Contending with Porn Addiction
Contending with Porn Addiction Last year was a remarkably controversial and loaded year as we talk about porn addiction. The topic of porn addiction is already a loaded and heated topic. Extreme opin ...
Betrayal and Trauma and Getting Vulnerable Again
Betrayal and Trauma and Getting Vulnerable Again A natural response to trauma is focusing on keeping yourself safe. Identifying safety is a natural part of the healing process. However, one of the mo ...
Porn Addiction and the Pandemic
Porn Addiction and the Pandemic Porn addiction is one of the most controversial topics in our field. Like other sex addictions, professionals argue whether it exists or not. It's such a controversial ...
Rebuilding Connection after Betrayal
Rebuilding Connection after Betrayal After a betrayal occurs in a relationship, it can feel impossible to reconnect. Many relationships and couples who have this experience come to realize that they ...
The Porn Addiction “Fix” Illusion
The Porn Addiction "Fix" Illusion Almost every time I am working with a client who has a porn addiction or who is dealing with a compulsive pornography problem, they contend with an illusion. Ther ...
When Numbing Fear Turns to an Addiction
When Numbing Fear Turns to an Addiction We all numb. Stress, anxiety and fear can all get us to use food, sex, alcohol, drugs, and entertainment to help us cope with uncertainty and difficult times. ...
Relationship Trauma and Vulnerability
Relationship Trauma and Vulnerability Relationship traumas can include betrayal, domestic violence and discovery of addictions. All of these situations can cause trauma that can lead to being stuck i ...
How to Launch Your Recovery for Out of Control Sexual Behavior
How to Launch Your Recovery for Out of Control Sexual Behavior Sex Addiction or out-of-control sexual behavior can damage your whole life. The reason that the term addiction has been used it that ...
How to Launch Your Sex Addiction Recovery
How to Launch Your Sex Addiction Recovery Sex addiction can damage your whole life. It can ruin relationships, cause your career to suffer, and take over nearly everything you do. Like any other a ...
Watch Out When You See a Therapist Advertise Treating Same-Sex Attractions
Watch Out When You See a Therapist Advertise "Treating" Same-Sex Attractions The term same-sex attraction (or SSA) as it is often referred, is often codename for conversion or reparative therapy. If ...