Examines the fear of sexual intimacy, focusing on recovery from childhood sexual trauma in order to create healthy adult sexuality[...]
"Recovery Zone, Volume One" picks up where "Facing the Shadow" leaves off, guiding readers to begin working tasks eight through thirteen of Dr. Patrick Carnes' innovative thirty-task model. This book helps readers understand that true recovery is achieved by learning to cope with difficult situation[...]
Public humiliation, broken families, and ruined careers are just some of the tragic results when sex behavior is out of control. And as the media reports each new case, we ask ourselves the disturbing question, Why? A revolutionary breakthrough came with the publication of "Out of the Shadows, " now[...]
Out of the Shadows, the first work ever published on sexual addiction, remains the premier text in the field. It is a compelling, breakthrough work offering hope for those who had no hope and insight for those who want to learn how and why this addiction occurs. Dr. Carnes examines the tangled web[...]
"Dr. Patrick Carnes is a creative, pioneering, and courageous human being. His books are changing the lives of thousands "
"I lost three marriages, all because of affairs." "I became suicidal because of multiple intense involvements."
"I spent money on sex when I needed it for children's clo[...]
Often, Christians who struggle with sex addiction live the ultimate "Jekyll and Hyde" existence, being active in their church communities even as they hide their addiction. The Christian church, in general, struggles to address issues of sexuality in a non-shaming way, which further supports the hid[...]
Open Hearts: Renewing Relationships With Recovery, Romance and Reality by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D., Debra Laaser and Mark Laaser, Ph.D. (Gentle Path Press, 1999) When a couple first comes together, the knee-weakening, heart-stopping, pants-dropping passion exhilarates. But turning that hunka hunka burn[...]