Part 1: What Sexual Addiction Recovery Actually Looks Like | An Interview with Steven Croshaw and Chris Raleigh

Steven Croshaw is the co-founder and President of SA Lifeline
Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to providing hope,
education and resources related to sexual addiction and betrayal
trauma recovery. He was instrumental in the production of
Understanding Pornography and Sexual Addiction: A Resource for
Families, Religious, and Community Leaders. Steven is a commercial
real estate developer. He has been married to Rhyll Anne Croshaw
for 49 years and they are the parents of seven children and 27
grandchildren. They are grateful to be working recovery one day at
a time. Chris Raleigh grew up in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, and
served in the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Mission. He has a
bachelor’s degree in business, a master’s degree in education, and
has taught for 28 years in both public and private school
settings—including 23 years as a seminary and institute instructor.
Chris' church assignments have included callings in the elders
quorum, Sunday School, high council, bishopric, and as a bishop and
stake president. In his current assignment, he serves with his
wife, Peggy, on the Church’s Corrections Committee, ministering to
both Church leaders and inmates in six county jails and the Central
Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison, Utah. Chris and Peggy have
nine children and 14 grandchildren. Chris' desire in sharing his
story is to lend hope through the Atonement of Jesus Christ to the
many men and women who feel trapped within the grasp of the illness
called addiction. Trying to reverse four generations of addiction
within his family has not been easy but he knows it is possible.
This is PART 1 of a 2-part podcast conversation. Steven Croshaw
Chris Raleigh Highlights 02:15 Introduction to the episode and the
topic of sexual addiction and the speakers, Steven and Chris 05:30
Chris talks more about his story of dealing with pornography and
how it has inspired others as he has been willing to be honest and
tell his story 10:30 Steven tells his story of how he got into
pornography and how he and Chris met in recovery. 19:00 Betrayal
trauma is equally important to address as pornography addiction.
Wives need to be brought into the recovery process. They need
support and resources to get through the process too. 25:00 You
can’t just stop the behavior. You can’t do it by yourself. 27:00
While Steven’s leaders cared and were loving, they didn’t give him
the right advice and resources that he needed 27:30 Steven’s first
experience with a sexaholics 12-step meeting. He walked away from
it because he couldn’t relate. 28:40 Steven’s life-changing
experience of getting arrested for picking up a prostitute. It was
a turning point for him. 32:00 Through all of his recovery, Steven
now understands that recovery is based on total and complete
honesty. 33:00 Steven describes his third disciplinary council as a
positive experience even though he got excommunicated 34:50 Anyone
struggling with sexual addiction needs to know that you are
responsible for your own recovery. Bishops and stake presidents
don’t know how to help you. 35:45 The steps Steven took to find the
proper help 37:15 How can I trust my husband after so much
betrayal? How do I know my husband is truly in recovery? 39:30
Steven and his wife have created a foundation to help others
recover from sexual addiction and betrayal trauma 40:00 What does
recovery take and what does it look like? Radical honesty
Willingness Links Listen to PART 2 When the Stake President
Struggles with Pornography | An Interview with Chris Raleigh How to
Help the Spouse of an Addict | Interview with Steven & Rhyll
Croshaw Facebook Group: I Am Finally Free Iamfinallyfree.com
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, by Anna
Lemke S.A. Lifeline Foundation SAL 12-Step What Can I Do About Me?
He Restoreth My Soul Understanding Pornography Addiction and
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