Recommended Books

• An Affair of the Mind by Laurie Hall
• Back from Betrayal: Recovering from His Affairs by Jennifer P. Schneider, M.D.

• The Betrayal Bond by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.
• Mending the Soul by Steven R. Tracy

• Don’t Call It Love by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.
• Out of the Shadows by Patrick Carnes, Ph.D.

• Boundaries in Marriage by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
• Disclosing Secrets: When, to Whom, and How Much to Reveal by M.Deborah Corley Ph.D. & Jennifer Schneider, M.D., Ph.D.
• Help! I’m in Love with a Narcissist by Steven Carter & Julia Sokol
• How to Break Your Addiction to a Person by Howard Halpern, Ph.D.
• Love is a Choice by Dr. Robert Hemfelt, Dr. Frank Minirth & Dr. Paul Meier
• Safe People by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
• Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood

• Beyond Codependency by Melody Beattie
• Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
• The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie

• Boundaries with Kids by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend
• Talking to Your Kids about Sex by Mark Laaser, Ph.D.

Helpful Websites

• Passionate Commitment http://www.passionatecommitment.com/
  Dr. Clifford and Joyce Penner’s FAQs about Sex are especially helpful
• Heart to Heart Counseling Center http://www.sexaddict.com/
  Dr. Doug Weiss gives a lot of helpful information on his site, including a page called “Is My Spouse a Sex Addict?” and FAQs. You can also sign up to receive a free newsletter from him for partners of sex addicts.
• A Woman’s Healing Journey http://www.awomanshealingjourney.com/
  This site has a wealth of helpful information and resources.
• Del Amo Hospital https://www.delamotreatment.com/sexualprogram.html
  This hospital has an excellent inpatient treatment program for sexual addiction.
  “A family component has been developed that includes spouses, partners, parents and siblings.” Kendra participated in this with her husband and found it helpful for their recovery as a couple.
• Jennifer P. Schneider, M.D., Ph.D. http://www.jenniferschneider.com/
  For medical research on the subject of sexual addiction, read the articles on this web site.

Audio/Video Resources

• Heart to Heart Counseling Center http://www.sexaddict.com/
  Dr. Doug Weiss’ site has resources he has created for wives of sex addicts, including a great DVD called Now That I Know, What Should I Do? The DVD is expensive, but very good.
• Drs. Cloud and Townsend’s Audio Recordings http://www.cloudtownsend.com/
  Drs. Cloud and Townsend, authors of the Boundaries books, offer many resources. We highly recommend their Monday Night Solutions Audio Library. You can order tapes or CDs. Their talks on Codependency are very helpful.

Support Groups

• S-Anon Recovery Groups http://www.sanon.org/
  S-Anon has meetings for people married to or affected by sex addicts. This is similar to Al-Anon.
• COSA Recovery Groups http://www.cosa-recovery.org/
  COSA also has meetings for people affected by someone’s sexual addiction.
• Codepency Recovery Groups http://www.codependents.org/
  CODA stands for Codependents Anonymous. On the Welcome page you can click on “patterns and characteristics” of codependents to see if any of the descriptors apply to you. You can also locate meetings near you on this site.
• Celebrate Recovery Groups All Over the World http://www.celebraterecovery.com/index.asp
  Celebrate Recovery meets at churches throughout the world and offers recovery groups for men and women. At this site you will be able to locate any groups in your area. There are groups for codependents and sometimes for wives of sex addicts.
• Celebrate Recovery Groups in San Diego http://www.ecflc.org/cr.html
  If you live in the San Diego area, visit the Celebrate Recovery WASA group for Women Affected by Another’s Sexual Addiction. This group is fantastic and meets on Tuesdays at 7:00pm and Fridays at 8:00pm. Maybe we will see you there!