Choosing New · LinkedIn Page · v2

New look — "Daybreak"

You asked me to throw out the teal and start fresh. So I did — a sunrise identity built
around your thesis: darkness breaking into first light. The behavior is the messenger.

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The new direction

Gone: clinical teal & mint. Here's the thinking behind the replacement — react to the whole vibe before we sweat the details.

Daybreak

A rising sun cresting the horizon instead of a sprout. It says the same thing your work does — you're coming up out of a long night, being shown the way through — but it reads as warm, hopeful and human, not like a wellness clinic.

The palette is a real dawn: deep plum-indigo (the night) → rose (the turn) → warm amber & gold (first light), on a warm cream. Grounded enough for men done white-knuckling, gentle enough for a partner who just had her world rewritten.

Logo — same mark, 3 finishes

All use the new sunrise mark in the dawn palette. Left = square; right = how LinkedIn actually shows it (a circle). Pick a finish, or mix ("the dark one but with the rose underline").

Logo A — dawn gradient
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Bold & warm. Cream sunrise on the full dawn gradient. Pops as a small circle avatar.

Logo B — light & clean
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Soft & approachable. Warm-cream background, gradient sunrise, plum wordmark with an amber dot. Least clinical of the three.

Logo C — night & grounded
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Strong & steady. Night-plum ground, gradient sunrise, rose underline. Most striking in a feed.

Banner your pick: gradient

LinkedIn page banners are very wide and short (1128×191), shown full-width here. I keep the text clear of the bottom-left, where your round logo sits.

Banner — dawn gradient

Warm dawn with the sunrise + wordmark lockup, and a line that carries the deeper message.

Banner words are editable. Options that all fit the dawn theme: "You're being shown the way through." (shown) · "It was never about the porn." · "You're not broken. And you're not alone." · "Seen. Known. Loved." Tell me which (or your own) and I'll lock it into the final file.

Page basics

The settings fields when you set up the page.

NameChoosing New
Tagline#2 (locked — see below) ↓
Websitestart.choosingnew.com
IndustryProfessional Training & Coaching
Company size2–10 employees
LocationPhoenix, Arizona
Button"Book a call" → your free Clarity Call link

Tagline locked: #2

The one line under your page name (≤120 characters). You picked #2 — the others are here in case you want to revisit.

  1. Your unwanted behavior is a messenger, not a verdict. Porn recovery & betrayal-trauma support.
  2. It was never about the porn. Coaching that follows the behavior to the story underneath it.
  3. You're not broken — you're being shown the way through. Recovery & healing, together.
  4. Behind every compulsion is a longing reaching for the wrong thing. Let's follow it home.
Locked on #1 above (your pick) — 99 characters, inside LinkedIn's 120 limit.

About / Overview names dropped

The longer description on the page. Reworked per your call: the depth stays, the author names come out, so it reads as your own voice. Well inside LinkedIn's 2,000-character limit.

Choosing New exists for the conversations most people are too ashamed to have out loud — about pornography, betrayal, and what they're actually trying to tell us. I'm Austin Hamilton. I spent 20 years hiding a porn addiction that nearly cost me my marriage. I know that shame from the inside — and how useless "just stop" is. Here's what changed everything, and it's the foundation of this work: the behavior was never the problem. It's a messenger. Underneath compulsion is an ordinary person reaching for something good — to be soothed, to feel alive, to not be alone — somewhere it can't be found. The brain is wired for it: we all have a built-in drive to seek and pursue, and a system that aches when we're cut off from connection. Porn hijacks exactly those. The longing is real and good; it's just aimed at a counterfeit. It goes deeper than habit. Your behavior isn't random, and it isn't just weakness — it's revealing your story: the wounds, the unmet needs, the ways you learned to cope. The way through is curiosity about what it's pointing to, not more willpower. The symptom is the soul getting your attention. So the question shifts from "how do I white-knuckle a streak" to "who am I becoming — does this choice enlarge or diminish me?" It's just as true after betrayal. The checking and sleepless replaying aren't insecurity — they're a wounded nervous system doing what it's built to do. You're not crazy, and you can heal whether or not he ever changes. What we do: • 1:1 coaching — for men in porn recovery and for partners facing betrayal • A weekly Men's Support Group • A weekly Women's Support Group for betrayed partners, co-led with Katelyn This is coaching and peer support, not therapy. Faith is the ground I stand on, but I'm not here to preach — just to love you well, with courage and humility. No shame. No hiding the ball. If something in you already knows it's time, let's talk. Start with a free Clarity Call → start.choosingnew.com
Your call on disclosure. I kept "nearly cost me my marriage" rather than naming the affair/date. That fuller version works on your lives — but this is a searchable professional page, so I left it to you. Say the word and I'll restore it.

The thinking behind this

The depth underneath the copy — three ideas the whole approach rests on. Per your call, these run nameless on the public page; I'm just showing them here so you can see the bones.

The wiring

We all run on the same ancient emotional systems — a drive to seek, reach and pursue, and a system that aches when we're cut off from connection. Compulsion hijacks exactly these. The longing underneath is real and good; it's just been pointed at a counterfeit.

The story

Unwanted sexual behavior isn't random, and it isn't only weakness — it's revealing your story: the wounds, the unmet needs, the ways you learned to cope. The way through isn't more willpower; it's getting curious about what the behavior is trying to tell you. Shame keeps the cycle spinning; honesty and kindness break it.

The meaning

Our symptoms are the soul getting our attention. The goal isn't to manage a behavior — it's to grow into a larger, truer self. So the real question stops being "how do I quit" and becomes "who am I becoming — does this choice enlarge or diminish me?"

For your reference only: the source thinking is Panksepp (the wiring), Stringer / Unwanted (the story), and Hollis (the meaning). Named here for you, kept out of the public copy per your call — easy to cite later if you ever want to.

Specialties (keyword tags)

Porn addiction recovery Betrayal trauma support Men's support groups Partner / betrayal support groups 1:1 life coaching Sexual integrity Group facilitation Marriage & relationship restoration

Launch post names dropped

The first thing you'd post to announce the page.

For 20 years I hid a porn addiction. By the time it nearly cost me my marriage, I'd already tried everything to "just stop." None of it worked — because stopping was never the real problem. Here's what I wish someone had told me sooner: the behavior is a messenger. Underneath it is an ordinary person reaching for something good — to be soothed, to feel alive, to not be alone — somewhere it can't be found. We're wired to seek connection, and to ache when we're cut off; porn hijacks exactly that wiring. The behavior isn't random and it isn't just weakness — it's revealing your story. And the question that actually moves people isn't "how do I stop," but "who am I becoming?" That's the work we do at Choosing New — and it's why I just launched our page. → for men done white-knuckling a fight willpower keeps losing → for partners whose world got rewritten the day they found out (you're not crazy, and you're not alone) No shame. No hiding the ball. Just honest help from someone who's been in the pit and found the way out — and a way of seeing it that finally makes sense of why you do what you do. If this is for you, or for someone you'd run through a wall for, follow along. The first step is a free Clarity Call. Link's on the page. You're not broken. You're being shown the way through.