One of the members of my Partner’s Healing & Empowerment Online Community recently asked a great question that I think many partners would like to know the answer to, so I decided to answer—and expand on the topic—here on the blog. The essence of the question was: When doing a weekly couples recovery check-in, what sobriety date… Continue Reading…
We Need To Talk About Sex Addiction – Paula Hall (CSAT) TEDx Talk
Paula Hall, a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) in the UK, delivered this brilliant TEDx talk just last week. Give it a listen here. _______________________ If you’d like to receive blog posts just as soon as they happen, enter your email address now in the Subscribe to Blog via Email form on the right of… Continue Reading…
The “Honesty Problem” in Early Recovery
In my last blog post — honor yourself — I mentioned that my manuscript Moving Beyond Betrayal: The 5-Step Boundary Solution© for Partners of Sex Addicts is due this week. Right now, I am literally hours away from hitting the “send” button, which will transmit all 175 pages of the manuscript, along with lots of great resources and… Continue Reading…
Honor Yourself (10 Ways)
Yesterday I spent an incredible day in Atlanta with a very talented photographer (and woman) Rupa Kapoor of Woman Redefined. It was time for me to get some new photos for my book launch next year (more on that later) and Rupa was exactly the kind of photographer I wanted to work with. Before you read… Continue Reading…
The Living Amends
On this Father’s Day 2015, I dedicate this post to all the fathers who are also sex addicts, and their partners. Amends (definition) | reparation or compensation The best amends is a change of behavior — 12-step slogan Sex addicts often feel unworthy of their partner’s respect and love. Many feel unworthy to have their partner in… Continue Reading…