Sexual Addiction:strength/hope/recovery

Carol the Coach interviews Joe.... a recovering sex addict. Listen as Joe talks about how his wife discovered his sexual addiction and how it motivated him to work seriously on his recovery, He talks about how instrumental the recovery tools were to his sobriety and what it took to live his program "one day at a time." Sexual Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery and take your life through the journey so that you not only conquer the "Addict" but develop into the person you were meant to be! Carol the Coach is a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist who is ready to take you on the journey and expose you to the experts who will guide you through the steps.

 Mark is both a sex addict and a love addict that has been in serious recovery for about a year. Mark wants to share his experience with early recovery and the unique dynamics in being both a sex addict and a love addict at the same time.  Mark hopes that his stories will help pave the path for people early in recovery and share insights into what has worked and what he should have done sooner as far as both addictions are concerned. In addition, to this Mark wants to share about the unique way love addiction and sex addiction reinforces each other. Sexual Addiction can be managed if you utilize a variety of resources. This radio show teaches you the recovery tasks needed to work through the shame that accompanies this compulsion. Carol the Coach has worked with 1000's of clients who have fought this disorder and learned how to manage it and live fully optimal lives. Listen to her as she shares her wisdom and interviews the experts in her field. Carol Juergensen Sheets is a certified sexual addictions counsel

Sexual Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery and take your life through the journey so that you not only conquer the "Addict" but develop into the person you were meant to be! Carol the Coach is a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist who is ready to take you on the journey and expose you to the experts who will guide you through the steps.

Somatic Experiencing is a treatment approach that addresses trauma. Carol the Coach will be interviewing Megan Ross/Timberline Knolls  who has the expertise to assist people with their trauma. Whether a trauma is physical in nature or not, the proven relationship between trauma and its effects on the body and brain, from the field of neuroscience is mounting. Somatic Experiencing is a form of therapy aimed at relieving and resolving the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental and physical trauma-related health problems by focusing on the client’s perceived body sensations (or somatic experiences). Through integrating principals derived from Somatic Experiencing, we can further cultivate present moment functioning, tolerance of sensations, response flexibility, differentiation, regulation, and integration. Sexual Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managi

Sex addicts and their partners have a higher incidence of sexual abuse in their history. This can show up as trauma reenactment for the addict. Partners can often be magnetized to the addict because of their own sexual abuse in their past. Listen as Carol the Coach interviews Catherine McCall who wrote the UK bestseller Never Tell A True Story of Overcoming a Terrifying Childhood. She not only tells her tale of trauma but she talks about how she recovered from the trauma and used it to become the woman she is today!   Sexual Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery and take your life through the journey so that you not only conquer the "Addict" but develop into the person you were meant to be! Carol the Coach is a Certified Sexual Addic

Whether you are a partner or a sex addict.....you have likely experienced anxiety as a result of this disorder. Carol the Coach will be interviewing Christine Turo Shields on how to manage that anxiety that unfortunatley is a natural by-product of both sex addiction and loving a sex addict. Learn the different types of anxiety and how they show up in your life. Christine and Carol will take you through the normal steps to managing it so that you can deal with the real issues and take control of your life! Sexual Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery and take your life through the journey so that you not only conquer the "Addict" but develop into the person you were meant to be! Carol the Coach is a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist

Sexual Addiction takes no strangers. Rebecca Allard talks with Carol the Coach about her romance that went dangerously bad. She shares her love and sex addiction to a convicted felon and how that addiction to danger and the journey that almost overtook her until she reclaimed her heart, mind and soul. In this powerful interview, Carol the Coach will uncover her desperate hopelessness and her long  and arduous trek back to herself.  Sexual and Love Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery and take your life through the journey so that you not only conquer the "Addict" but develop into the person you were meant to be! Carol the Coach is a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist who is ready to take you on the journey and expose you to the exp

Do you know how to tend your sobriety garden? Are there compulsive activities or negative influences that make it difficult to stay on course in your sexual addiction recovery?  Listen as Carol the Coach interviews Angie Ridings, M.Ed., LPC, LADC, CSAT, CMAT about how she uses the analogy of tending your garden as a long term recovery plan. Angie will provide you with 10 key essentials to tending your garden. Angie Ridings is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor. She is also a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist as well as a Certified Multiple Addiction Therapist.  She specializes in sex addiction, chemical addiction and trauma resolution. Sexual Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery and take your l

Sexual Reintegration is important after your partner  discovers the trauma of your actions. But the process is slow and it takes alot of patience and time. Drs. Bill and Ginger Bercaw are the masters of this tough topic and have written two best sellers on how to return to sex after pain, betrayal and mistrust.There newest book From the Living Room to the Bedroom: The Modern Couples Guide to Sexual Abundance and Lasting Intimacy  utilizes their new technique CoupleFlow which is a model that has allowed hundreds of crazy-busy, tech-bombarded, multiple hat wearing couples to overcome the ever-growing list of intimacy obstacles that modern couples face.  Sexual Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery and take your life through the journey so

In this episode Jim talks about how his sexual addiction has effected his life and what others can do to avoid the mistakes that he has made. Sexual Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery and take your life through the journey so that you not only conquer the "Addict" but develop into the person you were meant to be! Carol the Coach is a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist who is ready to take you on the journey and expose you to the experts who will guide you through the steps.

Sex Addiction treatment can be costly. Listen as Carol the Coach interviews David McGuire and Alastair Mordley from The Cabin as he describes affordable treatment using their version of the 3 Circles which combines CBT, the 12 Step method and mindfulness to promote long term recovery.Sexual Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery and take your life through the journey so that you not only conquer the "Addict" but develop into the person you were meant to be! Carol the Coach is a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist who is ready to take you on the journey and expose you to the experts who will guide you through the steps.

Carol the Coach interview Timothy Stein who helped to develope the Relapse Autopsy which identifies issues, patterns, and choices that contribute to a relapse. He hopes to walk you through the aspects of relapse and the current recovery so that you can identify what you have minimized that has contributed to the relapse.. Sexual Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery and take your life through the journey so that you not only conquer the "Addict" but develop into the person you were meant to be! Carol the Coach is a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist who is ready to take you on the journey and expose you to the experts who will guide you through the steps.

Is there a book in you as you yearn to tell others about your sexual addiction? Listen as Carol the Coach interviews Mari A. Lee as she describes hher book  Beyond the Therapy Couch: The step-by-step process that Mari A. Lee, LMFT, CSAT-S Used to Successfully launch Her e-book as passive income! Learn how Mari's e-book idea started and became a reality. We will discuss the nitty gritty of how much time and money it took Mari to launch The Creative Clinician; a breakdown of Mari's marketing plan - the where, when and how of marketing an e-book; and how to know if you are ready to launch your own e-book or product. Mari A. Lee, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist. Mari is also an expert in Sex Addiction, a popular national speaker and teacher, and is the co-author of, “Facing Heartbreak: Steps to Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts” which is available on Amazon. She is recognized for her ground breaking clinical work with spouses/partners, as well as her work wit

c Sexual Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery and take your life through the journey so that you not only conquer the "Addict" but develop into the person you were meant to be! Carol the Coach is a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist who is ready to take you on the journey and expose you to the experts who will guide you through the steps.

Sexual shame accompanies many partners of sexual addiction. This issue is further complicated when women deal with the shock and confusion of a partner addicted to ography or prostitution. Carol the Coach interviews Greta HasseI who grew up in the Bible belt, hearing “Sex isn’t all that it’s cracked it up to be”. She cut her teeth on the story of Eve.  These early imprints left a residue of sexual shame and disconnection from her body. She uncovered a shocking truth about Original Sin.  It’s not a biblical construct; it arose from the sexual angst of St. Augustine 400 years after Christ.  Greta works with women to reclaim their Sexual Birthright and Power. She is  sounding a call to women everywhere: Ignite your fire.  Re-claim your sexual passion.  It is your Divine Birthright!  In her 9-week course, Love, God and Sex,  she uses movement and powerful practices to open the mind, heal the hearts.  In so doing, she teaches to women reclaim the Erotic Truth and activate the Sacred Sizzle.      Sexual Addict

Carol the Coach is airing this popular repeat show dealing with codependency. Codependency is almost always a biproduct of Sexual Addiction. Listen as Mary describes the origin of her own codependency and her recovery program that she is currently using. SA is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery and take your life through the journey so that you not only conquer the "Addict" but develop into the person you were meant to be! Carol the Coach is a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist who is ready to take you on the journey and expose you to the experts who will guide you through the steps.

Carol the Coach will be interviewing Caroline Smith who runs intensives for Pine Groves. She believes, "The word “recovery” literally means “to recapture or regain that which has been lost or stolen.”  Reestablish, restore, resuscitate, resume, reform, renew, and rebirth are all applicable concepts.   Meaningful-sustainable recovery is so much more than just cessation of self-defeating sexual behaviors and compulsive cycles of intensity, secrecy and despair.  Once destructive mood-altering patterns have been arrested, the journey of a lifetime can begin; the sacred journey within."  Rather than reactively living in the past or anxiously worrying about the future, secure attachment requires living mindfully, moment by moment.  To use a financial metaphor “yesterday is a cancelled check, tomorrow is a promissory note, today is all the cash you have so use it wisely.”  Wisdom means finding ones internal therapist and incorporating ones internal observes/leader. To understand yourself requires looking at your li

Tonight Carol the Coach talks about the fundamentals of what is sexual addiction so that one can decide if he or she meets the criteria for this illness. Sexual Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery and take your life through the journey so that you not only conquer the "Addict" but develop into the person you were meant to be! Carol the Coach is a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist who is ready to take you on the journey and expose you to the experts who will guide you through the steps.

Carol the Coach will be interviewing Carver Brown on the Back to Basics program which helps sex addicts to practice the principals that allows recovery to work in just 4 hours.  This program has sex addicts going through the 12 Steps in 4 hours so they can get a full understanding of the program. He is based out of Pine Grove and runs this workshop and finds it incredibly helpful for sex addicts so I wanted my listeners to hear about the program and its rich history.  Sexual Addiction is a disorder that requires strategies to assist you in maintaining recovery. This show is to help you access the books, the experts and the people who are managing recovery with The 12 Step Program and Patrick Carnes Recovery Task Model that reinforces the steps you need to take to manage your recovery and take your life through the journey so that you not only conquer the "Addict" but develop into the person you were meant to be! Carol the Coach is a Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist who is ready to take you on the journ

Carol the Coach will be interviewing Deborah Schiller who is the Program Director of Gratitudes at Pine Grove Treatment Center. She will be discussing what going into a residential treatment center is like for  an individual who presents with sexual addiction, sexual anorexia, or relationship compulsivity (called by some love addiction). She will discuss the definitions of addictions  and the existence of process addictions, such a sex addiction, which is sometime controversial. There are genetic and environmental components to all addictions. These factors as well as thinking problems, emotional disregulation, and ongoing problematic behaviors are taken into consideration when a treatment plan is designed for a residential patient. She will talk about  how sexual addiction is diagnosed and what the chance for maintaining a live of recovery is. In contrast she will talk about healthy sexuality which many people  struggle with because of their addictions have never been in a sober sexual relationship.  Sexual