To work through the 12 Steps with Dr. Doug Weiss in this series, purchase Beyond Love here: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/beyond-love-guide/

Dr. Doug Weiss, national psychologist and author, has helped thousands of couples deal with sex addiction for over 30 years. Regardless of whether or not the sex addict works towards recovery, it is important that the partner receives healing. It may not be easy, but it is possible. However, it starts with doing the 12 Steps program.

The 12 Steps program has been around for several decades and has helped people in many different situations other than alcohol addiction. As the partner, you may not think you need to do this since you didn’t do anything wrong. However, you have gone through pain and even trauma. It’s best to be in a process to assist you on the road towards restoration. It’s the same as if you had been in a car crash. You may not have been the one driving, but you still have damage and need to recover from it. Whether you choose to commit to it or not, the choice is yours. Those who work on their own recovery process do significantly better than who put it off, don't do it, or stay focused on the guy.

With Step Two, it's coming to believe in a power greater than yourself. It can take time to do so because it's a process. Even if you don't have a faith, you can still participate in this spiritual step. You don't have to personalize it, you just believe in a power greater than you to keep you sane and grounded regardless of your situation. This power can't be your group, another person, or anything created by man or nature; it has to be greater than all of us. It's big and that's good because you need a big power as a partner of a sex addict. A big shoulder to cry on, a big heart to be heard by, to listen to, to help restore you to sanity. This power not only wants to but can do so. By doing this step, your soul, your spirit, and your hopes can be restored.

We have many different resources available to you from DVDs and books to support groups and therapists.

For the book, Beyond Love: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/beyond-love-guide/

For the Married & Alone Step Book: https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/married-alone-twelve-step-guide/

For the Partners of Sex Addicts Facebook group for women, go to:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/partnersofsa/

For the Partners of Sex Addicts Facebook group for men, go to:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/supportgroupSAIA/

For more information on Partner Betrayal Trauma®, go to https://partnerbetrayaltrauma.org/

For the book, Partner Betrayal Trauma, visit:

https://www.drdougweiss.com/product/partner-betrayal-trauma-book/

For information on marriage counseling and intensives, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/counseling/

For a full list of Dr. Doug’s products, go to https://www.drdougweiss.com/store/

Doug Weiss, Ph.D., is a nationally known author, speaker and licensed psychologist. He is the executive director of Heart to Heart Counseling Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the author of several books including, Partner Betrayal Trauma ™.

You may contact Dr. Weiss via his website, https://www.drdougweiss.com/ or on his Facebook https://www.facebook.com/drdougweiss/

by phone at 719-278-3708 or through email at [email protected]