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What does it mean to forgive?
February 25th, 2010 at 1:48 pm » Comments (0)
The purpose of forgiving is to release our own minds from the pain of held resentment. We do not forgive others because that's what nice people do. We forgive because ...more »Releasing stored anger as part of recovery
January 24th, 2010 at 10:27 am » Comments (0)
To live in recovery, we must be willing to take responsibility for the anger that we carry within us. We are not bad people because we feel angry. No one ...more »Accepting and dealing with inner emptiness
December 24th, 2009 at 6:54 pm » Comments (4)
A common result of growing up with trauma and deprivation is what some therapists call an inability to "self sooth." In healthy families parents model and teach their kids how ...more »A new study suggests that loneliness could be contagious
December 2nd, 2009 at 10:34 pm » Comments (0)
A new study suggests that feelings of loneliness can spread through social networks like the common cold. “People on the edge of the network spread their loneliness to others and then ...more »Facing our love / hate experience with God
August 27th, 2009 at 3:54 pm » Comments (0)
I am increasingly convinced that spiritual inauthenticity is a major roadblock for many Christians in recovery. When we try to convince ourselves to believe something we don't really believe, or ...more »Let go of worry
July 28th, 2009 at 3:33 pm » Comments (0)
Very little of what we fear actually happens, which means that most of our fears cause us to worry unnecessarily. Doesn't it make sense to learn how to better cope ...more »The Spiritual Questions and Challenges of Recovery - free teleseminar July 23
July 9th, 2009 at 9:17 pm » Comments (0)
We're hosting a free teleseminar on Thursday night, July 23. This teleseminar is open to anyone who'd like to learn more about recovery from sexual struggle, either for themselves or ...more »Failure is never final in recovery
April 28th, 2009 at 3:27 pm » Comments (2)
Failure If recovery demanded perfection, then we would all be failures. Our goal is progress, not perfection. It has to be this way, since none of us will ever be perfect. It is said ...more »Training event for church leaders about how to help sexual strugglers
January 21st, 2009 at 5:18 pm » Comments (9)
Helping the Sexual Strugglers* A training event for pastors, church staff, and lay ministry leaders June 4, 2009 Changes in society and the advent of the Internet have led to an epidemic ...more »The first task of recovery: Establishing Sobriety
January 17th, 2009 at 3:51 am » Comments (1)
Pat Carnes is one of the "founding fathers" of the sex addiction field. One of his fundamental principles is that the first task of recovery is to "establish sobriety." There ...more »Categories
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This site contains information about healthy sexuality and the ways it gets distorted in our lives. You'll find a variety of articles in the main column to the left, and links above to more information about coaching, seminars, and other resources. Sexual sanity is a goal - and challenge - for both men and women. Click here for a page specially for women. Remember, sex should enhance our lives, not control our lives!
