Existing models for treating partners of sex addicts that are based solely on co-addiction and codependency are inadequate, clinically contra-indicated, and wrought with ethical and moral challenges. Partners and spouses of sex addicts are a profoundly traumatized population who are disenfranchised from adequate, informed care and ethical treatment.
The Importance of Sexual Health
Sexuality is an essential part of being human. Love, affection, and sexual intimacy contribute to healthy relationships and individual well-being. But along with the positive aspects of our human sexuality, there also are sexual concerns, diseases, mixed emotions and unintended consequences that can affect our sexual health.
16-Steps to Empowerment
The alternative is The 16 Steps for Discovery and Empowerment model, based on the work of Dr. Charlotte Kasl, Ph.D., which provides people in recovery, especially women, with another way of looking at themselves and their role in society. According to Dr. Kasl, addiction is viewed as the complexity of social factors, physical, pre-disposition and personal history. This empowerment model encourages individuals to develop their own internal belief system based on their perceptions and experiences.
Addicted to Love
“Love is all you need.” For the person addicted to love, this becomes more than a popular lyric. It becomes literal truth. What is love addiction, and why are some men and women addicted to love? How can the problem be identified, and how can those addicted be helped?
Getting Intimate About Intimacy
Intimacy is a word that is often communicated and expressed in our wants and needs but can be difficult to define. Questions often asked by people are “What is intimacy in a relationship?” “How can you recognize intimacy in a relationship?”
Freedom from Being Toxic
The moment right before a person living with HIV discloses their status to a potential sex partner, they are thinking…Will they still want me? Will they be afraid of me now? Afraid to touch me? Will I ruin a chance for potential love?
Empowering the Sexual Deviant
It should be quite understandable that my sexual identity and sexual behavior would be forever impacted. No matter how much my head tells me that I am worthy of love and sexual fulfillment, my core continues to remind me of my unworthiness. My sexual behavior reflected this understanding of who I was. If I saw myself as a sexual deviant, then I would behave as such.
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