Happy New Year! Last week I missed sending out a blog post…I was still caught up in the aftermath of the holiday chaos, celebrations and feasting in my own home, and then whisking off with my husband and 5 kids to Wisconsin for Christmas with my family. I don’t know about you, but returning home…
This Christmas season, I have been reflecting on Light. Light is the best part of holiday decorating, in my opinion. Every morning the first thing I do is pad around in my bare feet plugging in extension cords, and all day long I keep my houselights off and let the warm glow of twinkle lights…
Once a month on our blog, we feature Q&A’s with Rhyll Croshaw. Today’s content is brand new and exclusive to this discussion board. Thanks to Rhyll for her insights and willingness to share her strength, hope, and experience with all of us. Please let us know if you have more questions for her by emailing…
“Take care of yourself.” We say it to those we love, but do we say it to ourselves? And if we do, are we taking the true meaning of those words to heart? When I tell my husband to take care of himself before he goes out on a shift as a drug detective in…
You may be 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 offers…
It’s the week of Thanksgiving. The holiday season is almost in full swing, the time of year that we are supposed to be filled with love and laughter and gratitude. But sometimes, when we are in the middle of trauma, or even in years to follow when special dates and seasons have been tainted from…
Once a month on our blog, we feature Q&A’s with Rhyll Croshaw. Thanks to Rhyll for her insights and willingness to share her strength, hope, and experience with all of us. Q: How did your family react to your disclosures? My husband and I have been in recovery quite a long time, but our children and…
The past few weeks I have been reflecting on Step One. “We admitted we were powerless over sexual addiction–that our lives had become unmanageable.” This one-liner seems pretty simple and pretty clear. Admit our powerlessness? Easy enough, right? But actually feeling and facing the unmanageability of our lives is anything but simple or clear. In…
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…
Were you able to attend the SA Lifeline October Conference? We hope you were able to be there in person or even on Zoom, and that the event was a positive boost in your recovery. We’d like to share some member perspectives on the Conference and ask you to share any “Ahas!” you found at…