Sexual Resources for Couples Healing From Sexual Addiction
VIDEOS:
- Wendy Maltz, sex therapist/marriage counselor, has a program called Relearning Touch. It was designed for couples in recovery when one partner was sexually abused in childhood, but even if that isn't the case, healing after sexual addiction can be facilitated by this program. Classic sensate focus, from low risk to higher sensuality.
- Gottsex, a video program by John and Julie Gottman, teaching "How to make real love, not just impersonal, shallow sex."
BOOKS:
- Books by a married couple, PhD sex therapists who are also in recovery from sex addiction, Ginger and Bill Bercaw:
- Also, there's the Open Hearts workbook by Patrick Carnes, PhD:
- These resources are primarily focused on heterosexual couples, but another resource written by a gay male therapist, which applies to all couples, is "Ritual as Resource" by therapist Michael Picucci. Chapter 14, the Partnering Path, focuses on S.E.X. or "Soul Energy eXchange."
http://www.amazon.com/Ritual-Resource-Energy-Vibrant-Living-ebook/product-reviews/B0098PUBHA/ref=cm_cr_dp_synopie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=recent#R2R4OKELS4LN98
- A daily meditation book by Alexandra Katehakis can be a wonderful tool for couples to read together and talk about their thoughts and feelings evoked by the reading:
Mirror of Intimacy: Daily Reflections on Emotional and Erotic Intelligence
More books to check out:
Come as you are – Emily Nagoski
Hot Monogamy – Patricia Love + Jo Robinson
Passionate Marriage – David Snarch
She Comes First: A Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman – Ian Kerner
Passionista: The Empowered Woman’ Guide to Pleasuring a Man – Ian Kerner
Individual Exploration / General Information
Arousal – Michael Bader
Male Sexuality – Michael Bader
Coping With Erectile Dysfunction – Michael Metz + Barry McCarthy
Sexual Reflections - a workbook for recovering sex addicts – Alexandra Katehakis
Mating in Captivity – Esther Perel
The Erotic Mind – Jack Morin
Sexual Anorexia – Patrick Carnes
Sexual Addiction-Related
Erotic Intelligence – Alexandra Katehakis
A Couple’s Guide to Sexual Addiction – Paldrom Collins + George Collins
The Couples’ Guide to Intimacy – Bill and Ginger Bercaw
Sexual Trauma
Your Sexual Healing Journey – Wendy Maltz
Betrayed as Boys – Richard Gartner
Intimate Deception: Healing the Wounds of Sexual Betrayal – Dr. Sheri
Keffer
12-Step Program for Couples: Recovering Couples Anonymous (RCA)
- Recovering Couples Anonymous: Check out their "Couple Agreements" tab, where you'll find two examples of Sexuality Agreements that other couples have used successfully: http://www.recovering-couples.org/
