Tool of the month: A therapist who the partner’s healing journey. (Part 2)
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Tool of the month: A therapist who understands the partner’s healing journey. (Part 1)
A therapist skilled in working with partners of sex addicts can be essential to betrayal trauma healing. I constantly harp on the fact that we are dealing with betrayal trauma. …
Gripe:
You are not the addict’s accountability partner; say NO to “unhealthy dumps”!* *The addict is considered a male for simplicity, but I fully recognize that the addict can be a…
HEALTHY SEXUALITY FOR PARTNERS OF SEX ADDICTS—YES, IT’S POSSIBLE!
My goal in this blog entry is to share how I arrived at a definition of healthy sexuality that makes sense for me at this stage of my healing. Partners…
Triggers Suck
I know the title is a little vulgar, but when I first decided to write this blog, I said I would be honest. There is no other way I can…
Insight for the addict: Possible reasons your partner asks the same questions repeatedly.
Some sex addicts don’t understand why their partners repeatedly ask the same questions after receiving the truth through disclosure or confession. I mean, it was a big deal for you…
Take it easy on yourself!
I will never stop saying healing from betrayal trauma is challenging and requires much work for the betrayed partner to heal well. It has been one of the most difficult…
The INSANITY of Sex Addiction
When I first realized my husband was a sex addict, I bought many books, read all I could find online, and studied my materials from the groups I attended to…
Self–Compassion: Be kind to yourself!
Everyone told me the healing journey would take a lot of work which I interpreted as climbing a mountain without breaks, water, or rest. If hard work is what it…
Gripe of the Month: The SICKNESS excuse only goes so far!
*I refer to the addict as a male in this post for consistency. One of the most complex components of sex addiction I had to grasp was accepting sexaholism as…