Tag Archives: social support

Monday, January 24th, 2022

Five Skills for Building Emotional Resilience

Dr. David Fawcett While most of us are mindful of the importance of physical resilience supported by behaviors such as adequate sleep and healthy food, fewer are conscious of...
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019

Recovery Requires Other People

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who will disagree with you. The great UCLA basketball coach and philosopher John Wooden once said, “Failure is not...
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...
Thursday, June 6th, 2019

Becoming 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...
Saturday, June 1st, 2019

Going to 12-Step Sexual Recovery Meetings

I build today the road that I travel tomorrow. Living in active addiction is all about living in the problem, while living in recovery is all about living in...
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019

Working 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...
Friday, May 17th, 2019

Make 12-Step Meetings Non-Negotiable

The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, it’s to schedule your priorities. One recovering sex addict with a demanding job, a spouse, and three kids says...
Thursday, May 9th, 2019

Asking for Help

It’s not the load that breaks you, it’s trying to carry the entire thing all by yourself. When we are triggered toward our addiction, the most effective way to...
Friday, April 26th, 2019

Daily Meetings

Fire cannot be made with dead embers. When new to sexual recovery, we often balk at the suggestion that we need to attend 12-step meetings every day. If so,...