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What is the Difference Between Big T and Little t Trauma?

Learn the differences between big and small traumatic events.

Partners of Sex Addicts & Infidelity Survivors: Are You Stuck in a Victim Stance?

Partners of Sex Addicts & Infidelity Survivors: Are You Stuck in a Victim Stance? The legacy of any trauma is a sense of victimhood. Whether from a car wreck, or… Read more

Sex Addiction Recovery: Understanding Discovery

Sex Addiction Recovery: Understanding Discovery “Discovery” is a term that has come to mean the event or period of time in which a sex addiction is discovered by a partner… Read more

Starved for Love: Intimacy Deprivation in Sex and Porn Addiction

Starved for Love: Intimacy Deprivation in Sex and Porn Addiction One of the least discussed but most painful experiences for partners of sex or porn addicts is the deep level… Read more

Betrayal Trauma: Understanding Your Trauma Triggers

Betrayal Trauma: Understanding Your Trauma Triggers Trauma Triggers Trauma triggers are anything that serves as a reminder of painful events in your life. They can be people, places, things, or… Read more

Sex Addiction Recovery: Navigating Your Partner’s Valentine Boundaries

Sex Addiction Recovery: Navigating Your Partner’s Valentine Boundaries   Navigating the Valentine’s Day triggers your partner is experiencing can be tricky for if you are trying to put your marriage… Read more

Infidelity Survivors & Partners of Sex Addicts: Dealing with Discovery Trauma

Infidelity Survivors & Partners of Sex Addicts: Dealing with Discovery Trauma Discovering the sexual betrayal of a spouse is more than just shocking; it is a form of shock trauma…. Read more

Surviving Betrayal Abandonment: Infidelity Survivors & Partners of Sex Addicts

Surviving Betrayal Abandonment: Infidelity Survivors & Partners of Sex Addicts  Abandonment feels like death. Or worse. In fact; for many of us, death sometimes sounds like a better alterna­tive than… Read more

Why Do I Have to Recover If It Is His Addiction?

Why Do I Have to Recover If It Is His Sex Addiction? Why do I have to recover if it’s his addiction? This is a question I hear frequently from… Read more

Tell Me Again – Helping Your Partner Heal From Betrayal

Tell Me Again – Helping Your Partner Heal From Betrayal Helping Her Heal (Sex Addiction Recovery) Have you ever noticed how someone grappling with grief needs to talk about his… Read more