Elecrtic to understanding the mystery and meaning of motivation? Do I consider myself a kind of a SA pioneer? What if any credibility of Russ Shaw The host in this body of work?

Unpacking some history of the ASI podcast. 15 years of unpacking stubborn unwanted behavior. explaining some themes hopefully answering some questions like... What’s it like working to understanding the mystery and meaning of motivation? Do I consider myself a kind of a SA pioneer? What if any credibility of Russ Shaw The host in this body of work?

Sex has been demonized for centuries.Who is the D-EVIL? I think it’s one of the ways we get, the flesh and the spirit being at war, is confused.Are we putting a name or character to the evil we would like to see or believe is always 'out there'? Is the devil a scapegoat for trauma? Is this why is the saying, 'the devil made me do it' so popular?Do we use the devil as a way of not really talking about but as a natural result, projecting our own trauma?

Is it true that The road to recovery goes through your childhood? Does real, lasting freedom from our stubborn unwanted behaviors mean we move must go through our childhood trauma? Why can’t we just leave the past in the past? Eddie stops by the podcast once again to talk about his new book Going Deeper, How the Inner Child Impacts your Sexual Addiction.

A Conversation with Keith Giles, Craig Weir form My Pilgrimage and yours truly Russ Shaw. Keith Giles is a licensed and ordained pastor who left the pulpit over 10 years ago to start a house church that gave away 100% of the offering to the poor in the community. He is the author of Jesus Untangled: Crucifying Our Politics To Pledge Allegiance To The Lamb and also Jesus Unbound: Liberating the Word of God from the Bible, both of which were published by Quoir Publishing. Keith is also the co-host of the Heretic Happy Hour Podcast and blogs regularly at www.KeithGiles.com. Craig Weir joins us from the gold coast of Australia and is a regular contributor to the My Pilgrimage Facebook group.

Was inspired by this quote and another quote I talk about in the episode. Feeling like I am in full ADHD mode but it’s good because I am able to be me and not let my perfectionism try and polish everything up just so... If you Love anyone or anything there will be suffering. Because what you love is worth suffering for. - Richard Rohr Constructive Intentional contribution.

Freedom and the rise of nervous excitement around change. Stand for something or fall for anything? Love that line, I used to hold fast to that line. Still do to a degree. The question is how does one define freedom?

Russ is joined by both Seth Taylor and David Taylor author and co-author of feels like redemption and the creative minds and hearts behind My Pilgrimage. We talk about the energy of purpose, giving forward as well as the definition of perfect and the difference between it and perfectionism.

How is our sexual integrity impacting our self-worth? Or at least our perceived self-worth based on the information that was available to us as we’ve grown to adulthood in this life. This expectation and anticipation of rewards is called the "wanting" in neuroscience language. Have you tried entering on to the freeway of healing? Where is the nearest on ramp? Why do people choose to take the off ramp? And what characters might we meet along the way? What can we expect on this yellow brick road Like journey

If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you keep getting what you’ve always got. Most of us have heard that line before. But what about when it comes to our closely held belief structures? Where does the fear come from? Today I am humbled and honored to have Andrew and David Taylor on the Podcast. David is the identical twin brother of Seth Taylor who co-wrote the book Feels Like Redemption and who started the My Pilgrimage.com and Facebook group which I highly recommend. And Andrew Taylor is David‘s son! David and Andrew talk about launching the new My Pilgrimage podcast soon. ASI247.org

I wrote some surveys which have been on the website for a few years. My motivation in doing so? So I could ask listeners nine questions that they probably have never been asked before from the perspective of someone who shared in the struggle of sexually compulsive behavior from my perspective on the other side. For the last few months people haven’t filled out the surveys completely. I get it. I go through one of the surveys and answer all the questions on this episode myself. As well as try to explain why the survey page exists. ASI247.org

In this episode ASI is lacing up our boots and install the backplate, cuirass but before gorget or bevor and way before putting on the pauldrons. Headed out symbols forward and on display because this time we exploring the layers of sexual attraction, desire, identity and the ways we learn to trust others and ourselves. ASI247.org

Seth Taylor stops by the show and we talk about what it must be like to be quarantined during a pandemic. What of the quick escape? Pornography has been likened to a pandemic but is it? And what of this word discipline, discipleship and what it means to achieve sexual self control? We also discussed the launching of the my pilgrimage apart from triple X church and the upcoming podcast. ASI247.org

In the history of the ASI podcast there’s been a progression. The last show encouraged people to talk about their unwanted sexual behaviors. Bring it out in the light with someone. It doesn’t have to be your spouse but if you get caught (which is really easy right now) or you tell them it’s out in the light and you must deal with it. Through bravery and vulnerability things change and even heal over time. Being cooped up is a recipe for corals it’s also a recipe for quiet. Some intentional purposeful audio by some experts in this episode as well. ASI247.org

Russ shares his personal experience with march 2020 and works to draw an emotional picture of our current circumstances. Is it any wonder why pop porn sites viewership is way up during these uncertain times? In this episode he explores the parallels to a major city during a power outage. As the whole world has been thrust into a kind of social psych blackout. How does that affect our relationship with our hearts, minds and bodies?

In the midst of a global pandemic how are we pouring out? How is the fear, anxiety working its way through our bodies? Sex is a powerful coping mechanism what does it look like to move through this kind of global storm?

Russ divulges some of his origin story sexually. Our moral compass is formed pretty early in life. It’s their to protect us from the chaos of our random environment. How do our thoughts about sex shape our self worth as we move through this life?

Season 7 kick off podcast!

Honored to have The Shack author Paul stop by the ASI podcast again. We share the complexities of pain, truth and trust as they feed or grow faith, fear or both in the uncertain realm of circumstances, history and relationships. And bonus material... As an author and storyteller many theologians tend to jump to conclusions about what Paul believes. 8 minutes with Paul and Jim Henderson clearing some of that up. Check out WmPaulYoung.com for more.

What's up with ASI and Russ Shaw? After some time and some movment of counchiousness. Going through the motions reminds me of that line from the film The Shawshank Redemption "Get Busy Living or get Busy Dieing" How about your future status update? Ever catch yourself, asking yourself the question "I'm I the person I thought I would be five years ago?" ASI247.org