Tag Archives: Recovery

  • Is Sexual Recovery Worth It?
    Sunday, January 12th, 2020

    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
    Friday, January 10th, 2020

    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
    Thursday, January 2nd, 2020

    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
    Friday, December 6th, 2019

    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
    Thursday, December 5th, 2019

    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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  • Embracing Humility
    Wednesday, December 4th, 2019

    Embracing Humility

    By David Fawcett PhD, LCSW Humility is a clear-eyed and honest appraisal of who we are and where we find ourselves in our lives. In this age of social...
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  • How to Handle the Holidays
    Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019

    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
    Monday, December 2nd, 2019

    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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