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...
Tag Archives: tools of recovery
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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... -
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... -
Friday, April 26th, 2019Daily 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,... -
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... -
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... -
Monday, April 15th, 2019Learn from Your Mistakes
Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. No person does life perfectly. Nor does anyone do recovery perfectly. All of us make mistakes, and we make... -
Tuesday, April 9th, 2019Overcoming Life’s Difficulties
Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. If we can take life’s obstacles and say, “OK, it is what it is. Now how... -
Tuesday, March 12th, 2019The Gratitude List
If the only prayer you say is “Thank you,” that is enough. Sex addicts have typically used their sexual fantasies and behaviors to numb out for so long that...