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Recovery Journey Launches December 6

The Recovery Journey is a new support program for sexual strugglers and their spouses/partners. It builds on the program I [...]

Nov 30, 2010     No Comments
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Two ways to tell if someone is really serious about recovery

Two ways to tell if someone is really serious about recovery

Call me cynical, but I have learned not to trust what clients say about their commitment to recovery. News flash: [...]

Nov 3, 2010     9 Comments
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Overcoming Codependence: Relating without manipulating

Without understanding our motives, we can easily lapse into behavior aimed at manipulating others. We can do this by passive-aggressively [...]

Oct 11, 2010     3 Comments
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How addiction wrecks relationships

Addiction is like a tornado that leaves behind a path of destruction. It not only damages our lives as addicts, [...]

Jul 1, 2010     7 Comments
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No sex please, we’re married

Our culture is very mixed up about sex. On the one hand, we seem to be obsessed with it. A [...]

Jun 3, 2010     1 Comment
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Sexual Addiction – Help for the Sex Addict’s Spouse

Special guest blog post by Peggy L. Ferguson, Ph.D. (Note that this month, our teleseminar is also devoted to supporting [...]

Apr 12, 2010     6 Comments
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Guided conversations to build intimacy between addicts and spouses

Couples in recovery need to stay connected emotionally, and addicts’ spouses need to get consistent updates about sobriety. People struggling [...]

Feb 4, 2010     No Comments
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Guarding against emotional affairs

An emotional affair happens when a person invests too much emotional energy with someone outside their marriage, and in turn [...]

Jan 5, 2010     14 Comments
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