Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982650590 ISBN 13: 9780982650592

Publisher: Gentle Path Press, 2011

Synopsis

Hundreds of unsuspecting people wake up every day to discover their loved one, the one person who they are supposed to trust completely, has been living a life of lies and deceit because they suffer from a disease called sex addiction. Stefanie Carnes brings together several authors to guide the reader through an assortment of difficult questions, including, ""Should I stay or should I go?, Is This Going to Get Better?, How Do I Set Boundaries and Keep Myself Safe? And What Should I Tell the Kids?"" This comprehensive guide offers readers the best expertise available on how to begin the painful road of personal recovery from the trauma of discovering their partner is a sex addict. Addiction expert Stefanie Carnes, Ph.D., and her contributing authors tackle the difficult questions that one faces upon discovering that a spouse or partner is a sex addict. This second edition of <em>Mending a Shattered Heart</em> reframes the therapeutic discussion around codependency and helps readers deal with the trauma of learning about a spouse's affairs, pornography use, and other addictive behaviors.

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Review:

"I'll never forget my friend's words when she uncovered her husband's sex addiction: "I felt like I was going through a shredder...backwards." Providing much-needed clarity and direction, "Mending A Shattered Heart" courageously meets and helps heal this addiction at the deep level it hits and hurts. Thank you Stefanie for removing the shame and giving the gift of grounded hope."
--Melody Beattie, Author of "Codependent No More"
"A vitally important book written by highly experienced professionals! "Mending A Shattered Heart" will lessen the shame, provide clarity and direction and offer hope to the partners of sex addicts."
--Claudia Black, PhD, Author of "It Will Never Happen to Me"
-I'll never forget my friend's words when she uncovered her husband's sex addiction: -I felt like I was going through a shredder...backwards.- Providing much-needed clarity and direction, Mending A Shattered Heart courageously meets and helps heal this addiction at the deep level it hits and hurts. Thank you Stefanie for removing the shame and giving the gift of grounded hope.-
--Melody Beattie, Author of Codependent No More
-A vitally important book written by highly experienced professionals! Mending A Shattered Heart will lessen the shame, provide clarity and direction and offer hope to the partners of sex addicts.-
--Claudia Black, PhD, Author of It Will Never Happen to Me
"I'll never forget my friend's words when she uncovered her husband's sex addiction: "I felt like I was going through a shredder...backwards." Providing much-needed clarity and direction, Mending A Shattered Heart courageously meets and helps heal this addiction at the deep level it hits and hurts. Thank you Stefanie for removing the shame and giving the gift of grounded hope."
--Melody Beattie, Author of Codependent No More

"A vitally important book written by highly experienced professionals! Mending A Shattered Heart will lessen the shame, provide clarity and direction and offer hope to the partners of sex addicts."
--Claudia Black, PhD, Author of It Will Never Happen to Me

About the Author:

<strong>Stefanie Carnes, PhD, CSAT-S, </strong>is a licensed marriage and family therapist. Her area of expertise includes working with patients and families struggling with multiple addictions such as sex addiction, eating disorders and chemical dependency.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gentle Path Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0982650590
• ISBN 13: 9780982650592
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 279
• Editor: Carnes Stefanie