In Pastor Rick’s Sermon on the 7th Commandment this week, he mentioned several resources that we thought it would be helpful to share. Below you will find 4 steps that can be a great way to begin the process of healing and restoration. We’ve provided several resources under each step.
- Self-Assessment He/She needs a baseline of understanding where he is at with sexual integrity issues. Lust, Porn, Masterbation, Physical and Emotional Affairs.
- Fellowship & Community He/She needs others who have been in the fight and battle of addiction, infidelity, and spiritual warfare. ie: 12 steps/support groups
- Professional Christian Counseling While meeting with an elder or an accountability partner can be helpful, we suggest meeting with a professional Christian Counselor.
- Listen & ReadThere are lots of books, podcasts and websites that will help both the betrayed and the betrayer in all phases of recovery. I’ve linked many below.
STEP ONE Self-Assessments
· Dr. Patrick Carnes Material (Sexual Addiction Screening Test)
· Sex Addicts Anonymous Self Assessment
STEP TWO Fellowship & Community (All Free)
· Samson Society (Men)
· Sex and Relationship Healing Groups (Men and Women)
· Alcoholics Anonymous (Men and Women)
· Sex Addicts Anonymous (12 Step) (Men and Women)
· Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (12 Steps) (Men and Women)
STEP THREE Therapists
Dr. Walt Broadbent – drwalt.broadbent@gmail.com
STEP FOUR BOOKS FOR THE BETRAYER
· Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way To Healing
· The Twelve Steps for Christians
· Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction
· Out of the Doghouse: A Step-by-Step Relationship-Saving Guide for Men Caught Cheating
· Worthy of Her Trust: What You Need to Do to Rebuild Sexual Integrity and Win Her Back
STEP FOUR BOOKS FOR THE BETRAYED
· Intimate Deception: Healing the Wounds of Sexual Betrayal
· Help Her Heal: An Empathy Workbook for Sex Addicts to Help their Partners Heal
· The Betrayal Bind: How to Heal When the Person You Love the Most Hurts You the Worst
· It’s Not Supposed To Be This Way
STEP FOUR PODCASTS FOR BOTH SPOUSES
· Pirate Monk Podcast (Men)
· Sex, God, & Chaos (Men and Women)
· The Place We Find Ourselves (Men and Women)
· Betrayal Recovery Radio (Men and Women)
· Pure Desire (Men and Women)
· The Covenant Eyes Podcast (Men and Women)
· Redemptive Living Radio (Men and Women)
Websites for Christian Based Couple Centered Recovery
· The Journey Course (Jay Stringer)
· Ken Adams (Men’s Enmeshment with their mothers)
Movies and Programs about Addiction, Adultery, etc.