[PDF] Women And Recovery Sex Sobriety And Stepping Up eBook

Author : Ann D. Clark
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 40,30 MB
Release : 2013-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1475972822

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In Women and Recovery: Sex, Sobriety and Stepping Up, Ann D. Clark, Ph.D, provides readers with a no-nonsense, step-by-step guide to giving up anything. Clark explains how to conquer addictions using a lighthearted approach. Addressing such problems as substance abuse, overeating, shopping, or simply patterns in relationships, she gives her practical tips from a very relatable and realistic experience: her own. The journey into recovered living and self-knowledge is the purpose for this collection of experiences, and the suggestions found in Women and Recovery can make that journey smoother and more enduring for readers and their loved ones. Whether you are dependent on relationships, food, drama, drugs, alcohol, or the alcoholic, this guide offers assistance. You do not have to have used drugs to experience the pain of withdrawal-sugar, food, relationships, or even caffeine will do. Women and Recovery is for those who seek to improve their quality of life, obtain a lasting and significant relationship, and gain practical advice.

Author : Jennifer Matesa
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 46,69 MB
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1616496622

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Healthy sexuality within the context of recovery is rarely talked about openly, in part because the larger culture restricts the space required to name our experiences in open, honest ways. Matesa gives us that space by bringing the language of recovery to this more hidden part of our healing, allowing us to truly “practice these principles in all our affairs." Sexuality in the context of recovery is rarely talked about openly, in part because our broader culture may inhibit us from sharing our true experiences. For some, the prospect of sober sex feels like uncharted waters—in the past, we’ve rarely had sex without first numbing ourselves with drugs and alcohol. What does it mean to have an intimate relationship in sobriety? Exploring that question deepens our recovery journey. With this groundbreaking work, Jennifer Matesa uncovers the challenges real people encounter when they start taking their clothes off—without drinking or using in order to do so. Providing readers “a meeting between the covers,” Matesa blends first-person accounts bravely shared by diverse members of the recovery community, insights from experts, and her own perspectives. The result is a book that creates a space for a vital, new dialogue about sexuality and intimacy. As we find a common language for this more hidden aspect of our healing, we can truly “practice these principles in all our affairs.”

Author : SAA Fellowship
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 28,59 MB
Release : 2017-05-03
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0989228606

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The basic text of the SAA fellowship, Sex Addicts Anonymous explains sex addiction from the SAA perspective and demonstrates, through examples, how sex addiction worsens over time. It describes the personal powerlessness and unmanageability of sex addiction, and the damage to personal relationships, livelihood, and physical health that is often caused by addictive behavior. Sex Addicts Anonymous conveys a vision of hope for the addict through a recovery program based on the time-honored Twelve Steps that were initially proposed for alcoholics. A separate section of the book offers a variety of personal stories from individual members of the fellowship to illustrate the challenges and the hope of recovery.

Author : Eric Griffin-Shelley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 17,1 MB
Release : 1997-05-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0313019215

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The National Institute of Health has identified sexual addiction as a research priority. This volume provides a detailed definition of sex and love addiction as well as an explicit outline of treatment and recovery. It uniquely integrates sex and love in its formulation and presents a two level approach to recovery. This presentation provides in-depth examples and suggestions for change and supports the growing involvement of Twelve-Step programs in mental health. Professionals will find this volume an excellent resource in their clinical practice. People can be addicted to sex and/or love and recovery is possible. More than ten years ago the National Institute of Health identified sexual addiction as a research priority. Experts now conservatively estimate a prevalence rate of 5 percent of the American population. Eric Griffin-Shelley provides a detailed definition of sex and love addiction as well as an outline of treatment and recovery. Unique to this work, Griffin-Shelley integrates sex and love in its formulation and also presents a two-level approach to recovery. This presentation provides in-depth examples and suggestions for change and supports the growing involvement of Twelve-Step programs in mental health. Professionals can use this resource in their clinical practice to identify and assist sex and love addicts. Griffin-Shelley clearly describes the behavior of sex and love addicts and the emotions they may be experiencing. Problems such as multiple addictions (to drugs, alcohol, food, work) are examined. The book's two-layer approach to recovery focuses initially on the establishment of sobriety and then outlines an outer layer of protection that the sex and love addict can develop to sustain long-term recovery. Griffin-Shelley's meticulous description of the role of psychotherapy in aiding the recovery process is clearer than any book published to date on either sex or love addiction.

Author : Milton S. Magness
Publisher : Central Recovery Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 12,52 MB
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1937612236

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Sex addiction is a growing menace that threatens all strata of our society, destroying millions of marriages, damaging reputations, contributing to suicides and in come cases prison sentences, and wasting mind-boggling amounts of money. But there is hope. Sex addiction is treatable. Through a rigorous recovery program detailed in these pages, it is possible for sex addicts to stop all of their destructive behaviors--forever. The recovery road is long and difficult, but also very rewarding. Marriages have not only been restored, but enriched. by following the Steps described in Stop Sex Addiction, addicts and their partners have found the path to freedom from sex addiction. You have taken the first step by reading this summary. The wisdom in this book will lead to real hope and true freedom.

Author : Mary Lou Swanberg Chpc
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 19,36 MB
Release : 2013-05-03
Category :
ISBN : 9781090658180

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Sex addicted men and women tell lies, "Nobody will find out," and I am not hurting anyone." In time, lies lead to an unmanaged life. Today, addicts, using resources like this book, make a "high-level commitment" to recover from aberrant sexual behavior.This book offers many insights and solutions: -What is sexual addiction and why do I have the curse? Why can't I just stop?-How does the sex addiction cycle and acting-out rituals keep me in bondage?-How do anger, depressed mood, isolation, anxiety, and denial keep me sexually addicted?-My addiction began in childhood before I had a moral compass to guide me.-The path to sobriety goes through individual and group therapy as well as 12-Step programs.-You too can shed the pain of addiction and gain the freedom of sobriety.This third edition of the Recovery Series is the most powerful therapeutic "Path to Sobriety" in the market today.Authors, Paul Becker, LPC, and Mary Lou Swanberg offer highly professional guidance to change the sex addiction dance. Recovery includes understanding the principles of sexual addiction and the progression from early exposure to pornography or sexual behavior to compulsive and progressive adult addiction. The book provides enlightenment, insight, and instruction in order to gain a high-level commitment to sobriety.

Author : Milton S. Magness
Publisher : Gentle Path Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 13,52 MB
Release : 2010-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0982650558

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A concise thirty-day guide to healing from sexual addiction

Author : Milton S Magness
Publisher : Central Recovery Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,4 MB
Release : 2017-02-20
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1942094310

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Real Hope, True Freedom covers a wide variety of topics on sex addiction and the process of recovery. It addresses the different manifestations of sex addiction, how sex addiction impacts the brain, sex addiction risk factors, when sex addiction co-occurs with other mental health disorders, barriers to getting help/treatment, information and resources specific to the needs of the partners of sex addicts, the process of treatment, the process of recovery for both individuals and couples, relationship rebuilding, re-establishing intimacy, healthy sexuality, and relapse prevention tools and strategies. Milton Magness, D. Min., MA, LPC, CSAT, is the founder and director of Hope & Freedom Counseling Services. A Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, he served five terms as the president of the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH), the international professional organization for sexual addiction therapists. Prior to becoming a therapist he was a pastor for twenty years. He has a Doctor of Ministry from Luther Rice Seminary, a Master of Arts in Psychology from Houston Baptist University, and Master of Arts in Religious Education from Southwestern Seminary. Dr. Magness is the author of Stop Sex Addiction: Real Hope, True Freedom for Sex Addicts and Partners, and Thirty Days to Hope & Freedom for Sexual Addicts: the Essential Guide for Daily Recovery and Relapse Prevention. Marsha Means, MA, a trained Marriage and Family Therapist, as well as the founder and director of A Circle of Joy Ministries, an organization designed to help women impacted by sexual addiction and address the needs created by this growing problem. In 2000, she gained international recognition through Prodigals International, an organization she and her husband founded in the Seattle area to train and equip therapists, churches, and lay people in providing help, hope, and healing to those touched by the pain and shame of sex addiction. Ms. Means is the author of Living With Your Husband’s Secret Wars, and the co-author of Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal.

Author : Timothy Stein
Publisher :
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 42,45 MB
Release : 2019-04-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781794682443

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Daily readings for individuals in recovery from sex addiction. These meditations provide 12-Step insights, sobriety tools and tips, lessons for successful recovery, and partner sensitivity. They combine the clinical guidance of a seasoned therapist with the wisdom received by walking a recovery path.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 13,21 MB
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1616495529

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Articles, stories, slogans, and prayers written specifically for women highlight key Twelve Step recovery topics. Includes a daily reading guide. Articles, stories, slogans, and prayers written specifically for women highlight key Twelve Step recovery topics. Includes a daily reading guide.