Friday, August 9th, 2019
Spirituality: The Unexpected Gift of Recovery
First of all, we had to quit playing God. It didn’t work. As one long-sober sex addict recounts: “When I came into sexual recovery, all I wanted was to...
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Monday, July 29th, 2019Betrayal Trauma, with Tim Stein
In this episode of Sex, Love, and Addiction, Dr. Rob welcomes Tim Stein. Tim is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist. He is the... -
Wednesday, July 24th, 2019Playing the Victim
If you continually view yourself as a victim, you continually ignore the blessings of the day. Many sex and porn addicts, even though our sexual behaviors are clearly harming... -
Wednesday, June 6th, 2018Personal Transformation Starts with Self-Awareness
When I discover who I am, I’ll be free. Personal transformation, such as we see with addiction recovery, begins with self-awareness. This does not, however, mean paralysis through analysis,... -
Monday, April 30th, 2018What Causes Sexual Addiction?
The first question anyone diagnosed with sexual addiction typically asks is pretty much the same: “How did I get this way?” Rather than focusing on the fact that they... -
Monday, April 23rd, 2018Sexual Abuse, Sexual Shame, and Sexual Addiction
The links between early-life trauma, shame, and addiction are well-established. What often goes unrecognized, however, is the powerful role that sexual trauma and sexual shame play in the formation... -
Monday, April 16th, 2018Are You a Victim (or a Perpetrator) of Covert Incest?
“Covert incest, also known as emotional incest (and sometimes as psychic incest), is the surreptitious, indirect, sexualized emotional use/abuse of a child by a parent, step-parent, or any other... -
Monday, March 5th, 2018Sex Addiction Escalates Over Time
Addicts of all types experience an increasing tolerance to the mood-altering effects of their drug of choice, be it an addictive substance or an addictive behavior like sex. As...