424 - The Ideal Group Member: The Ups and Downs of the Group Process

Pure Desire Podcast

Pure Desire Ministries

Sexual Addiction Recovery, Religion & Spirituality, Celebrate Recovery, Sexuality, Porn Recovery, Porn Addiction Recovery, Health & Fitness, Aa, Education, Betrayal Trauma, Recovery, Biblical Recovery, Christian Recovery, Healing, Sa, Christianity, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 19 August 2025

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Summary

In this honest and hope-filled episode, Ashley Jameson shares wisdom from her own recovery journey and years of walking with others through the group process. Together, we explore the reality that healing in a group isn’t a straight line—it’s filled with both highs and lows. Ashley highlights the moments that bring encouragement and motivation, as well as the common challenges that can cause doubt or discouragement. She offers practical insight for staying engaged when things feel slow, painful, or uncertain—and reminds us why honesty and consistency are so essential to long-term growth. Through powerful stories of breakthrough and perseverance, Ashley paints a picture of what’s possible when we don’t give up. Whether you're in a tough season or supporting someone who is, this conversation is a timely reminder: you’re not alone, and the process is worth it.

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0:00.0	Hello there, good listener. I am your host, Nick Stumbo, and you are listening to the
0:10.2	Pure Desire podcast, your bivocally based and clinically informed approach to healing from betrayal
0:15.7	and breaking free from compulsive sexual behaviors. Today, you are listening to episode 424. And here joining me as
0:25.6	my co-host throughout this series is Mr. Stewart Blade. Stuart, welcome back to the podcast.
0:31.1	Thank you, Nick. It is great to be here. Yes, great to see you again. What many of our listeners
0:36.9	won't know is that we're recording
0:39.0	this greeting like a couple of almost, I guess a month after when we first did the episode
0:45.9	because as listeners may have picked up on in the first part of this series, I was battling
0:51.7	a wee bit of a head cold and didn't quite sound like myself.
0:56.8	And we got to this episode and just said, you know what?
0:59.1	We're going to record the episode later.
1:00.7	And I'm feeling much better about how my voice sounds today.
1:04.0	And you probably are as well.
1:05.7	Yeah, absolutely.
1:06.7	Well, and for myself, like I'm transitioning, like we recorded earlier.
1:10.7	And now this is like
1:11.5	summer stew with the beard gone, the short hair.
1:14.4	And so, yeah, when the episode comes on and they see that, it'll be like, oh, a little different.
1:19.0	Yeah, maybe our YouTube watchers will pick up on a few subtle differences there.
1:24.2	Well, today we are continuing our series on the ideal group member, trying to help
1:29.4	listeners think through how to have a great life-changing group experience, what might make
1:33.8	the difference between a positive experience and a negative one. And today we had Ashley
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