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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     15 Comments
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Facing cross addictions

I recently led a teleseminar on cross addictions. It was interesting and helpful for me to do the research for [...]

Nov 23, 2009     5 Comments
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Sexual anorexia: understanding and dealing with a growing problem

Sexual anorexia is a really important topic, and isn’t getting the attention it deserves. Sexual anorexia is the unhealthy fixation [...]

Sep 30, 2009     14 Comments
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Being honest doesn’t mean saying everything you think

People in recovery struggle to establish honesty in their relationships. One of the consequences of addiction is lack of trust, [...]

Sep 21, 2009     1 Comment
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New study shows abuse rates by Catholic priests even higher than expected

There’s a great article on our companion blog for pastors (lastingleaders.org) about a recent report with even more bad news [...]

Sep 18, 2009     No Comments
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Facing our love / hate experience with God

I am increasingly convinced that spiritual inauthenticity is a major roadblock for many Christians in recovery. When we try to [...]

Aug 27, 2009     No Comments
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Myth-Buster: Are sexual predators the biggest concern about our kids’ online behavior?

“Every parent wants to protect his or her children from emotional, psychological and physical harm. That’s why parents are so [...]

Aug 17, 2009     No Comments
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