Monday, July 13th, 2026
How Addicts Are Created
Scott Brassart Nobody is born an addict. Addicts are created. The ingredients of addiction are tossed into a big bowl, stirred, poured into a pan, and baked like a...
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2026Shame is the Enemy of Intimacy
Scott Brassart Shame is the enemy of intimacy. This feeling of being “not good enough” or “defective” in some meaningful way causes individuals to hide important parts of themselves....Read More -
Monday, July 6th, 2026Four Ways to Mend Your Broken Relationship
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT In last week’s post to this site, we discussed seven ways you can continue to break your betrayed partner’s heart after they have learned...Read More -
Monday, June 29th, 2026Addicts: Seven Ways You’ll Break Your Partner’s Heart (Yet Again)
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT After cheating on your partner, you know you’ve broken their heart. Like it or not, through your actions you’ve destroyed relationship trust and you’ve...Read More -
Thursday, June 25th, 2026Why Are Healthy Boundaries So Important?
Scott Brassart When I first entered recovery, my therapist asked about my personal boundaries, as well as the boundaries I’d grown up with. And honestly, I did not know...Read More -
Wednesday, June 24th, 2026Why Men SAY They Cheat, and Why They REALLY Cheat
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT Franklin is a 33-year-old married father of twin daughters. Several years ago, he started to regularly use online porn. His sex life with his...Read More -
Monday, June 22nd, 2026Responding to Your Fears and Questions About 12-Step Sexual Recovery Groups
Scott Brassart One of the biggest hurdles of recovery for many recovering sex, porn, and substance/sex addicts is attending their first 12-step sexual recovery meeting. In fact, addicts who...Read More -
Thursday, June 18th, 2026Prodependence In Action
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT The Addict’s Partner Alice is the wife of an active porn addict. When she and her husband Jackson met and married, she knew that...Read More -
Monday, June 15th, 2026Treating Sex/Porn Addiction and Simultaneous Issues/Disorders
Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT Sex and porn addicts often arrive in treatment with co-occurring issues – unresolved early-life trauma, another addiction, a depressive or anxiety disorder, shame, and...Read More