How It All Started Welcome! My name is JoAnn Russell. I am a woman, a mother, grandmother and a Registered Nurse with a Master of Science Degree. I am a Certified Life Coach and a Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Practitioner. In 2004 I started a small blog about my discovery that my husband had a secret and […]
Here’s why everyone should monitor their children’s internet activity. You need to watch this video…it’s even easier than shown here for kids to stumble across porn. Click the link that says ‘Watch on YouTube’ to see the video. In 2015, the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health (link is external) ranked internet safety as
Porn and Children
Here is a video clip of Patrick Carnes describing the partner’s role in a sex addict’s recovery program. In this clip Patrick Carnes says that it ‘takes a while for the partner to gain perspective. To figure out that they are also part of the problem and they need to get help for themselves. Often
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Here’s How the Sex Addiction Industry REALLY Treats Partners of Sex Addicts
How on Earth Do You Get Over Sex Addiction Betrayal?
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How Do You Get Over the Betrayal of Sex Addiction?
Written by MADISON BLANCAFLOR When you think of domestic abuse, physical or verbal assault are probably the first things that come to mind. Unfortunately, financial abuse is often overlooked, even though it occurs in 99% of all domestic violence cases. The effects of financial abuse can last for years or even decades after victims
Starting over: How to rebuild your finances after escaping a financially abusive relationship
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 to talk about it. its just another facet of this nightmare that i am having trouble dealing with. I received this desperate message from a woman who was dealing with
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My Sex Addict Husband Got Another Woman Pregnant
Here is a great article about narcissism and sex addiction written by Alexander Burgemeester https://thenarcissisticlife.com/sexual-attitudes-of-a-narcissist-sex-and-the-narcissist/
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Narcissism 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 addict. Here is her question: Does anyone have any experience with bipolar and sex addiction? My husband has been diagnosed with bipolar, though he is now shifting is focus to
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Bipolar and Sex Addiction
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. Many therapists claim to use the ‘trauma model’ but want the Partners to share in the blame, commit to staying with the sex addict for a year before making any
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What To Ask Your Therapist
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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Why? A Partner Speaks On Sex Addiction
Before you agree to hire a therapist be sure to ask them 10 questions. Why? Because partners often endure further trauma by therapists who want to call us names such as co-dependent, co-addict or co-sex addict. Many therapists claim to use the ‘trauma model’ but want the Partners to share in the blame, commit to
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10 Questions to Ask Your Therapist
I have the utmost respect for Dr. Omar Milwalla and his work with Partners of Sex Addicts
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