Sexual Addiction:Strength/Hope/Recovery

I ran across two workbooks---"Freedom From Sex Addiction" and "Freedom From Sex Addiction for Partners" and I was truly impressed by these free self-help manuals designed to answer questions about sex addiction, and help addicts and partners alike to move out of crisis and into recovery.   Author Joan Gold and the staff of Impulse Treatment Center have created these workbooks and offer them as a gift to everyone who struggles with this complex issue.   Tonight we will be talking about the workbooks and how they are designed to be used. Workbook author Joan Gold and Impulse Treatment Center Director Don Matthews will also be answering your questions about sex addiction in general -- what it looks like; how addicts, partners and couples can recover from it.   Tune in to find out how you can obtain these free workbooks for your own use, and begin your journey towards "Freedom From Sex Addiction."   Sex 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 help of 12 Step Programs, the Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model and other methods that reinforce the steps you need to take to 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.

Thomas Gagliano wrote a book called "The Problem Was Me " which helps people identify the critical voice inside of all of us. It chips away  at our self esteem and it contributes to social isolation and self centeredness. Tom's book helps you to identify with negative self talk and how to change that around. He gives you techniques that you can pass down to your children and stop the cycle of low self esteem! This is common for Sex Addicts who never felt good enough as a child. 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 throught the steps.

Sexual Addiction can happen to anyone so hear the story of Shareen who was a  addicion therapist and the spuse of a partner with sexual addiction. Her experience as  an addiction therapist did not protect her from her husband's sex addiciton. When she worked on getting healthy by reaing books and attending groups for partners of sex addiction ... she learned that she was actually a poster child for the behaviors and symptoms of a spouse/co-adddict. She later decided to pursue her training as a certified sexual addictions therapist. Let her tell you what you need to do to understand the signs of sexual addiction. 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 throught the steps.

Have you ever wondered if you or someone you love has a Love Addiction?  Well love addiction  is real and tonight Ethlie Ann Vare is going to b talking about the signs that you might have this affilction that creates real havoc for the love addicted and the people that love him or her. When you obsess about someone or look for love to fill that insatiable hole inside of you you may have a love addiction. Ethlie will talk about the signs, the symptoms and the recovery tools that helped her  to recover from an addiction that involved 100's of encounters to boost her sense of self worth. The reality is that Self Love is the answer and Ethlie talks about what that involves and how to get there! She says if you are born with  the addict brain and you become addicted or dependent on sex or love to give you  that euphoric momentary high ... you may have the addiction. Her book The Love Addict is a candid story about her life and what she did to get sober and to help others!   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 throught the steps.

Chris Countryman talks about his shortcut manual "Getting Po....graphy  Out of Your Life" and gives the listener hope that you can break free from internet addiction. 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 throught the steps.

Joe Kort discusses the phenomenon of straight men who have a fetish for gay sex. Let him explain this complex but common situation. 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 throught the steps.

Danny has been in recovery for over a year and wants you to know what it takes to stay in recovery. Listen to his story about how sexual addiction almost took him down physically, emotionally and spiritually and find out how he is closer to God as a result of his recovery! 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 throught the steps.

Exciting and healthy sex comes being relational and operates from the premise that only through intimate connection to another can highly erotic, spiritual sex happen. Healthy sex, intimate sex, erotic sex and sex as a spiritual act develop from honest conversations about difficult topics that grow and strengthen a relationship. In this interview withAlexandra Katehakis, MFT, CSAT-S, CST-S,  we will talk about sex as an essential part of sexual sobriety, personal growth, and development. Clinicians and patients often ask: How do I restore my sexuality as self-care and a connection to another? Do my sexual fantasies have a place in my relationship? How can sex be exciting again? Will I be able to masturbate again? How do I talk to my partner about what I like sexually?  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.

Dr. Dennis from Timberline Knolls talks about how addictions and eating disorders co-exist and what you can do about it. 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 throught the steps.

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! Listen as Carol interviews a man who has struggled with sexual abuse for over a decade. This man has lost his job, his respect and has seriously jeapordized his relationship with his wife and their 16 month old daughter! Find out what he is doing to work on his recovery one day at a time. 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 throught the steps.