Share Your Story
Sharing our stories is good therapy. Women do this well; we laugh, we cry, we talk, pace, gesture and pull our hair out. We throw…
Tag: spouses of Sex Addicts
Discovery
Our path to recovery starts with discovery. The ways that each of us find out about our spouse’s Sexual Addiction are as varied as the…
Confronting The Sex Addict
Whether you have just discovered your spouse or partner's clandestine sexual behaviors, or you are painfully discovering new or repeated evidence, you…
Depression and Sex Addiction
As we know, there is no ‘magic pill’ for Sex Addiction, but there may be some hope for the large percentage of addicts who suffer…
Setting Boundaries
An important part of staying in a relationship with a Sex Addict is setting boundaries. These boundaries let the Sex Addict know that they can…
Book Update And Other Things
If you read the quote below you will understand when I say that writing my book, Married To A Sex Addict, has taken over my…
How Did You Find Out?
The book is coming along nicely and yesterday I was working on a section about Discovery–how and when we find out that our spouse or…
The Triple Whammy High Of Sex Addiction
One of the most difficult aspects to understand about Sex Addiction is why the addict will risk their marriages, careers, family, children, financial security, social…
What Do You Need?
What do you need right now from your Sex Addict partner or spouse? For me, the most important piece in our recovery was honest communication.…
Disclosures
Finding out that your spouse or partner has a Sex Addiction is both devastating and life changing, but what follows that discovery is often so…
I Have A Dream
Just imagine…A group meeting where kindred souls come together; a place of sharing and empowerment, discussions and suggestions; each strengthening and supporting without dogma, authoritarianism…
Grieving Your Losses Part 1
When you find out that your spouse or partner is a Sex Addict a piece of you dies. You lose your sense of reality and…
Excerpt From The Book ‘Married To A Sex Addict’
Everything You NEVER WANTED TO KNOW About Sex Addiction Okay, you know all the definitions and, like myself, you may even wonder if Sex Addiction…
Sex Addiction–Fact or Fiction?
Is there really such a thing as Sexual Addiction? Is Sex Addiction an uncontrollable, inbred, genetic disorder that cannot be reversed or cured? Is Sex…
Media Coverage Of Sex Addiction Can Help Alleviate Shame
Wow! You can’t get more mainstream than the Wall Street Journal! In my research I ran across this article and was impressed by it’s no-nonsense…
Addiction Recovery
Probably the most controversial issue surrounding addictions of all types is recovery. Most recovery programs are based on the AA 12 step model. Statistics are…