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Betrayal Requires Relational Recovery

If the significant wound of betrayal happens in relationship (and betrayal is always relational), then it makes sense that our healing and restoration must also happen in relationship. The impact of betrayal is always felt most profoundly in our sense of relational disconnection. We feel disconnected from ourselves and who we knew ourselves to be, from our significant other and who we thought he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Betrayed Partners, Recovering Couples, The Aftermath of Betrayal Tagged With: Betrayed Partners, Center for Relational Recovery, PartnerHope, relationships

June Recommended Reading

Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships by Dr. Sue Johnson Sue Johnson is the founder of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples, an attachment-based approach that helps couple build a safe bond with one another that allows intimacy to flourish. While Johnson has written several books on EFT this is her most popular seller as it provides an eye-opening … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Betrayed Partners, News, Recommended Reading, Recovering Couples, Sexual Addiction Tagged With: Betrayed Partners, Center for Relational Recovery, Hope, Recommended Reading, Recovering Couples

CRR Team Spotlight, Cheryl Schenck

Over the coming weeks we want to introduce you to members of CRR’s Clinical Team who you may not yet know. This week we invite you to take a few minutes to get to know a little bit more about Cheryl Schenck. Cheryl Schenck is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with individuals and couples, and leads groups. Cheryl has been with the Center for Relational Recovery since 2012. After she … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Betrayed Partners, Healthy Sex, Hope, News, Pornography Addiction, Recovering Couples, Recovery Resources, Sexual Addiction, The Aftermath of Betrayal, Trauma Tagged With: Betrayed Partners, Center for Relational Recovery, Hope, LPC, Mental Health, News, Pornography Addiction, Recovering Couples, Sexual Addiction, Trauma

May Recommended Reading

Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love by Pia Mellody First published over 15 years ago, this book is still the go-to resource for understanding love addiction and love avoidance. Pia Mellody masterfully lays out a clear understanding of how the attachment patterns of love addiction and avoidance manifest in relationships, helping the reader identify each … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Recommended Reading, Sexual Addiction Tagged With: Betrayed Partners, Center for Relational Recovery, Hope, Recommended Reading, Trauma

CRR Team Spotlight, Bruce Butler

Over the coming weeks we want to introduce you to members of CRR’s Clinical Team who you may not yet know. This week we invite you to take a few minutes to get to know a little bit more about Bruce Butler. Bruce Butler has been a member of the Clinical Team at the Center for Relational Recovery since 2013. Bruce specializes in treating individuals and couples dealing with relational (marital) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Betrayed Partners, Hope, News, Recovering Couples, Sexual Addiction, Trauma Tagged With: Betrayed Partners, Center for Relational Recovery, Hope, News, Pornography Addiction, Recovering Couples, Sexual Addiction

But If Not

My sister is a potter. Well, really she is an artist and one of the ways she expresses all the pent-up artistic ability she carries around is through pottery. I get pictures texted to me at random times of vases, pots, sculptures, and platters, all thrown and carved, showing exquisite care and intricate detail. Often, these are pictures of the raw clay item waiting to be glazed and fired in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Betrayed Partners, Hope, Inspirational, News Tagged With: Betrayed Partners, Center for Relational Recovery, Hope, Michelle Mays, Recovering Couples

CRR Team Spotlight, Michelle Mays

Over the coming weeks we want to introduce you to members of CRR’s Clinical Team who you may not yet know. This week we invite you to take a few minutes to get to know a little bit more about Michelle Mays. Michelle D. Mays LPC, CSAT-S is the founder and Clinical Director of the Center for Relational Recovery, serving individuals and couples struggling with sexual addiction, betrayal trauma, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Betrayed Partners, Healthy Sex, Hope, News, Pornography Addiction, Recovering Couples, Recovery Resources, Sexual Addiction, The Aftermath of Betrayal, Trauma Tagged With: Betrayed Partners, Center for Relational Recovery, Hope, LPC, Mental Health, Michelle Mays, Pornography Addiction, Recovering Couples, Sexual Addiction, TheAftermathofBetrayal, Therapist, Trauma

Hold Me Tight Workshop #2

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CRR Team Spotlight, Scott Bradley

Over the coming weeks we want to introduce you to members of CRR’s Clinical Team who you may not yet know. This week we invite you to take a few minutes to get to know a little bit more about Scott Bradley. Scott is a resident in counseling, pursuing licensure in professional counseling in the state of Virginia and is currently in his residency. After working with adolescents in and out of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Betrayed Partners, Healthy Sex, Hope, News, Recovering Couples, Recovery Resources Tagged With: Betrayed Partners, Center for Relational Recovery, Hope, Mental Health, News, Recovering Couples, Sexual Addiction, Therapist

March Resources and Inspiration

ANCIENT SPIRITUAL RESOURCES TO HELP GUIDE RECOVERY “If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” - C.S. Lewis The process of recovery from addiction is fraught with many arduous challenges and tasks, not least of which is recovering what I call our ‘deep heart.’ Every layer of pain that we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Inspirational, News, Recovery Resources Tagged With: Center for Relational Recovery, Hope

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Why We Sherlock, Part 1

Yes, I did. I just turned Sherlock into a verb. Someone slap a trademark on that for me, … [Read More...]

CRR Blog is Moving

You may have noticed that there is not much being posted here on the Center for Relational Recovery … [Read More...]

Resisting The Temptation To Isolate After Betrayal

In the aftermath of betrayal, it can be tempting to isolate – curling into yourself and hiding away … [Read More...]

Foundations for Recovery: Understanding Sexual Compulsivity (Online Workshop)

https://partnerhope.com/courses/foundations-for-recovery-workshop/ … [Read More...]

Setting Realistic Expectations After Betrayal

In the aftermath of betrayal, your body and mind are struggling with an ongoing trauma response. As … [Read More...]

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