Episode 112: As Addicts, We Can Throw Up HUGE Barriers to Recovery and Mending Our Most Important Relationships!
In this episode, Mark and Steve address a situation and series of questions from a PBSE listener who is the partner of a porn/sex addict and struggling with betrayal trauma. Here's what she had to say...
1 Maalis 202224min
TV, Movies & Media in a Betrayed Relationship—Part Two: What to do if you are the Spouse.
In episode 110, Mark and Steve addressed the responsibility that a recovering porn/sex addict has with regard to TV, movies and media--both for his own recovery and in creating the environment where h...
22 Helmi 202228min
TV, Movies & Media in a Betrayed Relationship—Part One: What to do if you are the addict.
Something that can be a BIG issue for couples—when one is a porn/sex addict in recovery and the other is a betrayed spouse trying to heal—is TV, movies and media! A PBSE listener asked Mark and Steve ...
15 Helmi 202227min
Are Your “Resentments” Holding You Back?
Resentment is a POWERFUL emotion! And while it most certainly can be very legitimate based on actual events, history, betrayal, etc., it also acts as a HUGE BARRIER that can block us from moving forw...
9 Helmi 202228min
As a Spouse, You Have “4 Primary Rights” with Regard to His Disclosure!
One of THE most important milestones in real recovery is when a porn/sex addict prepares a completely transparent and authentic "disclosure" of his past discretions and betrayals and then presents it ...
1 Helmi 202224min
How Can I Ever Dare to Trust Him Again?
When there has been Betrayal Trauma, it can seem impossible to ever dare to fully trust again. A PBSE listener describes this struggle as "foreboding joy"—things can be going OK in the relationship, e...
25 Tammi 202229min
All the ways we convince ourselves we are “entitled” to act out in our addictions
There are MANY reasons the ego-addict part of the brain convinces us that we are entitled to escape into our addiction outlets. These can include: I'm not getting enough sex from my spouse; I have no...
18 Tammi 202221min
How do we move out of a “Trauma Response” into “Relationship Authenticity”? (Part Two)
Once you recognize that you and/or your partner are caught in a "Trauma Response," HOW can you intentionally move into a place of "Relationship Authenticity"? Assuming you have completed and openly d...
11 Tammi 202224min
