Center for Relational Recovery

Because change happens in relationship.

If you are struggling with sexual addiction your sexual behavior may feel compulsive or out-of-control. It may be creating negative consequences in your life and relationships that is causing pain for you and those you love. If you are the partner of a sex addict, you may be feeling intense pain resulting from experiencing betrayal, and confusion about what is happening and what to do next.

If you or someone you love are struggling with sexual addiction there is hope. Your relationships can heal, life can regain meaning and purpose and sex can once again become a source of life-giving joy.

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All About Betrayal Trauma – Podcast Interview with Jodi White, LPC

Recently I joined Jodi White, LPC on her podcast, Journals of a Love Addict, for a discussion on betrayal trauma. Read the episode description and listen below! “We might think we know the meaning of the term “betrayal”, but what actually happens when we’re truly betrayed by the person closest to us? In this episode, […] [Read More...]

Stay or Leave: Shamed If You Do, Shamed If You Don’t

shamed woman with many fingers pointing at her

In the last two posts we’ve been looking at the complex issues that partners face when deciding whether to stay or leave the relationship with the cheater. Instead of focusing on the outcome – staying or leaving – I’m encouraging us to instead focus on how we make the decision. We want to decide to […] [Read More...]

3 Key Skills to Help You Stay or Leave from a Place of Emotional Health, Part 2

In last week’s post we looked at the emotionally charged issues around staying or leaving the relationship with the cheating partner. I am challenging us to change the conversations we often hold around this topic. Instead of thinking of staying or leaving as “right” or “wrong” choices, we want to expand our perspective and instead […] [Read More...]

3 Key Skills to Help You Stay or Leave from a Place of Emotional Health, Part 1

If you have spent any time in online forums or groups for betrayed partners, you know that a big topic of discussion is whether to stay or leave your relationship with the cheater. It is always interesting to me to see how confident one person can be about what another person should do. Many times, […] [Read More...]

Protest, Despair, Detachment: Three Predictable Responses to Loss of Safe Connection

Sexual betrayal is a relational trauma that impacts our sense of safety, trust, and security with our significant other. Relational traumas involve not just our threat response systems (how we react to fear and danger) but also our attachment systems (how we bond). When faced with cheating, both systems activate in response to danger and […] [Read More...]

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