Upcoming Intensive Weekend Workshop for Couples – June 21-22
Treatment
Lifestar Sacramento specializes solely on treatment, healing and recovery from compulsive sexual behaviors AND provides the support, expert guidance and treatment for relationship betrayal…
Am I a Sex Addict? Take This “Quiz”
Addiction
If you or someone you know is wondering if they might be struggling with sex addiction, it needs to be considered. No one without…
Is Sex Addiction Real?
Addiction
Sex addiction is not all about sex. “That’s a common misconception,” says Rory Reid, PhD, LCSW, a research psychologist at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.…
What is Sexual Addiction? (Part 2)
Addiction
Regular readers of this blog probably do not need a refresher on hypersexuality disorder (commonly know as “sexual addiction“). From time to time it…
Resources for the Partner
Partners
You may have just discovered that he has been “cheating.” You may have suspected for some time. Or, the discovery has come as a…
The Partner of a Sex Addict Deserves Support Too
Partners
Betrayal signals an existential threat — possible death — not of a person but of a relationship. Partners of sex addicts who pass though…
Trauma-Based or Digital-Age Porn Addiction?
Addiction
Digital-Age Porn Addiction is a growing subcategory of sex addiction, not driven by unresolved early-life trauma, but by conditioned response. Typically, it starts with use…
Constant Craving: The Rise of Addictions
Addiction
Dopamine is the “wanting” neurochemical. Endorphin is the “liking” neurochemical. This means you don’t have to like something in order to want it. Someone…
Is Sex Addiction Real? (Great Video)
Addiction
LifeStar colleague Floyd Godfrey and sex addiction expert Rob Weiss are interviewed by NBC exploring the nature of sexual addiction.
Finding Peace from Sexual Addiction: Free Trauma Webinar This Friday
Addiction, Treatment
A key part of recovery from sexual addiction is healing from attachment wounds. These wounds could include Loss, Rejection, Neglect, Abandonment, Betrayal, and Abuse. If…
