If you haven’t noticed yet, one of the main themes in 12-Step literature is self-reliance. Becoming aware of our overly self-reliant behaviors and attitudes can feel like flipping our current worldview on its head. Isn’t self-reliance a good thing? Isn’t it what we have worked our whole life for? Rock bottom opened my eyes to…
Last January, SA Lifeline hosted a Parent Panel at Thanksgiving Point for anyone interested in gaining more information about dealing with the problem of sexual addiction with their children. Among the presenters there, we were privileged to hear from Vauna Davis, founder and executive director of Reach 10, an organization dedicated to helping young people…
Spring is my favorite season. Everywhere I look, there is new life springing up around me. Buds on the trees, tulip leaves pushing through dirt, geese soaring northward over my head in perfectly v-shaped droves. As my recovery friend put it in the weekly email to our recovery group: “Everything that is dormant or dead…
Once a month on our blog, we feature Q&A’s with Rhyll Croshaw. This content was found on Rhyll’s original 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 let us…
Thank you to Alicia for sharing her strength, hope, and experience in this beautiful post. Four years ago, I spent an entire July in what felt like total upheaval. I’d had my gall bladder out, my son broke his arm, my husband and I separated, and I ended the month with an ER visit over…
Did you know that this Saturday is the annual UCAP Conference? The Utah Coalition Against Pornography hosts the largest event of its kind in the nation. Whether or not you are excited to spend your day listening to specialists speaking about the effects of pornography may be debatable. Whether or not you will leave this…
Many of you are aware that SA Lifeline Foundation recently published the Updated Understanding Pornography & Betrayal Trauma Manual. This publication is one of SA Lifeline’s proudest accomplishments. The manual includes clear guidance from top experts in the field, and straight-forward explanations that bring clarity to complicated issues. It is also unique in that it…
Some of you may know that SA Lifeline helped to produce a breakthrough documentary film bringing light to the darkness surrounding pornography and sexual addiction. The film is entitled The Heart of the Matter. The Heart of the Matter is the first documentary to give viewers an honest, complete portrait of what it means to…
Happy Valentine’s Day! As this holiday can be triggering and downright traumatic for women dealing with betrayal, we are grateful for Rhyll Croshaw’s perspective on our blog post today. Rhyll is the author of What Can I Do About Me? and the co-founder of SA Lifeline Foundation. Thanks, Rhyll, for sharing your strength, hope, and…
Last week, in Alicia’s beautiful post entitled Manifestations of Healing, she shared her long journey toward recovery. I was struck by one of the statements she highlighted: “I wanted to flee recovery groups as much as I wanted to be in them.” I have spoken with many women who have felt the same way: “I…