Sexual Addiction:strength/hope/recovery

Repeat of this show on Sex Addiction and the Coupleship.

Listen as Carol the Coach interviews a listener as he shares his struggles with Sexual Addiction.

Charles  Robinson, National Director of Christian Programing and Outreach worksat Elements Behavioral Health which provides some of the finest treatment in the country. He has written Loving the Addict in Your Pew which discusses building a church-based recovery ministry . He is going to be talking to Carol about how prevelant sexual addiction is in the church and what resources are availble to assist parishioners in their church and in their communities. Carol and Chuck will be discussing 12 step programs available through the church and their effectiveness for sexual addiction. This is the first

Carol the Coach will be interviewing author Thomas Gagliano who believes that initially helps people feel in control of their pleasure without an strings attached. No emotions, no compormise, no problem until over-consumption occurs and relationships start to suffer. Listen to this facinating interview as Tom teaches concepts from his best seller The Problem Was Me and his current book Don't Put Your Crap in Yor Kid's Diaper.

As if parenting wasn't tough enough, now you have to know how to handle the digital age and your adolescent. Carol the Coach is interviewing Dr. Jennifer Weeks who recently released her new book - The New Age of Sex Education:How to Talk to Your Teen about Cybersex and ography in the Digital Age. This is a tough issue to navigate and Dr. Jennifer makes it easy to understand and to be proactive in a world that moves way too fast!

Listen tonight as Carol the Coach interviews Michael Morton who is the Director of the Keystone Center in PA.  He will be  discussing the competencies of the family therapist who works with families who suffer from Sexual Addiction. He will help you to determine what are the benefits of inpatient treatment and when is the best time to incorporate family therapy when treating a client with Sexual Addiction. He will also share how families can use family therapy to rebuild the trust after Sexual Addiction has occured.

Carol the Coach will be interviewing Danielle who is a recovering female sex addict who knows that sober dating is a must for newly recovered sex addicts. Carol will talk about the hardships and blessings of developing emotional intimacy before moving into sexual intimacy. If you need some guidelines  for dating ... this show is for you!

Carol the Coach will be interviewing Vicki Tidwell Palmer who recently released Moving Beyond Betrayal: The 5 Step Boundary Solution for Partners of Sex Addicts. She is going to be talking about how partners can keep themselves safe and  work towards the restoration and rehabilitation  of the relationship when Sex Addiction has occured. This will be a fascinating show about empowerment!

Listen as Tim Stein describes how little t and big T trauma  fused with sexual acting out or experiences can result in Sex Addiction.

Does your recovery program need more focus? Are you looking for a simple way to build insights or master skills that are foundational in  maintaining a healthy recovery program? Listen as Carol the coach interviews the creator of "Your Daily Intensive Decks" which helps Addicts to work through their issues and develop a feeling of curiosity and compassion which can help to mitigate shame.

Addicts get triggered when they don't have the tools to manage the cravings. Darrin Ford, M.A. LMFT CSAT, is the Executive Director and co-founder of Sano Center for Recovery and he helps addicts to manage the cravings through mindfulness and awareness.  Listen as he talks about what defines a sex addict and how addicts can manage the impulses that plague them.

Carol the Coach will be interviewing Bill Herring who specializes in developing sexual honesty.  He describes the  effects of chronic sexual dishonesty in a relationship and how sex addicts can turn this process around to create the trust they want to build in ther relationship.

Pat Love is a renowned author and speaker on "Couples in Recovery." Listen tonight as she talks about what kinds of support couples need to stay healthy as they work in recovery. It is not easy to navigate through being a couple but the work is harder when you have been through trauma. The good news is that when each person works in solid recovery, the coupleship is bound to get stronger!

Carol the Coach is interviewing  Gary Wilson who explains the neuroscience behind addicion. He helps explain how can be associated with reduced erectile dysfunction and less overall sexual satisfaction. His website, Your Brain on is one of the most visited sites on the internet today!

Last week a listener wanted to know what a healthy sexual plan was and how he could create an action plan to prove to his wife that he was working towards  normal sexual health for the coupleship. Carol the Coach will be interviewing Rhiannon C. Beauregard who is a a CSAT and has a 100% online sex therapy practice that specializes in integrating healthy sexuality into recovery from sex addiction. Listen in as she talks about how she can provide these services in the comfort of your own home.

Carol the Coach will be interviewing Jen Cole who advises Partners of Sex Addicts how to use a polygraph test to build trust and security in the relationship.

Carol will be interviewing Roget Lockard who was recommended by s listener for his knowledge about addiction. Roget will be teaching us about the inner workings of addiction!

Listen tonight as Carol the coach helps you to understand the difference between Love  and Sex Addiction. She will interview Danielle who is working on recovery and has some wisdom to share with others who struggle with Love Addiction.

Whether you are stalling in your recovery or you have just come clean and you want to prove to yourself and others that you are serious about getting into recovery, doing an intensive can catapult you into success. Listen as Rob, who went through a 5 day intensive, did the research and picked an Intensive through The Meadows Gentle Path Program talks about the positive experience he had. He believes that it created a strong foundation in his recovery and it has kept him from slipping like so many beginners do in the early stages of recovery.

Carol the Coach will be interviewing Jace Downey who has vowed to break the silence around the issue of sexual addiction. On the brink of suicide, she turned her life around and decided to break the shame and guilt that can be a secondary result of this addiction. Every week 100's of people tune in on YouTube and social media to ask her questions about her experience about this addiction. Listen in as you too feel the strength that she manifests. How could your life be differen if you decided to give back and turn your shame into strength?