BOOKS AND ARTICLES

FOR THOSE STRUGGLING WITH A SEXUAL ADDICTION

  • What’s the Big Deal about Pornography? A Guide for the Internet Generation
      Jill C. Manning, 2008
  • Confronting Pornography: A Guide to Prevention and Recovery for Individuals, Loved Ones, and Leaders
      Mark Chamberlain, Dan Gray, & Rory Reid, 2005
  • Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction
      Mark Laaser, 2004
  • In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior
      Patrick Carnes, David L. Delmonico & Elizabeth Griffin, 2001
  • Purity and Passion: Spiritual Truths about Intimacy That Will Strengthen Your Marriage
      Wendy L. Watson, 2009
  • Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul
      John Eldredge, 2001
  • A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps: The Classic Guide for All People in the Process of Recovery
      Patrick Carnes, 1993
  • Don’t Call it Love: Recovery from Sexual Addiction
      Patrick Carnes, 1991
  • Forgiving Ourselves: Getting Back Up When We Let Ourselves Down
      Wendy Ulrich, PhD., 2001
  • Hold Me Tight, Seven Conversations for A Lifetime Of Love
      Dr. Sue Johnson, 2008

FOR THE PARTNERS OF THOSE STRUGGLING WITH A SEXUAL ADDICTION

  • Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts
      Stefanie Carnes, 2008
  • After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner has been Unfaithful
      Janis Abrams Spring, 1994
  • NOT “Just Friends”: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity
      Shirley Glass and Jean Coppock Staehel, 2004
  • Affairs: A Guide to Working Through the Repercussions of Infidelity
      Emily M. Brown, 1999
  • Discussing Pornography Problems with a Spouse: Confronting and Disclosing Secret Behaviors
      Rory C. Reid & Dan Gray, 2002
  • How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, the Freedom Not To
      Janis Abrams Spring, 2004
  • Infidelity on the Internet: Virtual Relationships and Real Betrayal
      Marlene M. Maheu & Rona B. Subotnik, 2001
  • Living with Your Husband’s Secret Wars
      Marsha Means, 1991
  • Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
      Melody Beattie, 1986
  • The Dance of Intimacy
      Harriet G. Lerner, 1989
  • The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
      Harriet G. Lerner, 1997
  • The Dance of Deception: A Guide to Authenticity and Truth-Telling in Women’s Relationships
      Harriet G. Lerner, 1993

FOR COUPLES

  • Love You, Hate the Porn: Healing a Relationship Damaged by Virtual Infidelity
      Geoff Steurer and Mark Chamberlain
  • Hold Me Tight, Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
      Susan Johnson, 2008
  • Sex, Lies, and Forgiveness: Couples Speak Out on Healing from Sexual Addiction
      Jennifer Schneider, 2004
  • Love You, Hate the Porn: Healing a Relationship Damaged By Virtual Infidelity
      Geoff Steurer and Mark Chamberlain
  • Hold Me Tight, Seven Conversations for A Lifetime Of Love 
      Susan Johnson, 2008
  • Sex, Lies, and Forgiveness: Couples speak out on healing from sexual addiction
      Jennifer Schneider, 2004
  • Take Back Your Marriage: Sticking Together in a World that Pulls Us Apart
      William J. Doherty
  • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
      John M. Gottman
  • Purity and Passion: Spiritual Truths about Intimacy That Will Strengthen Your Marriage
      Wendy L. Watson
  • Rock-Solid Relationships: Strengthening Personal Relationships With Wisdom from the Scriptures
      Wendy L. Watson
  • Open Hearts: Renewing Relationships with Recovery, Romance & Reality
      Patrick Carnes, Debra Laaser & Mark Laaser, 1999
  • Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual & Relationship Recovery
      Patrick Carnes, 2005
  • Divorce Busting: A Step-by-Step Approach to Making Your Marriage Loving Again
      Michele Weiner-Davis
  • The Peacegiver: How Christ Offers to Heal our Hearts and Homes
      James L. Ferrell
  • Strengthening Recovery Through Strengthening Marriage: Healing from Pornography Addiction
      Dr. Kevin Skinner and Geoff Steurer, a six-part audio series

FOR PARENTS

  • Pornified:How Pornography is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families
      Pamela Paul
  • Protecting Your Child in an X-Rated World: What You Need to Know to Make a Difference
      Frank York and Jan LaRue
  • Home Invasion: Protecting Your Family in a Culture that’s Gone Stark Raving Mad
      Rebecca Hagelin
  • How and When to Tell Your Kids About Sex: A Lifelong Approach to Shaping Your Child’s Sexual Character
      Brenna and Stan Jones
  • Kids Ask About Sex: Honest Answers for Every Age
      Edited by Melissa R. Cox & the Medical Institute for Sexual Health
  • Ten Talks Parents Must Have with Their Children about Sex and Character
      Pepper Schwartz and Dominic Cappello
  • Between Parent and Child: The Best-Selling Classic that Revolutionized Parent-Child Communication
      Haim Ginott, Alice Ginott, and H. Wallace Goddard, 2003

FOR CLERGY

  • What’s the Big Deal about Pornography? A Guide for the Internet Generation
      Jill C. Manning, 2008
  • Confronting Pornography: A Guide to Prevention and Recovery for Individuals, Loved Ones, and Leaders
      Mark Chamberlain, Dan Gray, and Rory Reid (Editors), 2005
  • Infidelity on the Internet: Virtual Relationships and Real Betrayal
      Marlene M. Maheu and Rona B. Subotnik, 2001
  • Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction
      Mark Laaser, 2004
  • In the Shadows of the Net: Breaking Free of Compulsive Online Sexual Behavior
      Patrick Carnes, David L. Delmonico and Elizabeth Griffin, 2001
  • Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction
      Patrick Carnes, 2001

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