Dr. Rob and Tami offer some helpful resources for those in recovery who want to reintegrate and reengage in healthy sex.  They also focus on betrayed partners and give them permission to put up boundaries.  For both addicts and their partners, it’s important to understand that support is key to healing.  There are many places and resources to seek help, and you don’t have to go it alone.

 

TAKEAWAYS:

[:24] How do you reintegrate healthy sex after porn addiction treatment?  And what are some books to use as a resource?

[3:18] Having an accountability partner or support group is a way to curb obsessive thoughts.

[6:44] Can porn addiction cause psychological impotence/erectile dysfunction?

[11:45] I’m a betrayed partner whose partner has relapsed again.  What are the pros and cons of living together vs. separately to rebuild trust?  

[17:03] There are a number of places where betrayed partners can seek more intensive care; as victims they need support in addition to the addicts.

[19:18] As a recovering addict, it doesn’t mean you have to put yourself down but you do have to put in the work to empathize with your partner.  It’s about shifting perspective and attitude.

 

RESOURCES:

Seekingintegrity.com

Email Tami: [email protected]

Sexandrelationshiphealing.com

Intherooms.com

Out of the Doghouse: A Step-by-Step Relationship-Saving Guide for Men Caught Cheating, by Robert Weiss

Prodependence: Moving Beyond Codependency, by Robert Weiss

Sex Addiction 101: A Basic Guide to Healing from Sex, Porn, and Love Addiction, by Robert Weiss

Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men, by Robert Weiss

The Couple’s Guide to Intimacy:  How Sexual Reintigeration Therapy Can Help Your Relationship Heal, by Dr. Bill Bercaw

Lust, Men, and Meth, by David Michael Fawcett

What is Sensate Focus and How Does it Work?

SRH Online Support Groups