Resources for Women who Struggle with Porn

Question: I’m a female who was addicted to porn. Is there any kind of help for the ladies?

One of the things that has surprised me the most from starting this ministry is the number of emails I receive just like this one. Clearly, porn is not just an issue for men anymore.

In fact, some estimates state that 20% of women today struggle with an unwanted porn habit. That’s one out of five women. If you are a woman who struggles with porn, you are not alone.

Belt of Truth Ministries may be geared towards helping men, but thankfully, there are quite a few resources available these days for women. I hope the following links will help you find the freedom and healing that is promised to you through Christ.

Note: Many of these links have been collected from the Covenant Eyes website. If you’re looking for additional resources or help with online accountability, they are a great place to start.

Start Here

Dirty Girls Ministries

Whenever a woman contacts me for help, the first place I suggest they go is Dirty Girls Ministries. Crystal and her team do a wonderful job walking this road with women.

Articles

Touching On The M Word by Craig Gross

“When we started working on the very first version of XXXchurch.com back in 2001, we developed a website aimed specifically at men who struggled with porn. Didn’t even think twice about that focus. Then we launched the site in 2002, and one of the first emails we got said this: ‘What about us girls?’”

How Does It Feel to Be a Woman Addicted to Porn? by Heather Lundy

“While each woman’s experience is unique, there are general themes for the woman addicted to porn and/or sex: shame and guilt, conflicting messages from church and culture, feelings of worthlessness, and a profound sense of being misunderstood.”

6 Reasons Men and Women Are Drawn to Porn by Luke Gilkerson

“What fed my love of porn more than anything was the lie that sex was life. I was single at the time, and I had bought into the lie that sex was a basic, fundamental ‘need’ of which I was deprived. To hear that God wanted me to give up porn sounded like God wanted me to give up life itself.”

Dirty Girls, The New Porn Addicts by Anne Marie Miller

“I frequented erotic chat rooms, watched movies and browsed through hundreds and hundreds of pictures. Soon my porn binges started affecting my performance at work and my relationships.”

Ashamed, Alone, and Addicted: Do Other Women Struggle with Porn? by Lauren Jacobs

“Where my story actually began is still a mystery to me. I don’t have a clear memory of the first time I was exposed to pornography or masturbation or even the idea of sex, but it was probably around the age of 8 or 9.”

Porn and Adultery: A Women’s Perspective by Sarah Markley

“Early in January of 2004 I confessed to an affair, both emotional and physical, that I’d been engaging in for a few years. It was the end of an old way of life for me (and for my husband) and the beginning of something amazing and grace-filled.”

Videos

Women Hooked on Porn: A Free Webinar for Christian Women

“Recently I conducted a webinar with three women who are very open with others about the pornography struggles of their past. The complete recording of the webinar is now available for you to watch.”

Girls Hooked on Porn: Battle Notes from a Weathered Fighter

“Four months ago, when my pastor approached me to film my testimony, my thoughts went something like this: “Share my testimony? You mean, I would be telling the entire church that I have dealt with an addiction to pornography?”

How Many Women are Hooked on Porn?

“Can a woman become addicted to porn? Marnie Ferree, founder of Bethesda Workshops and a specialist in the area of women with sexual addiction, talks about this growing and pressing issue.”

Women struggle with porn too…

“People are often fascinated that I, as a woman, would share so openly about having been addicted to pornography.”

Podcasts

Dirty Girls Come Clean Podcast, featuring Crystal Renaud and Jenny Miller

“The Dirty Girls Come Clean Podcast is a show created to break the silence on women’s struggles with pornography & sexual addiction.”

Porn Addiction Among Women, featuring Jessica Harris and Crystal Renaud

“You are not alone. You are one of the millions of women who are struggling. From the day you were born until the day you die, your sins are forgiven because of the grace of God…”

A Marriage Redeemed from Pornography and Adultery, featuring Chad and Sarah Markley