Group Curriculum – High Noon

Getting the Most From Your Group

Purpose of the Groups To practice telling the truth about myself in order to experience connection, healing, and growth. The One Rule: Confidentiality This allows…

Integrity Through Accountability

While the first focus of this group is honesty and grace through the practice of telling the truth about yourself, the second focus of this…

Honesty & Grace

A Secret Battle Taka was sick with anxiety. How could he have these terrible sexual thoughts? He’d never had a sexual relationship with someone but…

Conclusion

Contribution

This lesson, more than being a call to action to give back, is a suggestion on how to elevate your recovery and growth to the…

A Radiant Couple

Whether you are currently married or not, your life will benefit by clarifying and deepening your vision for a Blessed life with your eternal spouse.…

The Integrity Muscle

Before you read on, watch this famous, Brick by Brick, video. At the beginning of our sexual integrity journeys, our goals to be porn and/or…

Lifting Shame – Activity

To be read together in the group after the check-ins and before the activity. One thing shame tells us is that we are unworthy of…

Guilt Vs. Shame

Guilt “Guilt is like a gauge or light on the dashboard. It means that something is wrong.” — Wade Powers Have you felt the weight of…

Each Slip is a Stepping Stone

Have you heard the story of the invention of the incandescent lightbulb? It apparently took Thomas Edison 1,000 tries to make his invention work! When…

Choosing Real Food over Junk Food

Dealing with a porn and/or masturbation addiction is less like an addiction to drugs and alcohol, and more like a struggle with unhealthy or addictive…

Accountability

What is accountability? What does it accomplish? Why is it valuable? “[Accountability] means to have what we normally hold inside, visible to others as well.…

Justification vs. Courage

John doesn’t watch hardcore porn, but he still consumes sexual content every now and then. Aware that it’s not aligned with his values to do…

The Root and Solution to Your Struggle

Feeling the need for porn and masturbation is a common experience. Of course, we know it’s not a real need the way food or water…

The Sexual Addiction Cycle

Russ was confounded by his porn use. Acting out always left him feeling empty, unfulfilled, and disappointed in himself. Yet, as much as he tried,…

Forming Reasonable Expectations About Recovery

Diego had been struggling with porn for many years without any substantial breakthroughs. He generally thought of himself as being alright in terms of this…

Setting the Tone

As was stated in Prework III, having goals with which to measure progress are important. In order to set the tone for success, starting with…

	Richard & Mari Curry have been Blessed in married since December 2005 and have four children. They love working together as a team and are passionate about caring for others, especially in the realm of marriage development. After Mari received her Masters of Divinity from Cheongshim Theological Seminary, she and Richard served as co-pastors in Florida. Since then, they moved to New Jersey and over the years have happily served in a variety of ministry roles from music to education. All the while, working together to serve the Blessed Marriage Project and now High Noon Couples. They were a part of the founding team in 2013 and have been a part of it ever since. They currently serve as the directors of Highnoon Couples. They love the Energize! Retreats because they help realize True Parent’s desire for healthy couples and reminds us of Heavenly Parent’s love and hope for us all! Contact Mari at: mari@edu.highnoon.org
	Crescentia & Leighton DeGoede have been Blessed in married since October 2010, and have three children. Crescentia is currently serving as the District Pastor of district 3 and local pastor of the Clifton Family Church. Previously Crescentia was the Director of the National Blessing and Family Ministry of FFWPU for six years. Both Leighton and Crescentia currently serve as Matching Supporters. Prioritizing their marriage, while juggling children, work, and community service has been an exciting challenge. But they continue to find that the more they invest in their marriage, the more they have to give in all areas of their lives. They love giving other couples the opportunity to infuse their marriages with love deposits through marriage enrichment programs.
	Christoph & Lena Yasutake have been Blessed in marriage since April 2002 and have three teenagers. They are both equally passionate about marriage education and helping blessed couples create happy and healthy families. The Energize! Retreats are one of their favorite ways to share this passion. They served in the Young Couples ministry for six years and are frequent guest speakers at Blessing Workshops.
	Kate Pugnoli has served as the Community Liaison and is also responsible for generating our monthly newsletter. A former journalist, she has a Masters of Religious Education from the Unification Theological Seminary where she took focused her studies on counseling courses. She has also had experience facilitating small groups. The mother of two sons, now Blessed in marriage, she lives in Tucson, AZ with her husband Simon Herbert. She is committed to working with the Blessed Marriage Project in hopes that marriage enrichment will be available to communities across the country and particularly to bring the Energize! Couples Retreat to as many couples as possible.

Topic Category: Group Curriculum

More on North Star Goals

More on North Star Goals

Getting the Most From Your Group

Integrity Through Accountability

Honesty & Grace

Conclusion

Contribution

A Radiant Couple

The Integrity Muscle

Lifting Shame – Activity

Guilt Vs. Shame

Each Slip is a Stepping Stone

Choosing Real Food over Junk Food

Accountability

Justification vs. Courage

The Root and Solution to Your Struggle

The Sexual Addiction Cycle

Forming Reasonable Expectations About Recovery

Setting the Tone

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