Tag Archives: 12 step meetings

  • Sexual Attraction in a Recovery Setting
    Saturday, June 22nd, 2019

    Sexual Attraction in a Recovery Setting

    To overcome, one must stay focused on the goal and outcome, not the momentary distractions. Unsurprisingly, many sex addicts new to recovery find themselves romantically and/or sexually attracted to...
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  • Finding the Right 12-Step Meetings
    Saturday, June 15th, 2019

    Finding the Right 12-Step Meetings

    Decisions are easy when you know what you value. Not every 12-step sexual recovery meeting is the same. Yes, most meetings tend to follow the same basic format, based...
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  • Honesty in 12-Step Meetings
    Saturday, June 8th, 2019

    Honesty in 12-Step Meetings

    You can’t save your face and your ass at the same time. Many recovering sex addicts worry that if they go to a twelve-step meeting and tell the truth...
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  • Make 12-Step Meetings Non-Negotiable
    Friday, May 17th, 2019

    Make 12-Step Meetings Non-Negotiable

    The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, it’s to schedule your priorities. One recovering sex addict with a demanding job, a spouse, and three kids says...
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  • Daily Meetings
    Friday, April 26th, 2019

    Daily Meetings

    Fire cannot be made with dead embers. When new to sexual recovery, we often balk at the suggestion that we need to attend 12-step meetings every day. If so,...
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  • The Need to Work Step One
    Tuesday, January 1st, 2019

    The Need to Work Step One

    Active sex addicts typically struggle to see the insanity of their behavior. Step One reads: We admitted we were powerless over sex – that our lives had become unmanageable....
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  • Honesty in Twelve-Step Meetings
    Tuesday, December 18th, 2018

    Honesty in Twelve-Step Meetings

    You can’t save your face and your ass at the same time. Many recovering sex addicts worry that if they go to a twelve-step meeting and tell the truth...
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  • Step Twelve: Service Equals Sobriety
    Saturday, December 15th, 2018

    Step Twelve: Service Equals Sobriety

    The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in service to others. The “work” of Step Twelve can be broken down into two parts: helping others to...
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