Deciding to quit pornography is often the first step toward getting your life back. For many men, though, that decision comes with an unexpected challenge. Instead of feeling better immediately, they...
What’s this new thing they call “betrayal trauma”? As I learned about this new approach to helping couples heal from sexual betrayal I cringed at the word “betrayal”. It became...
There are as many theories in coaching in general as there are mental health and/or addiction disorders. It is difficult to navigate what approach will help for what type of issue. If you Google...
This may be one of the most annoying debates I see in the addiction field. Why on earth would anyone would think that sex could NOT be an addiction. And yet there is technically no diagnosis...
Why is it that a person with sex addiction can’t stop? What actually happens chemically in the brain that causes a person to continue their sexually problematic behavior despite negative...
The primary symptom of sex addiction is the inability to stop despite negative consequences. In other words, when a person who struggling with sexually compulsive behavior tries to stop they find...