• The Shock of Betrayal
    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...
  • Can a Behavior (Like Sex) Really Be an Addiction?
    Wednesday, June 7th, 2023

    Can 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...
  • Feeling Guilt, Remorse, and Regret
    Tuesday, June 6th, 2023

    Feeling 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...
  • Love is a Verb
    Monday, June 5th, 2023

    Love 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,...
  • Working Step 6
    Saturday, June 3rd, 2023

    Working 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...
  • Addiction Impacts Our Ability to Enjoy Life
    Friday, June 2nd, 2023

    Addiction 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...
  • Justification
    Thursday, June 1st, 2023

    Justification

    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...
  • Willpower Alone Is Not Enough
    Wednesday, May 31st, 2023

    Willpower 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...