Seeking Integrity presents fresh blogs and podcasts on a weekly basis that discuss all aspects of intimacy disorders, such as: chronic cheating, sex addiction, porn addiction, paired substance/sex addiction. Our writing and podcasts offer empathic understanding toward the healing and treatment of such complex, debilitating problems. Wide-ranging topics include how to identify and diagnose sexual addiction, porn addiction, and substance/sex addiction, understanding infidelity, how to choose a useful addiction rehab as well as what to expect from addiction treatment. Our blogs and podcasts take a deep dive into the role of 12-step work and therapy, what it takes to heal an intimate relationship after profound betrayal and a library of information on self-care, addiction recovery and related mental health concerns. If these topics are of interest to you, please explore them by clicking the links below.
Scott Brassart Recovering sex and porn addicts inevitably ask, “What does healthy sex look like?” We ask this question because at some point we realize that we have no...
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW, CSAT Not every person who uses pornography struggles. For an analogy, consider alcohol. Almost every person, by the time they reach adulthood, has experimented with...
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW, CSAT If you’re like most sex addicts in the early stages of recovery, you have little to no idea what the term “sexual sobriety” means....
Scott Brassart When people hear the word addiction, their typical first thoughts involve alcohol and drugs. Many people are surprised to learn that behaviors can also be addictive. Even...
Scott Brassart Typically, covert sexual abuse, defined in my previous post, occurs when a child’s parents have distanced themselves from one another physically and emotionally. (Often, this is caused...
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW, CSAT If your partner is recovering from sex, porn, or paired substance/sex addiction, it’s likely that he will need guidance and assistance with his use...
Scott Brassart It is well understood that addictions tend to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental influences. Among the most potent environmental risk factors is childhood...
With many gay and bisexual sex addicts, negative core cognitions are an integral component of the addictive process, helping to support a shame-based sense of self. These non-affirming views...
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW, CSAT After cheating (with or without sexual addiction) is uncovered in your relationship, if you have kids, you and your partner are probably wondering what...
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