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Boundaries in Recovery: Sobriety, Self-Respect, and Relational Safety
Recovery is about more than what you stop—it’s about what you build. This post explores how boundaries support sobriety, emotional integrity, and healing in sex addiction recovery.
Family Disclosure After Betrayal: Why It Matters and How to Do It Well
Family disclosure helps families name what’s been hidden and rebuild connection after betrayal or harm. This blog outlines the purpose, process, and pacing of disclosure—including how to speak to children and what to expect next.
Navigating the Shame Cycle in Sex Addiction Recovery
The shame cycle fuels secrecy and relapse in sex addiction recovery. Discover how to break that pattern and begin healing with honesty, support, and compassion.
Healing Sexual Intimacy After Addiction Recovery
Healing sexual intimacy after sex addiction recovery requires more than abstinence—it requires rebuilding emotional attunement, trust, and true connection. Learn how therapy helps couples move beyond compulsive patterns into healthy, resilient intimacy.
The Hidden Habit: Understanding Pornography as a Compulsive Pattern in Marriage
Secret pornography use often points to deeper struggles with sex addiction and leaves partners reeling from betrayal. In this post, we explore the compulsive cycle, the impact on the relationship, and how recovery can begin—for both individuals and the coupleship. Healing is possible with the right support.
When Good Intentions Backfire: Common Pitfalls That Reinforce Old Patterns in Recovery
Even with the best intentions, couples recovering from sex addiction and betrayal trauma can fall into patterns that hinder healing. This post highlights common pitfalls and offers insights to foster genuine relational growth.
What the Betrayed Partner Needs You to Understand (Even If You’re Working Hard to Change)
Even if you’re doing the work to get better, your partner may still be in pain. This post explores what betrayed partners need you to understand in the early stages of healing, especially when your progress doesn’t match their emotional reality. Understanding this mismatch is key to building long-term trust.
What the Addicted Partner Needs You to Understand (And What They Might Not Know How to Say)
Betrayed partners aren’t the only ones hurting—this post helps unpack what many addicted partners wish they could say, and why understanding their inner experience can help couples heal relationally.
Healing Together After Betrayal: Why Sex Addiction Recovery and Betrayal Trauma Require Two Perspectives
Healing from betrayal trauma and sex addiction recovery require more than individual work. This post explains why both partners' perspectives matter—and what can happen when recovery is one-sided.
Why You Can’t White-Knuckle Your Way Through Recovery
White-knuckling through sex addiction recovery might seem strong, but it rarely leads to lasting change. This post explores why willpower alone isn’t enough—and what real healing requires instead.
The Shame Cycle and How to Interrupt It
The shame cycle can quietly pull you back into old patterns of secrecy and self-sabotage. This post explains how shame operates—and how to interrupt it with truth, grounding, and support.
What Does Sexual Integrity Actually Look Like?
Sexual integrity isn’t about perfection—it’s about alignment. This post explores what it looks like to live honestly, repair when needed, and walk in recovery with intention and care.
When Disclosure Is the Next Right Step
When secrets have damaged trust, full therapeutic disclosure can help couples begin to heal. Learn what the process involves and how it supports lasting repair.
When One Partner Grows and the Other Doesn’t: The Shifts Recovery Brings
When one partner is actively growing in recovery, it can create strain if the other isn’t ready to change. This post explores how differentiation helps couples stay emotionally connected during these shifts in sex addiction recovery.
Mirror Neurons and Shame: Why Watching Others Affects How You See Yourself
Recovery can bring a flood of shame and emotional overwhelm. This blog explores how mirror neurons impact empathy and self-perception in sex addiction—and how healing rewires both.
“If I Think It, I’ve Already Failed”: Thought-Action Fusion in Sex Addiction Recovery
In sex addiction recovery, thoughts and urges can feel like failure. This post explores how Thought-Action Fusion keeps people stuck in shame—and how healing involves separating thoughts from actions with compassionate clarity.
Rebuilding Trust: Aligning Your Words and Actions in Recovery
When words and actions don’t align, trust erodes. Learn how to rebuild safety in your relationship through consistency, transparency, and accountability in recovery.
The Power Of Group Work In Sex Addiction Recovery
Group therapy is a critical part of sex addiction recovery. Learn how Tal Prince, CSAT, guides men through Dr. Patrick Carnes’ 30 Task Model in an open, bi-weekly therapeutic group.
Building Healthy Boundaries: The Cornerstone of Respectful Relationships
Explore the transformative power of setting healthy boundaries in relationships, an essential step on the path to healing from emotional trauma and reinforcing self-worth. Learn to navigate the complexities of sex addiction with compassion and understanding, embracing boundaries as a cornerstone for recovery and mutual respect.
Addiction As A Family Disease: A Path to Healing Together
Embrace the journey of collective healing with a compassionate approach to addiction therapy that honors the interconnectedness of family. Discover the empowerment and understanding necessary for each family member to heal from addiction's reach together.