Tag Archives: shame

  • The Price of Shame
    Monday, May 27th, 2024

    The Price of Shame

    Left unchecked, shame will eat your soul. Research shows that shame—the inherent belief that one is defective and unworthy of love—neither encourages nor motivates positive change. Instead, it corrodes...
  • Working Step 5
    Wednesday, May 15th, 2024

    Working Step 5

    Lies and secrets are cancer to the soul. They eat away what is good and leave only carnage behind. Plenty of recovering sex and porn addicts tell themselves that...
  • The Pain That Drives Our Disorder
    Friday, May 3rd, 2024

    The Pain That Drives Our Disorder

    It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where we stumble, there lies our treasure. Addictions form primarily because early-life traumas have...
  • Combatting Shame
    Saturday, April 27th, 2024

    Combatting Shame

    When we share our story, shame cannot survive. Overcoming the deeply rooted shame that drives sex and porn addiction is a process of learning to recognize shame and its...
  • Guilt, Shame, and Negative Self-Image
    Tuesday, January 16th, 2024

    Guilt, Shame, and Negative Self-Image

    Erin Snow As occurs with all addictions, sex and porn addicts experience a great deal of both guilt and shame about their behavior. Unfortunately, a lot of people think...
  • Reducing Shame and Building Resiliency (Co-Ed)
    Thursday, November 2nd, 2023

    Reducing Shame and Building Resiliency (Co-Ed)

    This group is open to both men and women. This drop-in discussion group is for any partner of an addict who is dealing with attachment issues as they relate...
  • Guilt, Shame, and Your Distorted Sense of Self
    Tuesday, October 17th, 2023

    Guilt, Shame, and Your Distorted Sense of Self

    Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT Guilt and shame are not the same thing. Guilt is a healthy and necessary sense that you have violated your moral code, values, and...
  • If You Really Knew Me, You Would Leave Me
    Thursday, August 10th, 2023

    If You Really Knew Me, You Would Leave Me

    If You Really Knew Me, You Would Leave Me In this episode of Overcoming Addiction and Betrayal, Dr. Rob and Tami explain that narcissism is often born from deep...