Sexual Addiction:Strength/Hope/Recovery

It may seem like your relationship has  been irrevocably damaged but with a lot of hard work and support you both can get through this and have the intimacy that you deserve. Listen as Carol the Coach helps you to find the tools to strengthen the bond and repair the painful wounding that occurs in Sexual Addiction.

Carol the Coach will be answering emails and taking your calls to answer questions about sexual addiction or loving someone who has a sexual addiction. This disorder can wreak havoc in  families with sexual addiction so ask the expert what you can do if you suspect sexual addiction in your life!

It can be tough to come in for that first appointment when you have sex and love addiction. Listen as Carol the Coach shares with you what it would be like to give information to help form I throw treatment plan. She is going to share the diagnostic information she needs from "Jane" so they can get a thorough history and identify where to start working

Do you think that you might need intensive treatment? Carol the Coach interviews "Joey" who went through intensive treatment and wants to share his hope-strength and recovery with our listeners. He talks about the his realization that he needed Intensive Residential Treatment and then he talks about the extra steps that he took to get and stay healthy. It is a big decision to invest in intensive programing so listen to how he made the decision and what he is doing back in his community to stay healthy!

Carol the Coach interviews Ken Howard about how to deal with the shame and guilt that naturally occurs with sexual addiction. Most sex addicts, once they get into recovery, want to build trust and so Ken will be identifying the steps necessary to build the trust and let go of the shame and guilt. Carol the Coach helps you to learn how to be more authentic and honest which brings about trust and intimacy.

Many people wonder if they have a sex addiction ...while others question whether they are addicted to Love. Carol the Coach interviews Jessica Levith, a marriage and family therapist who admits that she too suffered from Love and Sex Addiction. Listen in ... as she discusses the criterea for this very real condition and how she found sanity and serenity one day at a time. In this honest interview, Jess discusses the definition of sex and love addiction and the myths associated with this addiction. She will discuss the causes that typically play into the development of this condition and more importantly the recovery process that builds strength from this very real disorder.

Partners often times experience PTSD that may have originated in childhood. Other times the trauma is about feeling betrayed by the person that you should be able to trust the most! Listen as Carol the Coach interviews trauma specialists who help the partner to reconfigure their life and redefine their relationship.

Carol the coach is interviewing Paul Ginocchio who is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the producer and a recovering sex addict about his new documentary --- The Courage to Love. He interviews 4 recovering sex addicts including himself who all have a different story but all  suffer from this addiction. The compulsivity and loss of control plagues each one of them as they talk about their breaking points with addiction. This is a riveting documentary that helps to educate the public about how REAL ..... Sexual Addiction is and what steps an addict can take to rever and manage it.

It is not uncommon for sex addicts and their partners to be overwhelmed by their feelings. Carol the Coach interviews Ken Howard who is the founder of Aspen Partnership in Kansas City, Missouri about his practice to help clients identify their feelings and to begin to develop the trust that they so richly deserve.He works with clients to restore their connection and typically uses a very successful type of intervention called "Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy." Sexual Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery and take your life through the journey so that you not only conquer the "Addict" but develop into the person you were meant to be! Carol the Coach is a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist who is ready to take you on the journey and expose you to the experts who will guide you through the steps.

Carol the Coach interviews Patti Henry, a psychotherapist of 27 years who found with her work with women that "Men" were in dire need of psychotherapeautic attention. When she figured out that men needed healing she decided to write the book "The Emotionally Unavailable Man: A Blueprint for Healing and she has been working ever since to help couples find their authentic self. Patti believes that when men are socialized "not to feel" they are prone to sexual acting out and addiction. This show will be helpful to the addict and the partner as it gives guidelines to help couples work through the pain and trauma of sexual addiction.