Bethesda Workshops

11/21/2025

I believe we’re facing a boredom crisis in our world today. We live in a world that treats stillness like a problem to solve, rather than a space to experience.

Neuroscience tells us that boredom activates the default mode network, which is the brain’s system for daydreaming, memory, and self-reflection.

Boredom doesn’t just stir creativity; it stirs everything. Old memories. Unfinished grief. Thoughts and emotions we’ve worked hard to outrun.

That’s why I’ve long believed boredom is one of the most underestimated triggers in the addiction cycle. When we can’t bear the ache of stillness, we reach for whatever numbs it.

What if boredom isn’t the enemy, but an invitation?

If we can stay with boredom and breathe through the restlessness rather than fill it, something begins to shift. There is a quiet harvest waiting in this life-enriching space.

Read about it in this month’s blog: https://bit.ly/485ZAQF

10/19/2025

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09/30/2025

Quote from our Founder, Marnie Ferree. Marnie’s latest blog is up! It’s titled “Being a Voice”. Click the link below to read:
https://bethesdaworkshops.org/blog/be-a-voice/?fbclid=IwVERDUANJUoFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHsRiMSl1tSW0knGRojcqA_Jkk33DsFk8d8xH2ti7BSg-qvT4gzIgkuo5f8Ik_aem_lam-8TjJwuCeXbf8AGIFyA

09/30/2025

Marnie Ferree is the founder of Bethesda Workshops in Nashville, Tennessee. She speaks to long-term recovery, both from personal and professional experience working with s*x and p**n addicts.
In this podcast episode, she discusses the ins and outs of long-term s*x addiction recovery. This journey rarely comes without some bumps along the way. But how you navigate these bumps will determine if you relapse or stay on the road to s*xual integrity.
Listen on Apple, Spotify, YouTube or at the link below-
https://successfuladdict.com/75-long-term-s*x-addiction-recovery-with-marnie-ferree/

09/30/2025

09/28/2025

Healing for Couples Workshop October 2-4, 2025
Grow closer to your partner at the Healing for Couples Workshop. This three-day group experience is for couples who have completed individual work and want to help their relationship prosper.
Come with your partner to bring together what you’ve learned in your own individual workshops or equivalent therapy and do the important work of restoring your relationship to health!
The next Healing for Couples Workshop is October 2-4,2025.

09/17/2025

Healing Professionals: Come See Us at the AACC World Conference
The AACC World Conference will be held in Nashville, September 23-27, 2025. We will have a booth in the exhibition hall, and our Executive Director, Mike Vaughn, will be presenting two sessions at the conference. We would love for you to stop by and say hello.

09/17/2025

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09/14/2025

Rediscovering Connection: Couples Workshop
Every relationship faces challenges, but couples in recovery from s*x addiction often long for deeper understanding, renewed trust, and a stronger sense of partnership. Bethesda’s Couples Workshop creates space for just that, healing and reconnection.
The photo here shows our Healing for Couples staff gathered behind the scenes at the last workshop. Their dedication runs deeper than logistics. Each brings unique training in addiction, trauma, and coupleship, but even more importantly, they bring compassion and a commitment to walk with couples through hard and hopeful work. Together, they help create an environment where lasting change can take root.
Again and again, couples tell us they leave having grown in empathy and rediscovered closeness in their relationship. Our final Couples Workshop of the year is October 2–4, 2025, in Nashville. If you would like to join us, we’d be honored to walk alongside you as you take the next step toward deeper connection.