Mike Vaughn

Joined: July 24, 2025
Articles: 181

For Professionals

Program of Recovery

Attending a treatment program, including one more long-term than a Bethesda Workshop intensive, is only the beginning of the journey of transformation. Getting help is an important first step, but if that’s all someone does, he or she won’t recover successfully. Genuine, lasting transformation requires more.

Mike Vaughn
May 7, 2018

For Professionals

Disease Model of Addiction

Is this sin or is it an addiction? That’s one of the most frequently asked questions about sexual addiction. Our immediate answer is “Yes!” Sexual addiction is both.

Mike Vaughn
May 7, 2018

For Professionals

Disclosure

Few things in recovery are as difficult for the sex addict as disclosing the secrets about his or her acting out, and probably nothing is as hard for the partner to experience.

Mike Vaughn
May 7, 2018

For Professionals

Common Mistakes in Treating Sexual Addiction

Unfortunately, many Christian helpers are ill-equipped to address sexual addiction or to help partners of sex addicts. Standard approaches like cognitive-behavioral therapy and using scripture alone are rarely effective.

Mike Vaughn
May 3, 2018

Blog, Inspirational Blog, Marnie Ferree

Self-Sufficiency or Dependence on God?

The story of Jesus’ feeding of the 5,000 is familiar to most Christians and recorded in all four of the gospels. A recent sermon about this event seemed to correlate well with Bethesda Workshops’ experience about buying our own building.…

Mike Vaughn
July 6, 2016

Blog, Marnie Ferree

Tile by Tile

It started simply enough. While cleaning the bathroom recently after weekend guests, I swiped at some dirt tracked onto the tile floor, and when a tinge remained, I put some stronger cleanser and elbow grease to the task. To my…

Mike Vaughn
April 6, 2015

Podcasts

Neurochemistry

What is the brain chemistry behind sexual acting out? Is that a real factor? What about dopamine and other neurochemicals involved? What is the difference neurochemically between addiction and recovery? How does sexual abstinence contribute to the healing process for…

Mike Vaughn
February 5, 2015

Podcasts

Getting the Right Help

Christian counselors and churches are sadly ill-equipped to help those struggling with sexual addiction. What are common mistakes made by untrained Christian helpers? Isn’t regular marriage counseling enough? Hear what the “right help” looks like in terms of addressing the…

Mike Vaughn
September 4, 2014

Podcasts

Lectio Divina - Romans 8

Mike Vaughn
July 25, 2014

Podcasts

Lectio Divina - Psalm 139

Mike Vaughn
March 12, 2014

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