger year. To read the rest of this blog post -- and other posts on his blog -- click HERE . To read more MSI Press blog posts about Joshua and his books, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter  here  or on our  home page . 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 . Interested in rec

  Joshua Shea, author of He's a Porn Addict...Now What? and Porn and the Pandemic , has dusted off his blog for the first time since July. He says he does not know if this might be the only post this year --- but it is still worth reading. You can find it HERE . For more posts about Joshua and his books, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter 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 . 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 editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com.

Great, insightful review of Overbay and Shea's groundbreaking book, He's a Porn Addict...Now What? in Mental Health @ Home . Excerpts: The book is written in a very conversational tone.  It’s very honest and straightforward, and there’s no skirting around issues.  It is not prescriptive, and different angles and potential strategies are explored.  The book is very practical, giving very reasonable suggestions that could be implemented in the real world. ***** Some of the questions addressed in the book: Isn’t it normal for most guys to like pornography? Is he like this because I won’t do certain things in the bedroom? Why won’t he just stop? How much do we tell the kids? Can’t I just pray this away? Can I force him to get help? Will I ever be able to trust him again? ***** I also appreciated that the book makes space for all the difficult feelings a partner may be struggling with.  The authors aren’t here to judge partner or addict; their goal is to

Joshua Shea, author of MSI published book, He's a Porn Addict...Now What? seemingly had it all. A loving wife, two children, and a supportive extended family. In 2010, after nearly fifteen years working of his way up the journalism ladder, he launched a lifestyle magazine in his hometown. Within a year, he was one of the founders of Central Maine’s largest film festival and had won a seat on the City Council in Auburn, Maine. Accolades, including receiving the Key to the City and being called one of the “Next 10 People Shaping Maine’s Economy” by a state newspaper followed. While the public got one picture of Joshua, behind closed doors, his longtime mental health and addiction issues were festering. A workaholic by nature, he actively ignored the red flags surrounding his long-existing pornography and alcohol problems. Finding it easier to lose himself in a bottle of tequila and adult websites, his relationships with his family, colleagues, and f

Joshua Shea, author of He's a Porn Addict...Now What?  (with Tony Overbay) and Porn and the Pandemic was interviewed by the Before You Kill Yourself podcast. Click HERE   to listen to Jsohua's interview: "Porn Addiction, Betrayal Trauma, and Embracing Your Origin Story."  For more posts about Joshua and his books, click HERE .

  From Goodreads: What makes this book especially interesting is the number of different angles from which it looks at the issue. I would certainly recommend it. 5 stars Read the full review HERE   on Goodreads or HERE on Mental Health @ Home . For more information about the book, click HERE . For more posts about Joshua Shea and his books, click HERE .

  Excerpt from Porn and the Pandemic  by Joshua Shea My introduction to the world of journalism came as a high school senior in August 1993 when I was hired in the sports department of the Sun Journal in Lewiston, Maine.  With the exception of short breaks here and there, I have exclusively made my living as either a journalist or editor since then. I was never the journalist who dreamed of being dropped into a war zone or into the thick of a presidential race. I saw no reason to go to Fenway Park to cover a Boston Red Sox game. It seemed just as easy to watch the game on television and get the same quotes every other writer did in the post-game news conference. And while armed stand-offs may be exciting to read about or watch in a two-minute news clip, I’ve been to them in real life. It’s mostly sitting behind your car waiting for something exciting to happen. Spoiler: It never does. I found my niche in research. I went to my share of five-alarm fires, and there certainly is a morbid

  From the co-author, Joshua Shea -- I never planned on writing a book like this when I was a kid. I knew I was going to be a writer, although I was shooting for screenwriter or at least staff writer at Saturday Night Live. But there it was, my first book, under my name, published by a real company. “He’s a Porn Addict… Now What?” wasn’t the humorous, heartfelt fictional tale I thought would make my name in the world. It was both a memoir and self-help book geared toward the partners of pornography addicts, co-written by Tony Overbay, a licensed marriage and family therapist who was one of the first people to invite me onto his podcast to speak about my former addiction and journey into recovery.   For most people suffering with the disease, it’s a secretive, shameful place and you feel utterly alone. And like any other addiction, the people around the addict get sick, too. My first book, a self-published memoir about the depths of my addictive journey, introduced me to the concept of

excerpt --  Francesca Palazzolo, Researcher, Sydney The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the world we live in. Since city-after-city in country-after-country began to introduce strict social-distancing laws, including stay-at-home directives, most of us have been stuck at home whether we like it or not. One concern attached to this global pandemic is Internet pornography use. Already, prior to the pandemic, the prevalence of Internet porn use was incredibly high. Pornhub, one of the most famous tube sites boasted 42 billion hits in 2019 alone, up from 33.5 billion in 2018. And, in a stroke of publicity genius on March 24, 2020, Pornhub announced it would make its premium offering free for 30 days to help “flatten the curve” of the virus spread. Following this announcement, usage spiked across the world with Italy’s use increasing 61% after the announcement. However, prior to this broadcast, traffic was up anyhow, according to early research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandem

  San Juan Books, our hybrid division, has published some stellar work by first-time authors. Generally, San Juan contracts are awarded to authors who show great potential though they lack a platform or professional publishing experience We have certainly enjoyed working with these authors--and some have won some prestigious honors and garnered great reviews. Check out these terrific San Juan Books: IPPY Living Now Bronze Medal Book Excellence Award Finalist Read more posts about Julie Gentile and her book  HERE . Impressive reviews! Read posts about Dr. Omer and his book HERE . Excerpted in a number of other publications! See posts about Brittany and her book HERE . New release...great expectations! Read more posts about Julie and her book HERE . Great reviews, popular book! Read posts about Joshua Shea and his books HERE . Recommended by the US Review of Books For posts on Dr. Sabsevary and his book, check HERE . Charming! For posts on this book and its authors, check HERE . Overwhel

  The following five posts received the greatest number of views over the past five years. Book Review: Book Review: Understanding the Challenge of "No" for Children with Autism (McNeil) (msipressblog.blogspot.com) Information about MSI Press (Ratings as a Publisher) MSI Press Ratings As a Publisher (msipressblog.blogspot.com) Author in the news MSI Press Author in the News: Joshua Shea Interviewed on Cover over Suicide (msipressblog.blogspot.com) People In Memoriam: Carl Don Leaver (msipressblog.blogspot.com) Book Excerpt Excerpt from How My Cat Made Me a Better Man (Feig): Confidence (msipressblog.blogspot.com) Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter  here  or on our  home page . 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 . 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

  Joshua Sheam author of He's a Porn Addict, Now What? * and Porn and the Pandemic , appears as a guest on the TeaTime with Miss Liz podcast. You can listen to it HERE . He tells his personal story with porn addiction and sexual health recovery. For more posts about Joshua and his books, click HERE . *Currently, this book is #153 on Amazon for sexual addiction and recovery. Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter 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 . 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 editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. Want to communicate with one of our authors? You can!  Find their contact info

  Have you ever found yourself learning a different way of doing something and then regretting all the inefficient time and effort you spent initially doing things the wrong way? I always feel like that when I'm trying to change a tire or work on a project around the house. How many hours have I lost in my life prior to buying an electric screwdriver? Writing books is just one of the ways that I conduct my outreach to the pornography addiction and betrayal trauma communities. I also coach, but I have a fairly large presence on social media and have appeared on more podcasts talking about these subjects than anybody else in the last five years. I thought I had all of my bases covered. Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram were perfect for hitting the communities I most thought needed my message. Facebook is political opinion I don't want to get into, Snapchat appears like it's mainly to trade naked pictures and TikTok just seemed like my kids' friends acting their age and I do

What MSI books are people talking about? Those that talk about those things that people find difficult to talk about but need to: He's a Porn Addict...Now What? (Overbay and Shea) available in hard cover, paperback, and e-book Healing from Incest (Henderson and Emerton) available in hard cover, parperback, and e-book Both are tastefully written but also frank and informative. Find them at the MSI press webtore at the MSI press website OR online sellers (Amazon, B&N, etc.) OR your local library or bookstore (if not there, ask).