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Help and Support for Partners of Sex Addicts
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‘How Do I Let Go?’ Getting Unstuck
Are you stuck? Are you the partner of a sex addict who just can’t let go even though you know you should? I think every partner has struggled with that question in one way or another. We all have to find the answer within ourselves in our own way and in our own time.
Coaching For Partners Of Sex Addicts
JoAnn Russell, RN, MS
Certified Life Coach
Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Practitioner
Stress Management Coach
Trauma Recovery Series for Partners of Sex Addicts
This video series for partners of sex addicts outlines some of the most important, and very first things that a partner should consider after discovering that the person they are in an intimate relationship with may be a sex addict.
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‘How Do I Let Go?’ Getting Unstuck
Are you stuck? Are you the partner of a sex addict who just can’t let go even though you know you should? I think every partner has struggled with that question in one way or another. We all have to find the answer within ourselves in our own way and in our own time.
Are Partners of Sex Addicts at an Increased Risk for Coronavirus?
We already know that sex addicts put their partners at high risk for sexually transmitted diseases. But what about other contagious diseases such as the coronavirus?
Is Sex Addiction Domestic Abuse?
I get that question all the time…Is sex addiction really domestic abuse? Here’s what a partner has to say about the abuse that we call
How Do You Get Over the Betrayal of Sex Addiction?
How on Earth Do You Get Over Sex Addiction Betrayal?
Starting over: How to rebuild your finances after escaping a financially abusive relationship
Written by MADISON BLANCAFLOR When you think of domestic abuse, physical or verbal assault are probably the first things that come to mind. Unfortunately,
He’s A Sex Addict! Should I Stay Or Leave?
I made decisions (mostly bad ones) without facts or reality, decisions that would have been very different if I had been allowed all of the information I deserved and had a right to know.
My Sex Addict Husband Got Another Woman Pregnant
Has anyone else had the unfortunate experience of their Sex Addict getting another woman pregnant as a result of the addiction? I have and I wanted
Doug Weiss Heart to Heart Counseling Center HORRIBLE!
I received this e-mail from a woman who attended the Doug Weiss Heart To Heart Counseling Center. She said the experience was horrible! Here’s what
Where Is The Real Proof About Sex Addiction?
Everyone has an opinion and opinions seem paramount in discussing sex addiction. Anecdotal evidence is touted as scientific proofs for outrageous recovery and cure rate
Do 12 Step Programs Really Work?
Today 12 step programs are the ‘go to’ gold standard for sex addiction. But, do 12 Step Programs really work? AA’s success as an organization has
Bipolar and Sex Addiction
I received this question from a woman who is married to a man who was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and who also is a sex
What To Ask Your Therapist
What to Ask Your Therapist Partners often endure further trauma by therapists who want to call us names such as co-dependent, co-addict or co-sex addict.
What Partners Say About Sex Addiction and Support
What Partners Say-Sisterhood of Support In this new weekly series, ‘What Partners Say’ I have gleaned the best of the best testimonials from the private forums of
What Partners Say About Sex Addiction–Wisdom
In this new weekly series, ‘What Partners Say’ I have gleaned the best of the best wisdom from the private forums of what partners say about sex addiction.
What Partners Say About Sex Addiction Therapy
One of the first reactions of women who discover that their husband or partner is a sex addict is to get him into sex addiction therapy. But, does that therapy really work?
Why? A Partner Speaks On Sex Addiction
Why does a man choose hookers over his family? Why didn’t we see this major flaw in our husbands? Why do we stay and have nervous breakdowns when we find out? Why do therapists push us towards acknowledging our part? Why are we triggered? Why can’t we just walk out the door and never look back? Why do we seek help for them? Why do they blame us? Why do our friends and family want us to just get over it? Why did this man who watched me deliver our daughter/son leave the hospital and seek out a prostitue? And the winner is “why can’t they be helped?”
Rate Your Therapist
It is time to publicly rate your therapist. Somehow, some way the ‘do no harm’ philosophy has been lost on CSATs and therapists who counsel
‘Sexual Sobriety’ Leaves Victims Untreated by Dr. Minwalla
This article, by Dr. Minwalla echoes what we, at the Sisterhood, have been saying for years. Dr. Omar Minwalla is the only professional who really
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