You have reached the Website of Mike S. Author of:
Serenity one day at a time
DAILY READINGS FOR THOSE RECOVERING FROM PORN ADDICTION
If you have been battling porn addiction and losing....
If you feel trapped in secrecy, shame, and isolation…
If you’ve unsuccessfully tried to quit before…
If you long for integrity, connection, and peace but don’t know how to get there…
There is Help for You.
“You Are No Longer Alone”
Here You’ll Find
1: Information on the book and the author
2: A help is available section
3: Book Forwards By
A: Aaron Holbrough, (Mike’s Pastor)
B: Paul Lavergne, (Mike’s Counselor)
4: Links on How to Protect Your Children
5: Other Helpful Websites, (Affair Recovery, Your Brain on Porn)
6: A Contact Mike resource for interviews, public speaking engagements, and feedback.
Further developments will include a Facebook page containing an encouragement blog, reader-generated recovery tips, success stories, meeting information, sponsor availability, and more.
The website and the book are no substitute for therapy. Please check out the "Help is Available" section for professional secular and faith-based resources. You are worth freedom and wholeness.
No matter how far you feel you’ve fallen, there is light ahead. Join me and many others on the journey of a lifetime. Dignity awaits.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Serenity One Day At A Time is a 365-day meditation book grounded in Twelve-Step recovery principles. It is designed to support individuals seeking freedom from compulsive sexual behaviors while offering a respectful, non-shaming resource for counselors, churches, and families.
Each day offers a brief reflection, insight, or encouragement to help readers stay grounded in their recovery journey.
Originally written by Mike as daily text messages to his sponsees seeking freedom from pornography addiction, these reflections became a source of strength and accountability—eventually forming the book you hold today.
This is not a clinical manual or a replacement for counseling. It is a steady, compassionate companion for those choosing recovery, honesty, and growth.
Appropriate For:
Individuals in recovery
Counseling and therapy referrals
Faith-based discussion groups
Partners seeking understanding
From the Author
On September 21st, 2012, I wrote a blistering goodbye letter to my addiction. I meant every word of it, and have never looked back.
Although my marriage has never fully recovered from the ravages of porn addiction, I am enjoying some of the happiest days of my life. My wife and I have begun watching TV, shopping, walking, taking day trips, and exercising together. I am continuing to learn compassion and love for one I formerly robbed of happiness.
Love is a choice I have consciously made and stand by, not a feeling by which I am overwhelmed, and that sometimes is difficult (but getting easier) for a love and porn addict.
Two winters ago, I was given the gift of chemotherapy for stage four metastatic cancer that traveled to my lungs. During this time, after twelve years of sobriety, I learned how to do Steps three and seven more completely. Who would have thought that sickness, which at times seemed like a death sentence, would end up giving me a life so abundant? Steps three and seven are now daily steps for me.
Due to some of my life circumstances, I should be miserable, but I am not! I am an inheritor of the promises. I am joyous and free.
At a recovery barbecue one day, we paused for a gratitude session. Each person spoke in turn. I said only one thing. "I have seen S. become an honourable person." We all knew it was true. I was witness to an amazing miracle. I pray the same for you.
This journey is no longer just about me; it is about you also becoming whole, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. You are worth complete recovery. Help is available.
Let’s Work Together
If you're interested in addressing the dangers of Porn addiction via an interview or a speaking engagement, complete the form with a few details about your project. I’ll review your message and get back to you within 48 hours.