When sex addiction and betrayal trauma strike, the wounds are not limited to individuals—they ripple through relationships, leaving trust shattered and bonds broken. At the 2024 S.A. Lifeline Conference, Dr. Jake Porter introduced
NOTE: Dr. Jake Porter will be presenting at the 2024 conference!! Get your tickets!
Betrayal trauma is a profound and often overlooked form of emotional injury that occurs when someone we deeply trust violates that trust in a critical way. As a clinician working with women who have experienced such trauma, I have
NOTE: This blog post contains concepts and some quotes which were taken from a 2021 S.A. Lifeline conference presentation by Dr. Stefanie Carnes. Subscribe to the Digital Recovery Library to watch the entire presentation.
S.A. Lifeline is pleased to present a NEW resource for faith leaders to help those who are struggling with the effects of unwanted sexual behaviors, such as compulsive pornography use. The following is a letter with 9 BEST Practic
I want to talk about the stories that you and I don’t want to tell. The simple assumption here is that each of us have a story or stories that we wish we could have erased from our lives. That could be an unwanted sexual behavior,
Note: The following excerpts were taken from a Pathway To Recovery Podcast Episode where S.A. Lifeline Executive Director, Tara McCausland interviewed the esteemed Dr. Barbara Steffens.
A couple of years ago I attended an event at the Croshaw Lodge that is owned by S.A.
Questions or feedback? Leave your email here. Host Tara McCausland and therapist Dan Drake discuss the importance of finding a qualified clinician that has specialized training in sexual addiction and betrayal trauma. They suggest questions/ways to vet a therapist to…
With my tiny 8 year old (or there about) eyes squeezed shut and a hope that filled every cell of my little body, I said a prayer that sounded something like this: “Heavenly Father,