I was asked to teach the graduate human sexuality course last fall at the Moravian Theological Seminary. As it had been years since I taught, I was… Read more “Sex, God & The Conservative Church: Book Review”
Category: Addiction Recovery
Book Review: Tell Me What You Want
Earlier this year, Dr. Justin Lehmiller published his book Tell Me What You Want: The Science of Sexual Desire and How It Can Help You Improve Your… Read more “Book Review: Tell Me What You Want”
What BDSM Can Teach Us About Consent
Consent is a hot button topic today. The #metoo movement continues to grow and the supreme court nomination brought to light the suffering of many sexual abuse… Read more “What BDSM Can Teach Us About Consent”
Pornography Problem…. Erotic Conflict or Addiction?
When I started in this field, sex addiction was not a common place term. Therapists who treated sex addiction were not that prevalent and you never heard… Read more “Pornography Problem…. Erotic Conflict or Addiction?”
Get Paid to Watch Porn: Cryptocurrency and the Pornography Industry
If you are like me, you have heard of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, but know very little about it. We see newspaper articles about bitcoin values going… Read more “Get Paid to Watch Porn: Cryptocurrency and the Pornography Industry”
Book Review: Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions by Russell Brand
A recovery book by actor and comedian Russell Brand may not be what you might be expecting in the way of a book review from an addiction… Read more “Book Review: Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions by Russell Brand”
Something’s Missing in the Current Drug Prevention Rhetoric
I have been an addiction therapist for approximately thirteen years. While for some professions that may not seem like a long time, for a substance abuse professional,… Read more “Something’s Missing in the Current Drug Prevention Rhetoric”
We Are Failing Male Sexual Abuse Survivors
I specialize in working with sexual addiction and problematic sexual behavior. Most of my clients are men. Working with male addicts for over a dozen years has… Read more “We Are Failing Male Sexual Abuse Survivors”
Why is a Good Couples Counselor So Hard to Find?
I am going to start this post by adamantly stating that I am not a couples counselor. It’s not my thing and I just can’t do it.… Read more “Why is a Good Couples Counselor So Hard to Find?”
What’s My Stuff? How to talk to your child about sex when you are the partner of a sex addict
In my book, The New Age of Sex Education: How to Talk to your Teen about Cybersex and Pornography in the Digital Age, I write about the… Read more “What’s My Stuff? How to talk to your child about sex when you are the partner of a sex addict”
