Sunday, June 30th, 2019
Carry Your Boundary/Circle Plan With You
The path of recovery has many twists. It is wise to carry a map. Sexual boundary/circle plans are created for three primary reasons: (1) to help us understand the...
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Tag Archives: tools of recovery
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Wednesday, June 26th, 2019Personal Transformation Starts with Self-Awareness
When I discover who I am, I’ll be free. Personal transformation, such as we see with addiction recovery, begins with self-awareness. This does not, however, mean paralysis through analysis,...Read More -
Saturday, June 1st, 2019Going 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...Read More -
Thursday, May 16th, 2019
The Three-Second Rule
The mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. Sex addicts cannot control the thoughts that pop into their minds. We can, however, control what we...Read More -
Saturday, May 4th, 2019Get Gritty
Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness. Research shows that when kids are praised for being hard workers, they do better than kids who are praised...Read More -
Thursday, May 2nd, 2019Your Sexual Boundary Plan: Necessary Adjustments
Sexual boundary plans, once formulated, are not set in stone. Most recovering sex addicts spend a few months or a few years with a specific set of guidelines for...Read More -
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,...Read More -
Monday, April 22nd, 2019Stocking Your Toolbox
Addicts must shape the tools of their recovery. Thereafter, the tools will shape them. When recovering sex addicts are triggered, it is important that they have a recovery-centric toolkit...Read More -
Tuesday, April 16th, 2019Spirituality: The Unexpected Gift of Recovery
First of all, we had to quit playing God. It didn’t work. As one long-sober sex addict recounts: “When I came into sexual recovery, all I wanted was to...Read More