Friday, June 14th, 2019
Building Your Support Network
When is the last time someone gave you the peace of their heart rather than a piece of their mind? Having a knowledgeable and empathetic support network is a...
Tag Archives: self-disclosure
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Saturday, June 8th, 2019Honesty 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... -
Thursday, June 6th, 2019Becoming Vulnerable
To grow up is to accept vulnerability. Happiness expert Brené Brown once wrote, “Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and... -
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019Working Step Five
To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion, but it involves courage and risk. To get started with Step Five you must first... -
Wednesday, May 8th, 2019Working Step Five
Addiction helps you keep secrets. Recovery helps you own them. After we’ve completed our fourth step inventories, many of us find ourselves feeling lower than low and more alone... -
Wednesday, May 1st, 2019Working Step Five
When at last you find someone to whom you feel you can pour out your soul, you stop in shock at the words you utter. They are so rusty,... -
Sunday, March 31st, 2019Why We Lash Out
It is clear that we make our own misery. In our addiction and as recovering people, we sometimes hurt the people we love by trying “to help them” when... -
Tuesday, March 26th, 2019
Your Sexual Boundary Plan: The Process of Revision
Recovering sex addicts must be willing to change with the times. With each new form of technology (especially digital technology), the sexual and romantic landscape changes. As recovering sex... -
Wednesday, March 13th, 2019
Overcoming the Shame of Porn Addiction
For porn addicts, shame is the master emotion. Porn addicts are often reluctant to seek help. Sometimes this is because they don’t view their solo sexual behaviors as an...