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Partners of Sex Addicts: Betrayed Again

Betrayed again. I am tired.    I am alone.    I am so lonely.    I am hurting.    I am cut open and bleeding all over the floor.    I am invisible.     I have… Read more

Sex Addiction Recovery: Dealing with Your Wife When She Is Emotionally Triggered

Early recovery from sex addiction is a tumultuous time, your recovery foothold is shaky at best. During this period your partner is eaasily emotionally triggered. So how do you maintain… Read more

The Serenity Room: Path to Destiny

Watch your thoughts, for they become words.Watch your words, for they become actions.Watch your actions, for they become habits.Watch your habits, for they become character.Watch your character, for it becomes… Read more

Betrayal Trauma: The Intimacy Formula

Intimacy = Honesty + Vulnerability Dr. Janice Caudill, founder and Clinical Director of McKinney Counseling & Recovery, is a psychologist who specializes in helping individuals and couples heal from sex… Read more

Texas First Intimacy Anorexia Recovery Group

Texas’ first therapeutic men’s intimacy anorexia recovery group began in January 2017 in McKinney. Although the Dallas-Ft. Worth and surrounding areas have a strong therapeutic, and 12 Step recovery community… Read more

Partners of Sex Addicts: It’s Only Porn

I told myself it’s only porn. I told myself it didn’t bother me. I told myself all men do it. It’s no big deal. I told myself it’s not really… Read more

Love Avoidant Strategies in Intimacy Anorexia: The Silent Treatment

  Intimacy anorexia is a term coined by sexual addiction recovery expert Doug Weiss to describe the active withholding of emotional, sexual and/or spiritual intimacy in the recovering couples he… Read more

Partners of Sex Addicts: What’s in a name? Just ask a ‘Co-Sex Addict’

Co-sex addiction, or co-addiction, is a term coined to describe the behavior of person addicted to a sex addict: in theory, the addict is addicted to sex, and the co-sex… Read more

Partners of Sex Addicts: Dealing with the Web of Lies

  Remember George? Check out this clip. The partner or wife a of a recovering sex addict is frequently confused by the apparently sincere promises to change from the addict… Read more

Create Your Own Serenity Room: Transforming Yourself Through Self-Care

  Self-care is essential part of recovery. You may be at a time of particular pain in your life; a time you think of as your monsoon season. Your typical freeze response doesn’t numb you… Read more