Jay Stringer on Shifting from Self-Hatred to Curiosity (MercyCast Ep. 078)

What it is

Raleigh Sadler interviews Jay Stringer, licensed mental health counselor and author of Unwanted, and the episode is the fastest way into Stringer's argument without reading the book. His claim — 'embedded within the brokenness itself are clues to the healing that we seek' — reframes the whole question: instead of asking how to stop, ask what the specific shape of your behaviour is telling you about unaddressed trauma, unmet need and unresolved conflict. The conversation covers trauma and dissociation, the difference between integrity and purity culture, self-compassion and self-parenting in recovery, and the joy that shows up on the other side. Free. This is the single best thing to give someone caught in the shame-relapse loop, where self-hatred is functioning as the engine rather than the brake. Follow it with Stringer's book Unwanted, also in this directory.

What it may help with

• I'm struggling with porn or sexual sin
• I'm healing from sexual abuse or trauma

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