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.

Sex Addiction

Partners of Sex Addicts

Sex and Attachment, Part 4: Insecure Attachment and the Challenge of Rigidity

Last week we looked at the two fundamental human needs that we all have: our need for an independent sense of self and our need to feel closely connected and bonded to others. We explored the way that individuals who have a secure attachment style balance these two competing needs in their relationships. This week […] [Read More...]

Sex and Attachment, Part 3: Secure Attachment and the Gift of Flexibility

In any relationship, our two most significant human needs compete with one another and create tension. These two human needs are: Our need for an independent sense of self. Our need to feel closely connected and bonded to others. All human relationships form a dance where the need for a self and the need for […] [Read More...]

Sex and Attachment, Part 2: When Sex Breaks Bad

There are many ways that sexuality can go awry for us as individuals and couples. We can experience a range of sexual functioning issues such as erectile dysfunction or vaginismus. We can experience periods where we struggle to find our sexual desire or find our sexual desire is pre-occupying. We can struggle with our sexual […] [Read More...]

Sex and Attachment, Part 1: Sex as a Growth Edge

When we are operating from our healthiest and best sexual selves, sex enriches our lives and relationships. Sex is both an individual phenomenon (we can have great sex with ourselves) and a relational phenomenon – we bring our sexual selves to our partner and co-create a new sexual reality together. In this co-created space, sexual […] [Read More...]

4 Tips to Help Betrayed Partners Navigate the Holidays

The holiday season brings both expectations of joy and pressure to fulfill those expectations. We feel as if we must be the perfect partner, parent, chef, gift-giver, decorator, etc. This seasonal stress can be difficult to manage when you’re in the middle of a grief process related to your partner’s betrayal. With that in […] [Read More...]

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