The Silent Struggle: Shedding Light on Sex Addiction and Recovery
Sex addiction is a complex and often misunderstood issue that affects individuals across all demographics.
Beyond Taboo: Understanding and Overcoming Sex Addiction
Sexual addiction, often shrouded in secrecy and shame, is a complex and challenging issue that affects individuals across all walks of life.
Love Addiction: Embracing Obsessive Longing
Love Addiction: Embracing Obsessive Longing
Love addiction is a complex emotional state characterized by an overwhelming obsession with the object of one's affection.
My Partner Has An Addiction… Now What?
If you are a partner of someone with an addiction, there’s no wonder so many emotions come up for you. This is about YOU and your decision for how you want to move forward.
Dry January - Choose Your Own Adventure Style!
Overtime, things like alcohol, substances, technology, or even shopping can leave us feeling out of control. Doing a sober month can help us feel better and recognize when we need extra support.
Setting Boundaries in Early Addiction Recovery
Recovery takes effort and intentionality. With the right tools, support, and dedication in place, you can provide yourself with the safety net that is needed to find stability.
Sobriety Versus Recovery: What is the difference?
Sobriety is about avoiding harmful coping strategies, while recovery is about healing so you don’t need them. In recovery, we don’t just avoid our medicators (ex: porn, sex, shopping, etc…). We heal our relationship with them. We discover the antidote to addiction: connection. We identify the underlying emotional and psychological needs we were attempting to meet, and we learn to get our needs met in new, healthy ways that feel good to us and to others.
When Trauma Manifests as Addiction
If trauma is left unhealed, unprocessed, and even ignored, the pain finds a way to manifest. In fact, our trauma wounding has the potential to become re-enacted through patterns of addiction, including sex addiction and process addiction. Fortunately, there is hope for healing.
Process Addiction: Is it Real or Fake?
Most people in our society associate the word “addiction” with substance abuse. However, everyday processes such as eating and technology use can also become addictive when relied on for a high.