Image credit: Photo by JustinLowery.com on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons This weekend, for the first time in my life, I had the opportunity to hear a sex addict from my husband's recovery group speaking about his experiences. I know my husband's story, about as intimately as anyone else can; in a way, it's my [...]
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Safe from the Rain
Image credit: Photo by (((((i))))) (((((see))))) (((((you))))) on Flickr Licensed under Creative Commons A few months ago, my husband and I sat in our car in an empty parking lot. We'd gotten the kids settled with a babysitter, although it had taken longer than usual, and had driven to a place we knew we could [...]
What Is Sex Addiction?
Photo credit: by fabbriciuse on Flickr The ever astute Chatti Patti reminded me in a comment on my last post that I've been blogging for over a year about sex addiction and codependency, but have failed to explain, in general terms, what either is. Sex addiction (also sometimes referred to as sexually compulsive behavior) is [...]
