Tag Archives: 12 Steps

  • Working Step One: The Powerlessness Inventory
    Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

    Working Step One: The Powerlessness Inventory

    Step 1 reinforces our ‘moment of clarity,’ cementing our desire for recovery. Being powerless means we have lost control over our sexual behaviors. We engage in these behaviors compulsively,...
  • The Need to Work Step One
    Wednesday, January 1st, 2025

    The Need to Work Step One

    The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. In 12-Step sexual recovery meetings, we often hear discussion about ‘hitting bottom’ and the resultant ‘moment of clarity’...
  • Step 12: Living the Principles
    Saturday, December 28th, 2024

    Step 12: Living the Principles

    With integrity, you do the right thing, so you have no guilt or shame about your actions. The work of Step 12 can be broken down into two parts:...
  • Step 12: Assess for the Spiritual Awakening
    Wednesday, December 4th, 2024

    Step 12: Assess for the Spiritual Awakening

    By doubting, we come to the question. By seeking, we come to the truth. Step 12 says, “Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we...
  • Step 11 is a Unique and Personal Journey
    Sunday, November 24th, 2024

    Step 11 is a Unique and Personal Journey

    Search, no matter what situation you are in. There is no right or wrong way to work Step 11. In fact, there are as many ways to work Step...
  • Step 11
    Sunday, November 17th, 2024

    Step 11

    There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth: not going all the way, and not starting. For many recovering sex and porn addicts, Step...
  • Step 11: Finding Your Spiritual Path
    Sunday, November 10th, 2024

    Step 11: Finding Your Spiritual Path

    The universe has shaken you to awaken you. If you’ve diligently worked the first ten steps and find yourself still at odds with the spiritual nature of recovery, especially...
  • Step 11: A Daily Spiritual Practice
    Sunday, November 3rd, 2024

    Step 11: A Daily Spiritual Practice

    You create a path of your own by looking within yourself and listening to your soul. Step 11, like Step 10, is not a step that is worked once...