Two things motivate change in human beings: fear and desire. After the crisis of betrayal, fear is what initially motivates and drives the process of … [Read More...]
The Center for Relational Recovery offers an individualized proven path and treatment program for relational recovery that will improve your relationships, help to resolve current and past traumas, and transform your life.
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.
Betrayal by someone we love and depend on damages our trust in others and in ourselves. It makes it harder for us to feel safe in our relationships and we can begin to hide our true selves behind emotional and relational walls. At the Center for Relational Recovery we help you to look at the places where betrayal trauma has harmed you and begin to heal these emotional wounds, enabling you to move toward the thing you long for most – deep meaningful connection with others.
Relationships are where we experience our greatest joy, our greatest pain and our greatest meaning in life. They are also the place where we learn the most about ourselves and are challenged to grow into the person we are created to be. At the Center for Relational Recovery we come alongside individuals, couples and families to help them learn how to be in their relationships in more enjoyable, healthy, life-enhancing ways.
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Avoiding The Moment Of Truth
For most partners who are waiting to see if it is possible to stay in their relationship, there is a period after the discovery of betrayal when they … [Read More...]
Coming to the Moment of Truth
Have you caught yourself, even months after the discovery of betrayal, snooping and spying and checking on your cheating partner? It’s likely that you … [Read More...]
Creating Space For Your Feelings
We live in a culture that does not approve of big feelings. We don’t approve of little feelings very much either. All the feelings that we have are … [Read More...]
What You Have A Right To Know
Let’s talk about what you, as a betrayed partner, have a right to know about and be involved in when it comes to the unfaithful individual’s healing … [Read More...]
Getting Educated, Part 2: It’s A Marathon Not A Sprint
Educating yourself about betrayal is just like everything else in the healing process: a marathon not a sprint. Nevertheless, many of the betrayed … [Read More...]
Getting Educated, Part 1: Pace Yourself Sweetheart
When I was in graduate school we had to go on a day-long silent retreat. I was just beginning to understand that my spouse was dealing with sexual … [Read More...]
March Recommended Reading
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life … [Read More...]
Getting Triggered
Recently I was sitting in a group for partners of sex addicts, and over and over again the women kept referring to being “triggered.” They sprinkled … [Read More...]
February Recommended Reading
The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired By Daniel J. Siegel One of the very best … [Read More...]
The Bus Crash of Betrayal
For many betrayed partners it can feel unbelievable that in the aftermath of being cheated on, lied to, betrayed and traumatized you are now being … [Read More...]
January Recommended Reading
Help. Her. Heal. by Carol Juergensn Sheets and Allan J. Katz Carol Juergenen Sheets and Allan J. Katz have created a workbook/roadmap for rebuilding … [Read More...]
December Recommended Readings
State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity by Ester Perel “Betrayal hurts but it can also be healed” Ester Perel writes. Perel has traveled the globe … [Read More...]
November Recommended Readings
It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolyn The latest scientific research is now … [Read More...]
October Recommended Reading
Neglect-The Silent Abuser: How to Recognize and Heal from ChildhoodNeglect by Enod Gray Neglect, often a hidden issue, can cause problems with trust, … [Read More...]
September Recommended Reading
She Comes First: The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman by Ian Kerner Ian Kerner, an evangelist of the female orgasm and sex therapist, … [Read More...]
Foreboding Joy
This post was originally published on PartnerHope.com Recently, I was listening to an audio recording of Brené Brown, Ph.D. As many of you know, … [Read More...]
August Recommended Reading
Sexual Alarm System: Women’s Unwanted Response to Sexual Intimacy and How to Overcome It by Judith Leavitt Women are socialized from a young age that … [Read More...]
MUSINGS ON THE SEX AFTER BETRAYAL INTENSIVE
In June we held the first Sex After Betrayal: Reclaiming Your Sexual Self therapy intensive. It was a transformative five days of learning, growing, … [Read More...]
The Dynamic Multi-Dimensional Nature of Betrayal Trauma
Female hand pushing dominoes on grey background In my previous two posts, we deepened our understanding of complex trauma, primarily focusing on … [Read More...]
Podcast Interview with Rob Weiss LCSW, CSAT on Understanding Complex Betrayal Trauma
I recently had the opportunity to be interviewed by Rob Weiss LCSW, CSAT-S on his podcast called Sex, Love and Addiction 101. We talked about working … [Read More...]
The Aftermath of Betrayal
Nothing can prepare you for the moment you discover that the person closest to you, the person you count on the most, has betrayed you. If you have … [Read More...]
Podcast Episode “How To Navigate Through Betrayal Trauma” Featuring Michelle Mays
Every month we bring your way ideas and information on resources, media, or tools to be inspirational, motivating, or helpful in your recovery … [Read More...]