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New Community Website for Partners of Sex Addicts With Free Forums!
You asked and I answered. In response to the many e-mails I receive requesting a free place for partners or spouses of sex addicts to find support from other women who understand what it is like to be in a relationship with a sex addict. The Sisterhood Of Support Community also offers various groups with open forums where women can come and access resources and share their life experiences. A place where you can just come to talk.
You will be able to complete your profile, e-mail and connect with other members and share stories, opinions, advice, photos, ask questions and become a part of the Sisterhood Community.
Groups include Divorce, Sex Addiction, Domestic Abuse, Personal Growth, Health and Employment. More groups will be added as needed. Each group has its own free forum.
Since this is a brand new site it will take a while to build up the membership but I will step in often to keep the conversations going and to add new resources.
Because this is a public and open site if you wish some anonymity be sure to choose an appropriate user name and avatar.
So, come on over, take a look and join our new little Community.
Recent Blog posts from the Sisterhood of Support
Personal Stories From Our Readers
Can He Change?
Another story of a sex addict husband using prostitutes and a wife who wonders if he can change. Hi, I feel at a loss right now and would massively appreciate the support of anyone [...]
Has Anyone Else Gone Through a Similar Thing? He is a Porn Addict
I received this e-mail from a woman who is involved with a porn addict. She wonders if anyone else has had a similar experience. Please offer her your support and advice. ~ JoAnn My [...]
Does A Sex Addict Ever Stop?
Does any sex addict ever stop? Is it possible. Can they? Will they. Here is a story from one of our readers who wants to know if her sex addict husband can stop. ~ JoAnn [...]
Sex Addict Husband Secretly Video Tapes Me
Here is a story from a partner whose sex addict husband has secretly video taped her in the shower and while having sex without her knowledge for over 20 years. It is so difficult [...]
One Woman’s Story of Sex Addiction Partner Trauma
I received this e-mail today from Stephanie. Here is her story of the Partner Trauma and stress that she is suffering due to her boyfriend's sex addiction. I hope that writing it and seeing it in black and white will help [...]
My Wife is a Sex Addict
My name is David and I have been with my wife for 33 yrs we have 3 children 27, 21 & 15. Last year I found out that my wife had many men's names in her phone
Another Example of Sex Addiction Therapy Induced Trauma To Partners
I received this heartbreaking story in my e-mail today. It is the classic example of how Partners are scammed and abused not only by their SAs, but by the therapeutic community as well. This needs [...]
My Sex Addict Husband Is Abusing Our Daughter
Dear JoAnn, Dear JoAnn, Thank you for being so vulnerable and for creating this site. I am actively pursuing healing for myself and struggling with how to stop trying to fix my husband. I left [...]
Blog Articles
“are you available?”, Words We Never Want To See on Husband’s Phone
I received this story yesterday from a woman who desperately needs support and advice. I am hoping some of you will chime in with responses. ~ JoAnn September 2016, my life totally changed. I returned [...]
A Letter to the Editor About Ross Rosenburg
I received the following e-mail from a concerned partner. I was appalled as I watched the video and listened to him make an absurd excuse for 'sex addiction' behaviors. Unfortunately this is just yet another [...]
A New Blog Post On The Sisterhood For Partners of Sex Addicts
Think back when you first got married (maybe before kids and mortgages). If someone had asked you the question “what would you do if he cheated on you?”, I bet that 99.9% of us would have answered without hesitation “I’d kill him then leave him”. And we would have answered that way because we never believed for one second that he would actually cheat! We did not marry men that we thought were cheaters.
Abuse is Abuse is Abuse
The news coverage of Ray Rice brutally beating his fiancee unconscious has brought back a flood of memories for me. I was a teen in the 60's and fought long and hard, alongside other courageous women, [...]
An Open Letter To Patrick Carnes, Stephanie Carnes, Robert Weiss, All CSAT Counselors And Sex Addiction 12 Step Advocates
Dear Patrick Carnes, Stephanie Carnes, Robert Weiss, All CSAT Counselors and all 12 Step Advocates for Sex Addiction, Please consider this letter an urgent request to change the current 12 step/co-addict approach that has been perpetuated [...]
A Little Rant From JoAnn On Sex Addiction
With all the pseudo research that the Sex Addiction gurus have done; and all the hundreds of millions of dollars they are making off of Sex Addiction, a fake term for a fake diagnosis; why can’t these so called experts put their pin heads together and figure out this Sex Addiction thing?
Feedback On A Comment From A Sex Addict/Christian Counselor
Here is a piece I received from a reader and member of the Sisterhood expressing her thoughts on what happened last week. It is referencing a comment posted here on this site, married to a sex addict, by Jeff Hutchinson a Sex Addiction coach. His posting, attacking me caused quite a stir. Here are Diane's thoughts about the incident. ~ JoAnn
Just Released! New eBook On Personality Disorders And Sex Addiction
necessary information for any partner who is interested in finding out exactly why these men do what they do or is facing the difficult choice of whether to stay or leave after the Discovery of Sex Addiction in her relationship.
10 Things To Help Partners Of Sex Addicts Deal With Holiday Stress
The Holiday Season is upon us and for Partners of Sex Addicts the stress can become unbearable. Here's a few ideas to help you through the Holidays and deal with all that holiday stress. Ahhhh...the [...]
Announcing the Association for Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists, The First Organization to Specialize in Training and Certification of Partner Specialists
A new professional organization was announced today at the Society for Advancement of Sexual Heath (SASH) national conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Guidelines For Using This Website
Often I get requests asking for advice or for me to provide e-mail addresses or phone numbers of other readers so that a personal connection can be made. I understand that need for such a connection, as well as the need for a private, open forum for sharing, and that's why I developed my o