Tag Archives: Recovery

  • Is Sexual Recovery Worth It?
    Tuesday, January 12th, 2021

    Is Sexual Recovery Worth It?

    Scars represent not injury, but healing. Scars are what make us whole again. Healing from sex and porn addiction brings self-knowledge, integrity, and a desire to become vulnerable (to...
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  • Adopting an Attitude of Gratitude
    Sunday, January 10th, 2021

    Adopting an Attitude of Gratitude

    Grateful people are happy people. Greek philosopher Epicurus once said, “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was...
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  • Stocking Your Toolbox
    Saturday, January 2nd, 2021

    Stocking Your Toolbox

    Addicts must shape the tools of their recovery. Thereafter, the tools will shape them. As recovering sex and porn addicts, we know that triggers toward acting out in our...
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  • Our Motivation for Recovery
    Sunday, December 6th, 2020

    Our Motivation for Recovery

    When everything seems to be going against you, remember that airplanes take off against the wind, not with it. Even though we nearly always require outside assistance if we...
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  • Stopping the Addictive Cycle
    Saturday, December 5th, 2020

    Stopping the Addictive Cycle

    Addiction: When you can stop, you don’t want to, and when you want to stop, you can’t. There are six stages in the cycle of sex and porn addiction:...
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  • How to Handle the Holidays
    Thursday, December 3rd, 2020

    How to Handle the Holidays

    When I stopped living in the problem and began living in the answer, the problem went away. The holiday season is, for most people, a joyful time filled with...
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  • We Need a Pack to Recover
    Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020

    We Need a Pack to Recover

    There is an undeniable strength in numbers. Human beings are meant to work together, not to go it alone. For evidence, think back to prehistoric times when people lived...
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  • Using Recovery Literature
    Friday, November 6th, 2020

    Using Recovery Literature

    We read to know we’re not alone. Reading literature about sex and porn addiction is like having a portable program. Books and pamphlets written to help us in our...
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  • The Rollercoaster of Sexual Recovery
    Thursday, November 5th, 2020

    The Rollercoaster of Sexual Recovery

    The process of healing from sexual addiction is both scary and exciting, filled with ups and downs. Many recovering sex and porn addicts find that in the early days...
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