Freedom from unwanted sexual behavior
Freedom from betrayal trauma
Sexual addiction and betrayal trauma can feel like an isolating journey, but recovery doesn't have to be a solitary path. Captives Free offers a supportive online community for men and their spouses. Join any of our weekly online groups and connect with others and then stay connected with our app called "Heartbeat." We exist to provide access to freedom through safe Christ centered online communities that address core wounds and help guide the process of transformation together.. We have discovered that recovery is a journey best taken with others. Let's start the journey together.
Captives Free is a non-profit that helps men & their spouses reclaim control of their lives from the effects of sexual addiction.
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Men
We can help you break free from the pain and humiliation of being unfaithful.
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Spouses
If you're struggling with sexual brokenness or betrayal trauma, we can help.
A safe environment where men can experience the transformation of their recovery
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. The Captives Free program uses a unique “core issue” approach to identify and process your life story; that is the wounds in your past that you are trying to medicate with your behavior. These wounds come from your family of origin, from traumatic experiences, and hurtful messages that came from or affected your relationships. Opening up and processing that understanding is the key to making changes in how you respond to these triggers and to avoiding the destructive cycles of behavior. As you grow in this ability to respond in healthier ways, the behaviors and consequences you desire to avoid will become less frequent.
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A support group is a gathering of people with shared objectives who hold each other accountable in pursuing and reaching those objectives. The group meets regularly to share their individual progress toward those goals, and to offer mutual support and accountability.
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Weekly attendance is strongly encouraged. In fact, there are many who advise daily meetings in the critical early stages of recovery. After all, consistency, discipline, and accountability are key elements in changing how you medicate your core wounds and learning to respond to your triggers in healthy ways.
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The Captives Free Men’s Workbook leads you through three levels of examination of seven individual principles, for a total of twenty-one assignments. The concept is to repeat this cycle multiple times, in order to reinforce understanding of those seven principles, and to encourage you to take on broader roles in the program as your recovery progresses. Those roles involve helping others coming along behind you to reach their goals and making lasting recovery available to more and more of God’s people.
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Captives Free combines Community and technology to provide 24/7 access to your recovery team. Captives Free groups are real support groups, not merely study groups, and the “core issue” recovery model focuses on the issues that are driving your behavior, and not just on the behavior itself. Once you can identify those core issues, you are in a much better position to avoid the related triggers and handle them in healthier ways. This program is designed to help you heal from those wounds—to get well and not to just get sober. To experience real transformation.
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We have a growing list of online groups, led by highly trained and experienced leaders, that meet in many locations. Because we use Zoom technologies, all groups are essentially local to you. You need only to select a convenient day and time for your group.
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Absolutely. You receive your own copy of the Captives Free Men’s Workbook with your Membership. You will be able to benefit meaningfully from the assignments and participate actively in group discussions.