Trauma and Sexually Compulsive Behavior

“Why do I keep doing what I know is destructive to myself, my spouse, my marriage and my family?”  This is a question that many of us ask ourselves way too often!  And, yet, regardless of the known consequences we continue to “act...

How to Talk to Your Teen about Porn (Part I)

“Sometimes, when my mom goes to bed,” the thirteen-year-old boy whispered as he leaned in to me, “I watch porn.” He giggled with titillation. When in college, I mentored this thirteen-year-old boy. When he told me about his porn use, I felt...

6 Types of Sex Addiction

In April of this year we hosted Dr. Doug Weiss, notable author & sex addiction therapist in Colorado. He provided excellent training on the basics of sex addiction and recovery treatment for therapists as well as couples who struggle with addiction. Dr. Weiss...

How to Talk to your Teens about Porn (Part II)

In my previous post, I wrote about the importance of talking to your teen about porn.  Here are four tips to help facilitate the talk. 1) Have a continual conversation with your kids about sex.  Unfortunately for many youth, their first exposure to...

I Think My Partner May Be a Sex Addict…Now What?

She stood there, frozen in time, holding that tiny piece of register tape in her hand, staring. The world melted around her. Her heart was pounding and head felt like it was going to explode. She felt like someone had just sucker-punched her. “Now what?”...