Pornography

Help for Spouses

  • Contents

  • Overview for Spouses

  • What Should I Focus On?

    • Principle 1: Find Peace and Strength in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ

    • Principle 2: Respond to Strong Emotions

    • Principle 3: Reach Out

    • Principle 4: Rebuild Confidence

    • Principle 5: Restore Safety, Stability, Trust, and Well-Being

  • How can I take care of my needs?

  • How can I find hope?

  • How can I best support my spouse?

  • Stories of Hope

    • Finding Peace through Forgiveness

    • God Supports Us

    • Maintain Communication

    • Nothing Is Impossible

    • Pierced with Deep Wounds

    • Recovery Story: Meet Kerri

    • Seek Support

    • Set Boundaries

    • To the Tender Wives: What I Have Learned from My Husband’s Addiction to Pornography

    • Working through It Together

Pierced with Deep Wounds


“Pierced with Deep Wounds,” Help for Spouses (2021)

“Pierced with Deep Wounds,” Help for Spouses

Pierced with Deep Wounds

In “Pierced with Deep Wounds,” the spouse of a pornography user tells how she worked through the recovery process with her husband and found support for herself.

Published in the Ensign, June 2010, 54–57.