Saturday, January 19th, 2019
Acceptance of Life on Life’s Terms
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous has a passage that states, “Acceptance is the answer to all...
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Friday, January 18th, 2019Supportive Friends in Recovery
All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them. Managing the aftermath of sex and porn addiction is a difficult task, and we do...Read More
Thursday, January 17th, 2019Combatting Shame
With sexual addiction, shame is the master emotion. A considerable amount of research makes it clear that not talking about shame or a shaming event is usually more damaging...Read More
Wednesday, January 16th, 2019Just Another Way to Numb Out
Sex addiction is not about feeling good, it’s about feeling less. Sex addicts use sex to “numb out” and escape from stress and emotional (and sometimes physical) discomfort –...Read More
Tuesday, January 15th, 2019Working Step One: The Unmanageability Inventory
Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more consequences and failing to understand that we, not others, are at fault. One way to measure the unmanageability...Read More
Monday, January 14th, 2019Approaching Life Differently
If nothing changes, nothing changes. When the road gets difficult, we can embrace the challenge and think about it as a chance to make ourselves and the world a...Read More
Sunday, January 13th, 2019The Aftermath of Acting Out
As addicts, we’re not in denial. We’re just selective about the reality we accept. After we sexually act out, we attempt to distance ourselves emotionally from what we’ve just...Read More
Saturday, January 12th, 2019Learning to Disagree in Healthy and Productive Ways
Honest disagreement is a sign of relationship progress. Disagreements are inevitable, even in good relationships. And that’s a good thing. Believe it or not, arguments can evolve into deeper...Read More
Friday, January 11th, 2019Addiction Creates Chaos
I am amazed at how many of my problems – most of which had nothing to do with my addiction, I thought – have become manageable or simply disappeared...Read More