An Open Letter To Patrick Carnes, Stefanie Carnes, Robert Weiss, All CSAT Counselors And Sex Addiction 12 Step Advocates
A heartfelt letter written by a member of the Sisterhood: Dear Patrick Carnes, Stefanie Carnes, Robert Weiss, All
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Is There Really a ‘Better Than Ever’ After Discovery?
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He’s A Sex Addict! Should I Stay Or Go?
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Is Sex Addiction Domestic Abuse?
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A Relaxation Gift for My Sisters
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Here are some of the excuses sex addicts say when they are ‘caught with their pants down’. These
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?”
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The Holiday Season is upon us and for Partners of Sex Addicts the stress can become unbearable. Here
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.
The 5% Recovery Myth For Sex Addicts
Although the Sex Addiction gurus, like Carnes and Weiss, claim that any Sex Addict can change and recover
Rate Your Therapist
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What Partners Say About Sex Addiction–Wisdom
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Today 12 step programs are the ‘go to’ gold standard for sex addiction. But, do 12 Step Programs really
We Still Have A Long Way To Go Baby
NOTE: I wrote this article in 2011. Sadly, things have not changed, in fact, they have gotten worse.