Thursday, June 8th, 2023
The Shock of Betrayal
Trust can take years to build, but only a moment to break. When our partners first learn about our infidelity and addiction, they are nearly always emotionally traumatized. Even...
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Wednesday, June 7th, 2023Can a Behavior (Like Sex) Really Be an Addiction?
Sex and porn addiction are just as real and just as devastating as every other addiction. Today, most people readily understand the concept of substance addiction. If they are... -
Tuesday, June 6th, 2023Feeling Guilt, Remorse, and Regret
Guilt and remorse tell us that we should do things differently next time. After we act out sexually, we often feel guilt, remorse, and regret about our behaviors. We... -
Monday, June 5th, 2023Love is a Verb
There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved. Most of us seem to think about love as a feeling. Love makes us feel dizzy,... -
Sunday, June 4th, 2023Is There a Right Way to Work the 12 Steps?
The correct path is the path that gets you where you want to go. There are as many ways to work the 12 steps as there are people working... -
Saturday, June 3rd, 2023Working Step 6
If you do what you always do, you will get what you always get. With Step 6, we become entirely ready to have our Higher Power remove our defects... -
Friday, June 2nd, 2023Addiction Impacts Our Ability to Enjoy Life
Early recovery can feel hollow. The space we previously filled with addictive substances and behaviors, once emptied, is just empty. And it takes a long time to refill it... -
Thursday, June 1st, 2023Justification
Addicts are experts at creating ‘justifiable reasons’ for their actions. Rudyard Kipling once (jokingly) wrote, “I never made a mistake in my life; at least, never one that I... -
Wednesday, May 31st, 2023Willpower Alone Is Not Enough
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Sex and porn addicts nearly always require outside assistance to recover. If we could change things on...