This week Tara talks with licensed marriage and family counselor, author and podcaster Geoff Steurer. Part of the recovery puzzle for both pornography addiction and betrayal truama is to find quality education and therapy. How does one go about this? How do you know what sort of sources to trust? Tara and Geoff discuss these…
John H is a recovering sex addict with more than 3 years sobriety and member of SAL 12-Step. In this conversation with Justin B, he discusses the miracles and benefits of rigorous honesty in recovery after many years of continuous dishonesty. We discuss the SAL Recovery Puzzle with the emphasis on rigorous honesty.
Join Tara in this fascinating episode as she talks with Anna Lembke, author of Dopamine Nation. Learn how addiction works in the brain and how to keep the balance between pleasure and pain on an even keel. Anna discusses how rigorous honesty helps heal relationships and strengthens the brain. People who practice “strict” sobriety tend to have…
Allison T and her husband thought his pornography addiction would get better once they were married. She spent many years in a support role to her husband before she realized she had betrayal trauma. She explains how a willing heart came gradually as she recognized she had her own recovery work, separate from her husbands’. …
Host Tara McCausland speaks with betrayal trauma expert, Dr. Jill Manning, about how a betrayed partner can apply the recovery puzzle pieces of a willing heart, honesty, humility, accountability, commitment, and seeking spiritual connection to facilitate healing. As a betrayed spouse, it is easy to feel like a victim of our addicted partner’s behavior and…
Justin B. has an insightful conversation with Irvin S, a sex addict living in recovery, about his experiences with obtaining, applying, and maintaining a willing heart to heal his family. We review the SA Lifeline Recovery Puzzle and discuss how a willing heart must include the following: Humility, Rigorous Honesty, Accountability, Commitment, and Seeking Spiritual…
In this episode, host Tara McCausland reviews the S.A. Lifeline heart and mind Recovery Puzzle pieces (e.g. willing heart, humble, accountable, committed, honesty, seeking spiritual connection) with guest expert, Dr. Eddie Capparucci. They compare them with the transformational elements in Eddie’s latest book Why Men Struggle to Love: Overcoming Relational Blindspots and discuss how these critical elements not…
In this Q&A, hosts Justin and Tara compare and contrast healthy vs. unhealthy sexuality using a document prepared by Dr. Jill Manning. See the post here. Understanding the broad scope of this question, they suggest that personal values and a God-centered approach are helpful starting points for thoughtful individuals seeking guidance on this sensitive subject which…
In this Q&A episode, hosts Justin and Tara discuss the importance of having a common language and vocabulary to use when it comes to important recovery words and definitions. They discuss importance of having a strong sobriety definition as a basis for recovery that is understood and agreed upon and consider the S.A. Lifeline definitions…
Today is another Q & A with our hosts, Tara McCausland and Justin B. Most addicts lie about their behaviors because they think it will protect themselves and not hurt others around them. Justin discusses how he eventually recognized the error in his thinking and how honesty has improved his relationships. They talk about how…