117 - 3 Things to Remember When Repairing Your Marriage as a Recovering Sex Addict

2025-06-04

In todays episode, Patrick shares his thoughts on 3 important principles for a sex addict to remember in recovery: It takes time - don’t expect your betrayed partner to recover from discovery quickly. There are many factors that play into their ability to heal and everyone’s relationship and trauma level is different. Healing and relational reconciliation is a lifelong commitment. Demonstrate consistency so you can create safety for your partner. Be proactive. Make sure your motivation comes internally - your spo...

In todays episode, Patrick shares his thoughts on 3 important principles for a sex addict to remember in recovery:

It takes time - don’t expect your betrayed partner to recover from discovery quickly. There are many factors that play into their ability to heal and everyone’s relationship and trauma level is different. Healing and relational reconciliation is a lifelong commitment.
Demonstrate consistency so you can create safety for your partner.
Be proactive. Make sure your motivation comes internally - your spouse shouldn’t have to push you to move through your own recovery.

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