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Overcoming Betrayal and Entering Therapy For so many partners of addicts, entering into therapy can seem so overwhelming. It feel like you’re just trying to hold the fabric of your life, and maybe even your family together. The idea of participating in therapy can be so overwhelming. It can feel
6 Ways that Family Therapy Can Help Enhance Your Recovery from an Addiction Addiction is a heartbreaking disease.According to the Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap (CATG) initiative, it affects more than 23 million Americans. But it is not just the addict who suffers from the turmoil of addiction. Family members
Holidays and Knowing Your Place in Recovery and In Your Family For those who are in recovery, the holidays can be a complicated time. There have often been discoveries and disclosure, which can dramatically shift the dynamics of your relationships. This can be true of marriages and romantic relationships, but
The Importance of a Sexual Compulsivity Relapse Prevention Plan Stopping a behavior pattern isn’t an easy thing to do. It’s also not enough to just stop the behavior. Stopping the behavior pattern is the first hurdle. However, making an ongoing change is another challenge altogether. This is where many people
Emotional Struggles Later in Recovery After the dust settles in recovery, and things began to become more stable, it seems like it would be natural to be in a place where life is flowing easier. However, this time can often be a complicated time for those in recovery. This can
Is It Possible to Recover After an Affair? The short answer is “yes”. Many relationships work through and survive an affair. Many even learn how to thrive after it’s over. However, in that time immediately after the affair, there can be a great deal of hopelessness and fear. In fact,
Is Sex Addiction Ruining Your Life? Sex Addiction Therapy can Help In February we posted about behaviors that point toward sex addiction. This is probably one of the more frequently misunderstood addictions. To some people the idea of being a “sex addict” sounds dramatic and maybe even exciting, but remember,
When I let people know that I work with people who are dealing with a sex addiction, I often hear things such as, “I wish I was a sex addict”. This tells me that people often misunderstand what being a sex addict is about. These misconceptions can make it challenging
At this time of year, commercials, advertisements, and social network feeds are filled with images of happy families, friends, and celebrations for the holiday season. This can be a very difficult time of the year for the recovering person when their reality does not align with the picture of a
Recovery from active addiction involves much more than simple abstinence from drugs. There is common phrase among addiction professionals and those advocates in the recovery community that addiction is “a feeling disease.” What does that mean? The use of mood and mind altering chemicals is only symptom of the problem.