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No one can deny that pornography is not aimed to be watched by children. It builds an unhealthy and unrealistic image of sexual relationships and, if seen at the age of 12 and younger, can be a cause of kids growing up as sex addicts and sexual deviants. In this article ...

We are planning to visit Belgium, be”H, after Sukkos to give a talk about GYE to the Rabbanim, therapists, and Mechanchim in the community. We are looking for some testimonials from members in Belgium about how GYE has helped them, to share in our presentation. Of cours...

Dear Hashem I have a lot of feelings on his day of mourning yet I’m not sure how to express them. I’m going to try and explain what’s going on inside me and hopefully it will bring me to some clarity and direction. Last night in Shul we read Eicha; we asked how You, Who h...

In Chinese, the word for disaster and opportunity is the same. No one is immune to the fear of failure; all of us have failed and misinterpreted its meaning. The experience of failure is painful However, it is this pain that can initiate a search for its sources. We can ...

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Tears on His 50th Wedding Anniversary A man and woman were recently celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. While cutting the cake, the wife was moved after seeing her husband’s eyes fill with tears. The wife took his arm, and looked at him affectionately. “I never...

The Hebrew name of this month is Av, and when we reverse its letters—alef and bet—a we get “bo,” the Hebrew word that means “come” in the command form. On the eve of the exodus, G-d instructed Moses: “Bo—come—to Pharaoh.” Shouldn’t He have said, “Go?” When it was time f...

I slipped during last summer on a trip to Las Vegas. At every level of this disease, when you fall you fall at a higher level and its easier to cope and get back up. (Sheva Yipol Tzaddik V'kom - a Tzaddik falls seven times and gets up again). I had stopped going to m...

Disclaimer: GYE highly advises AGAINST having access to Facebook. However, as Rav Motta Frank - who has a Facebook page - once told us (when he gave us his Haskama on GYE), "When the last Jew leaves Facebook, I will too". In other words, as long as so many of our brother...

I've been suffering from my addiction ever since I can remember and a friend mentioned GYE in passing so I decided to have a look. That was 5 months ago. I am now after 4 months of live groups and intense therapy, coupled with a lot of scouring GYE forums, articles, shiurim and whatever I can get my hands upon. So far, with great thanks to Hashem and the GYE support, I have been sober for close to four months bli ayin hara.

You've got a new story to write, and it looks nothing like your past.

I'm an assistant Rebbi in a yeshiva, and I have a female shadow in my classroom (she watches a specific child), who does not fully understand that her mode of dress is not very appropriate. It makes life very difficult but with HIS help (and constant chizuk from GYE - tha...

The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt, untill they are too strong to be broken. - Samuel Johnson.

The Torah says that if a person makes a vow, “He shall not desecrate his word - according to whatever comes out of his mouth he shall do.” The Torah places great emphasis on truthfulness. Breaking one’s word is a “desecration” of speech. Perhaps, animals do communicate...

The Twelve Steps work whether or not you believe in G-d. They will not work, though, if you believe you are G-d.

When I look at myself in the mirror (yes, that's something I can do these days), I no longer feel repulsed by what I see, I no longer see a guy with potential that's just wasting his life, or doing so much damage to his friends and family that he can't bear to feel. I no...

Click here to listen to this shiur online (32 min). This talk was given at the 90th Agudah Convention in December 2012. It goes through the entire mehalech of the GYE network, the 20 Tools and 30 Attitude Principles, and explains how GYE helps people to break free. Cl...

Click here to listen to this game-changing shiur online (40 min). The shiur goes into all the details of the TaPHSiC method, dispells any doubts about its validity and effectiveness, and expounds on the psychology behind the success of this powerful tool. Break free of t...