Boundaries are one of the buzz words of sexual addiction recovery and therapy. And there is a good reason for that…it’s because if you don’t have boundaries in place, no matter how much therapy you pay for, how many 12 Step meetings you go to, how often you call your sponsor…you are never going to…
Thanks to Alicia for this beautiful post on what she has learned from setting boundaries. For more information on setting boundaries, we encourage you to read What Can I Do About Me? by Rhyll Croshaw and refer specifically to the chapter on p 57 entitled “Boundaries: The Most Loving Thing I Can Do.” When I…
This week, we’d like to share a post from the Men’s Discussion Board that has received multiple comments and inspired some great discussion: For me and my marriage, I feel like after 3 and a half years of recovery, I am just barely getting to a place where I can really start at Step 1…
Having questions, being curious, thinking – these are things I never really did very much when I was in full addict cycle. Maybe that’s not true. Maybe my questions were more self-centered or to prove that I was right and others were wrong. Either way, I’m learning that asking questions about recovery is always a…
Once a month on our blog, we will be featuring Q&A’s with Rhyll Croshaw. This content was originally found on our sister site, rhyllrecovery.com, but will now be a part of our Women’s Discussion here. Thanks to Rhyll for her insights and willingness to share her strength, hope, and experience with all of us. Please…
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Dr. Barbara Steffens is one of the pioneers of betrayal trauma recovery research. In her keynote presentation, Dr. Steffens discusses much of the research she’s done on the betrayed partner of a sexual addict. The 2019 S.A. Lifeline Conference was held this year at the Salt Lake Community College on Saturday, September 21st. Some of…
This couple talks about how practicing the 12 steps has helped them individually in recovery from sexual addiction and betrayal trauma, in addition to their marriage. Some of the highlights: – Old Mentality about Sexual Addiction vs. New Mentality about Sexual Addiction – Importance of Qualified Therapy – Education on the nature of sexual addiction…
