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Dr Robert Weiss Sex Addiction and Betrayal-Flaunt09-13-24 Sex Addiction & Betrayal with Dr. Robert Weiss of Seeking Integrity

Dr. Robert Weiss, the founding director of Seeking Integrity LLC, dedicated his career to understanding and treating sex addiction. If your partner struggles with any addiction, or you are concerned they might, this show provides vital guidance that will benefit you both. After all, whether or not infidelity is involved, addiction is still a betrayal.

Top Takeaways

  1. Idleness of Threats: Dr. Weiss underscores the importance of following through on ultimatums, especially when dealing with addiction. Empty threats can undermine your stance and lead to being taken for granted. If you promise to take action in response to a relapse or deceit, you must follow through to establish firm boundaries.
  2. Boundary Setting Over Immediate Departure: Instead of immediately leaving a partner who has relapsed or lied, Dr. Weiss suggests starting with practical boundary-setting measures. These can include ending sexual relations and relocating the addict’s sleeping arrangements, which helps in reclaiming your space and self-respect without uprooting your life all at once.
  3. Honesty and Communication as Cornerstones for Recovery: Both Dr. Weiss and Lora Cheadle stress the significance of honesty and small acts of truthfulness in rebuilding trust. It’s not just about major confessions but also about owning up to everyday actions and lies, which collectively help in restoring faith and intimacy in the relationship.

For those looking to delve deeper into the topic, Dr. Weiss offers additional resources, such as his 11 books, podcasts with over 1.6 million downloads, and online presence, making extensive information accessible for continued support and learning.

Listen now to uncover how you can foster a positive, trusting, and compassionate relationship after betrayal. Continue this empowering journey by tuning in to our future episodes and letting us guide you towards a life you truly love.

About Dr. Robert Weiss

Dr. Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT is Founding Director of Seeking Integrity LLC, which provides residential and online treatment, education, and support for male sexual addicts and their families. Seeking Integrity also offers specialized residential treatment for men with co-occurring sexual and substance abuse disorders.

An educator, author, and licensed clinician for nearly 30 years, Dr. Rob has created six residential intimacy and addiction treatment programs in the US, Southeast Asia, and the US military. He has served as a subject-matter expert for numerous major media outlets, including CNN, NPR, and The New York Times, among others. Dr. Rob is the author of eleven books, including Prodependence, Sex Addiction 101, and Out of the Doghouse. His Psychology Today blog, “Love and Sex in the Digital Age,” has over 22 million reads, while his podcast, “Sex, Love, & Addiction,” has over 1.2 million downloads. Learn more at www.seekingintegrity.com

Work individually with Lora or complete her online Rise Up & Reign Affair Recovery Program in the privacy of your own home. Learn more at www.AffairRecoveryForWomen.com

If you’re ready to Rise Up & Reign as the creator and queen of your life, let’s talk. I will walk by your side and give you the perspective, permission, and wisdom needed to turn your betrayal experience into something constructive, empowering, and transformative in all the right ways. Learn more at www.loracheadle.com and follow me across all social!

Download your Sparkle After Betrayal Recovery Guide at www.BetrayalRecoveryGuide.com, a guide designed to help you take the first steps in feeling better, so you can reclaim your power, own your worth, and start putting yourself, and your life, back together again.

About Lora:

Lora Cheadle is an attorney, TEDx speaker, and betrayal recovery coach who helps women turn their devastation into an invitation to rise up and reign. Whether reclaiming what they let go of along the way, rebuilding their identity, or stepping into a stronger sense of self-trust and self-worth, Lora’s expert guidance empowers women to uncover the truth™ of what they are capable of and deserve. After being shattered by her husband’s fifteen years of infidelity, Lora knows firsthand the skills and strategies necessary to stop feeling broken and start living fully and freely. She is licensed to practice law in California and Colorado, is a trauma-aware coach, clinical hypnotherapist, somatic attachment therapist, advanced integrated energy practitioner, and is certified to teach yoga, mindfulness, group fitness, and personal train. She is the author of the International Book Awards Finalist and Tattered Cover Bestseller, FLAUNT! Drop Your Cover and Reveal Your Smart, Sexy, & Spiritual Self and host of the podcast FLAUNT! Create a Life You Love After Infidelity and Betrayal. She lives in Colorado and loves travel, adventure, and a good book.

Get the support you need to find your footing, begin making sense of it all, and feel better fast. As an attorney, betrayal recovery expert, and survivor of infidelity I can help you find the clarity and confidence to create a life that you love on the other side of betrayal. Book Your Session Here: https://calendly.com/loras-schedule/coaching-session

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