Living in Reality: What does that really mean?
What does it mean to live in reality when you are healing from betrayal trauma? Does it mean crying and screaming every day? Berating your partner daily or ignoring your…
Tag: #partners of sex addicts
7 Posts
There is no Magic Formula for his healing.
I’ve witnessed many women come to support groups with one burning question, “What will it take to fix him so our life can get back to normal?” Don’t we wish…
Insight For the Addict: Get rid of the secrets!
If you want to be in a relationship with someone who knows you’re a recovering sex addict, honesty is not optional, it’s essential. This may seem like an obvious expectation, but…
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. …
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…
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…
A Cost Letter can be very Helpful (Pt. 2)
Why is writing and reading the Cost letter important for your healing? It’s one thing not to be ready to take this step, but it’s another thing not to see…
