{"product_id":"facing-heartbreak-steps-to-recovery-for-betrayed-partners-paperback","title":"Facing Heartbreak: Steps to Recovery for Betrayed Partners - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStefanie Carnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMari A. Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnthony Rodriquez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever you have discovered Facing Heartbreak, the simple fact that you are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereading this right now shows that you are a person of enormous courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe understand that you are likely going through one of the most difficult\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand painful seasons of your life. There are days when you may want\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto give up and just leave. There are nights where you may cry yourself to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esleep or stare at the ceiling feeling hopeless and more alone than you can ever\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eremember. There are times when you may feel misunderstood and unappreciated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are weeks where you may feel like your life has been shattered\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einto a million little pieces and you want to wake up from this nightmare. There\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare moments where you may blame yourself, your family, and God, wanting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto scream, Why me?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are therapists who have worked for years with clients healing from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecompulsive sexual behavior, commonly known as \"sex addiction,\" and with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir spouses and partners who have been deeply wounded. We empathize with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe pain you have been struggling with. We have seen firsthand the strength\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit takes for the hurting partner or spouse to move through the trauma of discovery, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe bitterness of betrayal, the fog of confusion, and the humiliation and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eanger. And we know the kind of courage it takes to reach out in order to heal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are here to support you as you take hold of your own emotional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewell-being. As you begin the work in Facing Heartbreak, we will support your\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprocess one step at a time. Yet we will not sugarcoat what is ahead. Healing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom the pain of a loved one's sex addiction is not an easy journey. It is an arduous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprocess that will take time, an investment of daily effort, and emotional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eenergy--especially when you may feel that you have none to give. Healing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etakes place in the midst of the chaos, trauma, and enormous hurt that is the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunfortunate, but very real, consequence of being in a relationship with a sexually\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecompulsive partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, as therapists who do this work every day we want to reassure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyou that by giving yourself the gift of your own recovery, you will begin to see\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehope again. Eventually you can create a peaceful, healthy life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnthony Rodriguez, MSW, CSAT, BCSA, LISW, LCSW, is the founder and clinical director of the Men's Center in Iowa City, Iowa. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education (with a focus in counseling) from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and his Master's degree in Clinical Social Work from Loyola University-Chicago. He is clinically credentialed in Iowa and Illinois. Anthony is a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and is Board Certified in treating sexual abuse by the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. He is also a Fellow with the Wisconsin Sex Offender Treatment Network and is Technical Consultant with the Office for Victims of Crime Training \u0026amp; Technical Assistance Center (U.S. Department of Justice). With over twenty years of clinical experience in treating trauma, addictions, sexual issues, and other mental health concerns, he has worked in a vari-ety of treatment settings in London, Chicago, Milwaukee, and the Quad Cities. In his practice, he provides individual and couples therapy and facilitates a monthly Men's Forum for sexually compulsive men, and a Women's Forum for their spouses. He is trained in EMDR and family\/divorce mediation, and has interned at the Loyola Sexual Dysfunction Clinic\/Stritch School of Medicine. He is a seasoned presenter and has provided clinical trainings nationally to other professionals, universities, and the general public in the areas of sexual addiction, spouses of sex addicts, and survivors of sexual abuse. He has also provided critical incident stress debriefings to organizations and companies that experienced violence and trauma in their environment. Anthony was a member of the Board of Directors for Male Survivor, formerly the National Organization against Male Sexual Victimization and has served as the Program Chairperson for their International 2007 Male Survivor Conference in New York City--drawing in over 450 survivors and professional participants from around the world. He was also one of their clinical facilitators for their Weekend of Recovery program for survivors and the co-recipient of the Fay Honey Knopp Memorial Award. Mr Rodriguez resides in Iowa City, IA. 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