We’ve lived this journey too.
We are Kenny & Susan Smith, from Knoxville, Tennessee. We have been married for almost 50 years, most of which have had very little emotional intimacy. God has worked dramatically by giving Kenny freedom from his pornography addiction and Susan the grace and courage to stay and fight for their relationship. We still have areas in which we need growth, but we are closer to each other than we've ever been. We have found what we both had always longed for: freedom, connection & intimacy.
Our story is proof that restoration is possible.
In 2015, Kenny’s long struggle with pornography addiction was discovered. The pain and betrayal nearly destroyed our marriage. What began as heartbreak eventually became a journey of honesty, healing, freedom, and deep transformation through God’s grace.
Today, Kenny walks in freedom from addiction, and together we have found the connection and intimacy we both longed for throughout our marriage.
While healing did not happen overnight, our story is a testament that even deeply broken relationships can experience restoration.
We help others because we understand the pain personally.
We know how isolating this journey can feel because we’ve lived both sides of it. Our desire is to come alongside individuals and couples with compassion, honesty, wisdom, and hope.
Through mentoring, resources, groups, and speaking, we help guide people toward healing individually and within their relationships.
Experience rooted in both training and personal healing.
Hi, I’m Susan.
I’m an extrovert who genuinely loves connecting with people and hearing their stories. For more than 25 years, I worked from home in the skincare and cosmetics industry, and I also spent 13 years serving as a volunteer counselor at our local Crisis Pregnancy Center.
Kenny and I have been married for almost 50 years, and I can honestly say I love—and like—my husband more now than ever before. We have two amazing daughters and the wonderful men they have chosen, and one spoiled dog who thinks she is human. I’ve always loved animals and somehow seem to end up rescuing a few each summer. Most recently, it was four baby bunnies and three fledgling bluebirds. I’ve even fought snakes away from bird nests more than once!
In March of 2015, I found out my husband (a Christian and pastor) was addicted to pornography. My comfortable life imploded, and I was left in an emotional heap of rubble. Shocked, angry, and crushed, I felt like I was living a bad dream. I came within inches of leaving my husband. At that time, I could not even imagine getting past this, or ever respecting my husband enough to have a happy “normal” marriage again. What God has done for us is nothing short of a miracle! Our relationship has not just been restored to what we had before, but transformed into the relationship of intimacy and deep love I had only wished for all those years before. Now I want to help others out of their heaps of rubble and give them hope. I want to help YOU find real healing, growth, and even thriving that only our Lord can give. No matter what your husband chooses, you can find healing.
AASAT Certificates In:
Sex Addiction, Partner Betrayal Trauma, Partner Recovery, Intimacy Anorexia
Certified Professional Braveheart Mentor
Hi, I’m Kenny.
I am an avid reader and love to travel. Football (from the recliner) is my favorite sport. Unlike Susan, I am an introvert who found intimacy to be terrifying and unachievable for most of my life. I am married to the amazing woman you just read about and have the same wonderful children and pets. I served as a full-time pastor for over 17 years and as a finance manager in auto dealerships for over 20 years. I have also served as an elder in two churches and as an interim pastor on three occasions.
From adolescence until March 2015, I struggled with lust, masturbation, and sexual fantasies, culminating in a full-blown addiction to pornography with the arrival of broadband internet. I cried out to God continuously over all those years to take away my struggle, but nothing changed because I continued to keep my sexual struggles a secret from everyone. My reputation was my idol, and I dared not let anyone know about my failures because I was convinced they would reject me.
When my wife caught me that fateful morning, I finally witnessed the hurt I had caused her and began to seek help for my addiction. God directed us to many wonderful resources, and I joined an online group to finally come out of isolation. Today, I am walking in freedom and have a deep desire to help others know this same freedom. I am living proof that freedom is possible after 45 years of slavery, and my wife and I are living proof that a marriage can be restored and thrive even after the damage of sexual betrayal.
Master of Divinity
AASAT Certified Pastoral Counselor
Sex Addiction, Partner Betrayal Trauma, Partner Recovery, Intimacy Anorexia
Certified Professional Braveheart Mentor
A little more about us.
We live in Knoxville, Tennessee, and have been married for almost 50 years. We love spending time with family, traveling, reading, gardening, and enjoying life together in ways we never thought possible years ago.
More than anything, we are grateful for the healing and restoration God has brought into our lives and marriage.
Speaking & Featured Events
We have participated in Bravehearts virtual summits for couples and betrayed spouses, sharing our story and helping others find hope and healing.
We are also available for speaking engagements, churches, marriage retreats, podcast interviews, and educational events.
Ready to take your next step toward healing?
Whether you’re seeking help individually or as a couple, we’d be honored to walk alongside you.