Biola UniversityPlaces to Go:
- Spiritual Direction at the Institute for Spiritual Formation
- Pastoral Care
- Faculty and/or staff
- Biola Counseling Center
Web Resources to Visit:
- Guide to Student Care and Wellness
- Student Care Assistance & Intervention
- Pastoral Care
- Institute for Congregational Trauma and Growth
Videos to Watch
Porn addiction: Think it can't happen to you? What if it does? What if it already has? There's hope and a way out. Former Biolans Ryan & Alyssa Low help.
Alcohol addiction: Former Biolan Patrick Saia leads a panel; how it happens and where to find help. [video]
Drug addiction: Dr. Stephen Hall, alcohol and drug counselor, provides a framework and answers questions about addiction.
Books to Read
- Addiction and Virtue: Beyond the Models of Disease and Choice by Kent Dunnington (Biola prof)
- Victims and Sinners: Spiritual Roots of Addiction & Recovery by Linda Mercadante
- The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease by Marc Lewis
- Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop by Anna Lembke
- Wired for Intimacy: How Pornography Hijacks the Male Brain, by William Struthers
- The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves by Curt Thompson
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- Last Updated:
- May 23, 2017