Facing Heartbreak: Steps to Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts
InFacing Heartbreak, authors and clinicians Stefanie Carnes, Mari A. Lee, and Anthony Rodriguez, combine their wisdom and experience in offering hope to traumatized partners of sex addicts. This book lays out a clear and compassionate path of healing. It is as comprehensive as it is practical in covering the range of issues faced by the heartbreak of betrayal. The authors have created an invaluable resource and companion for those seeking recovery as well as for the clinicians who treat them.--Kenneth M. Adams, Ph.D., CSATAuthor,Silently Seduced: When Parents Make Their Children PartnersandWhen He's Married to Mom: How to Help Mother-Enmeshed Men Open Their Hearts to True Love and CommitmentClinical Director of Kenneth M. Adams and Associates in suburban Detroit, Michigan and Life Healing in Santa Fe, New MexicoThis groundbreaking book fills a huge gap in helping partners of sex addicts realize the full possibility of their potential for restoring their lives. Following the guidance of Facing Heartbreak will ensure the discovery of a vital, healthy self, long ago lost by deceit. This is the book I will be putting in the hands of all my clients.--Alexandra Katehakis, MA, MFTAuthor,Erotic Intelligence: Igniting Hot, Healthy Sex While in Recovery From Sex AddictionThis is a wonderful resource for partners of sex addicts who are seeking to understand the impact of the lies, manipulation, and betrayal they have endured. Packed with easy to use, practical exercises,Facing Heartbreakis an essential guide to healing.--M. Deborah Corley, Ph.D., LMFT, CSATCo-founder and co-owner of Santé Center for HealingCo-author,Disclosing Secrets: An Addict’s Guide to When, To Whom, and How Much to RevealIn the aftermath of discovering their mate’s sex addiction, this book provides a series of detailed exercises to help men and women work through their emotions, understand addiction, heal themselves, and make good decisions. For partners looking for a step-by-step guide to recovery,Facing Heartbreakshould be required reading. I highly recommend it.--Jennifer P. Schneider, M.D., Ph.D.Author,Disclosing Secrets; Back from Betrayal; Sex, Lies, and Forgiveness; and Untangling the WebWOW! The authors have delivered a much needed guide for the men and women who have been traumatized by their partner’s betrayal. This is a must read for both therapists and partners. It is helps betrayed partners make sense of their emotions and know there is a way out of the confusion. This much needed Patrick Carnes Task Centered Approach helps readers understand what is happening and what to do. This is not about theory, it is about healing. Thank you for your never ending dedication to excellence.--Barbara S Levinson Ph.D, RN, LMFT, CST Diplomate, CSAT Supervisor, LSOTPThe consequences and hurt evoked by infidelity and unresolved addictions are universal, regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation. Love and pain often live side by side for those surviving the loss of trust, secrecy and the betrayal that occurs for partners of sex addicts. With incredible sensitivity and insight, the authors ofFacing Heartbreakprovide the concrete direction and support necessary for partners of sex addicts to find answers, healing and peace.--Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT-SAuthor, Educator, Addiction Specialist