by Savvy Esposito | Sep 17, 2022 | Mental Health & Psychology, Savvy Answers, Sex Addiction & Betrayal Trauma
From a Betrayed Partner with an SSA + IA Spouse Q: I have been neglecting my kids at some times. I don’t have the energy to play and laugh with them like I used to. I look a freaking mess. My house looks so messy as well. I perform at work just fine don’t even have...
by Savvy Esposito | Jul 10, 2022 | Sex & Relationships, Sex Addiction & Betrayal Trauma
Unfortunately too many betrayed partners get slapped with the label “codependent” or “co-addict” and it’s just not true (in most cases). Patrick Carnes developed the codependency model where it’s presumed that the partner of the...
by Savvy Esposito | Nov 4, 2020 | Mental Health & Psychology, Sex Addiction & Betrayal Trauma
When people suffer from porn addiction and betrayal trauma, their odds of getting help and recovering are oftentimes low because porn addiction and betrayal trauma are not well understood by traditional therapists, and the debate is still out on whether or not porn...
by Savvy Esposito | Dec 31, 2019 | Careers
I cannot believe we are at the end of 2019. I am honestly SO happy to have made it through this year. It’s been a very big, challening, and at times painful year. In this post I am going to be addressing me and my husband’s journey in recovery, the goals...
by stimothybrown | Dec 23, 2019 | Sex & Relationships, Sex Addiction & Betrayal Trauma
Actually, “counciling” isn’t even a word. But I utilize it to illustrate a point. I view much of what so-called premarital counseling is as nothing more than various miscellaneous and sundry council members with words of advice often fraught with (mis)information with...