Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
Overcoming a “Defective Picker”
“There were red flags waving all over the place and for some reason, I thought it was a parade.” — Statement by a Person Recovering from a Defective Picker...
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Monday, April 15th, 2019The Impact of Childhood Exposure to Pornography
By Gavin Sharpe In my day, one of the biggest fears parents had was what might happen to their child outside the home. Drink. Drugs. Crossing the road. The...Read More
Monday, April 8th, 2019Why Do Some People Constantly Pick the Wrong Partner?
A lot of people with sex and relationship issues note that one of their primary problems is that their “picker” seems to be broken. They just seem to constantly...Read More
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019Can Everyone Benefit from the 12 Steps?
By Kristin Snowden, LMFT When I began working as a therapist at a treatment center for mental health disorders and addiction, I was dealing with my own struggles. Though...Read More
Monday, April 1st, 2019Treatment for the Two Categories of Porn Addicts
In a post last week, we discussed the fact that over the last several years therapists have begun to see not one but two categories of porn addicts. First,...Read More
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019Infidelity: Is Staying the New Shame?
By Dr. Barbara Winter Almost daily I get asked questions like the following: If I stay, am I an idiot? What will others think if I stay? I have...Read More
Monday, March 25th, 2019There Are Two Types of Porn Addicts
For many years, clinicians working with sex and porn addicts noted that the vast majority of their clients reported underlying childhood trauma, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, inappropriate...Read More
Wednesday, March 20th, 2019What Do Betrayed Partners Typically Experience?
A few years ago Dr. Robert Weiss, Dr. Jennifer Schneider, and Dr. Charles Samenow conducted a study of betrayed partners to learn more about the ways in which sexual...Read More
Monday, March 18th, 2019Understanding Male Sexual Desire
There are a lot of myths about male sexual desire, including the common belief that all men want sex all the time. (Sex addicts in particular grasp onto this...Read More