Mom, Is Santa Claus Real?

A Message of Hope For All Faiths By S.A. Lifeline’s Executive Director, Tara McCausland For many of us, ’tis the season of twinkling lights, warm cocoa, and the age-old question that has endured through generations: Is Santa Claus real? As a parent, navigating the delicate balance of preserving the magic of childhood and revealing the…

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Self-Identifying as a Sexual Addict. Shaming or Empowering?

By Steven Croshaw, PresidentSA Lifeline Foundation: Recovering Individuals, Healing Families I tried to stop using pornography and sex with self hundreds of times, only to return to these unwanted behaviors again and again. For decades, feeling toxic shame and incredible fear I chose to hide my sexual acting-out behavior. I really wanted to stop and…

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I Like Red

It wasn’t until God reminded me that I like red, that I realized that I had lost myself. I was stunned to realize that my favorite color was important to God because it surely wasn’t important to me at that point.  

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Letter to a Faith Leader

What Spiritual Leaders Need to Know A letter from the spouse of an addict… What I Wish Father Leaders Knew About Pornography & Sexual Addiction As a wife working her recovery, when I got to my Step 9 Amends, I knew that some way or somehow, my faith leader would be on the list. I have…

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Beauty From Ashes- Healing Takes Time

The Beauty of Regrowth Beauty from ashes can happen.  I’ve always liked seeing nature after a wildfire. I love the contrast of the burnt trees with the new bright green growth. It just speaks to me. I love seeing how nature just keeps going and growing.   When I see one of these scenes, I…

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Bonus Q&A Audio- 2022 S.A. Lifeline Conference

The 2022 S.A. Lifeline Conference was a great success with many participants asking some insightful questions throughout the day. We set aside a full hour at the end for Q& A, but quickly found that was not sufficient time to answer the dozens of questions that came in. Here is a bonus audio recording recently…

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