Need Recovery Inspiration?

Addiction
Let’s face it, recovery is HARD! To maintain momentum, we will need continual reminders why we started and why we need to do the…

Re-Imagining Sex in Recovery: Two Relevant Resources

Addiction
Today I am excited to share with you two excellent resources related to sexual addiction recovery and sexual health. First, I want to share with…

Female Fantasy Addiction: 8 Steps for Finding Freedom

Addiction
This week I have the privilege of sharing a blog article written by women’s addiction recovery coach and best-selling author Lacy Bentley. In the recent…

Ground-Breaking News: Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder Classified in the ICD-11

Addiction, Treatment
For years there was an ongoing debate about the legitimacy of sex addiction. For those of us in the field working with those devastated by this…

Sexual Addiction and Stress

Addiction
An insightful new study reinforces the link between stress and sexual addiction. A Swedish research group has discovered that men who struggle with sexual…

Childhood Emotional Neglect & Sexual Addiction: Expert Interview

Addiction
A few months ago I had the privilege of interviewing Dr Jonice Webb, bestselling author of the Running On Empty books. We both shared from…

A Day of Recovery & Healing from Sexual Addiction & Betrayal Trauma

Addiction, Events
If you’re struggling with sexual addiction or betrayal trauma, I invite you to join me in Sacramento on June 9 for A Day of Recovery…

The Teen Years

Addiction

As a powerful human drive, Sex is right up there after the basic needs of survival are met. What is human sexuality if not survival of the species? Puberty comes with changes in a young person’s body and signals a new reality. What was once easily overlooked and gratefully avoided becomes the almost constant focus of the teenage imagination. The excitement of growing up in the teenage years involves learning what to do with this unfamiliar but ever so persistent motive that rises up even in one’s dreams.

Avoidance and Addiction

Addiction

Many therapists who work with sexual addiction acknowledge that attachment challenges contribute to the emergence of the disorder.

The Hollowing Out of Relationship

Addiction
We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning together Headpiece filled with straw. Alas! Our dried voices, when We whisper together…