No stones : women redeemed from sexual addiction /
Ferree, Marnie C,
No stones : women redeemed from sexual addiction / [print] Marnie C. Ferree ; foreword by Mark Laaser. - second edition. - Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, [(c)2010. - 275 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
The secret sin of sexual addiction Messages about being female Definition of addiction Female presentations of sexual addiction Consequences and cycle of addiction Diagnosis of sexual addiction Unhealthy families Trauma of abuse Trauma of abandonment Long-lasting effects of trauma Addicts' core beliefs, emotions, and coping Surrender and sobriety Disclosure Healthy relationships and rebuilding trust Tools of recovery Healing from trauma For husbands and others (including clinicians) ; Living happily ever after.
This volume addresses the taboo subject of female sexual addiction with frankness, compassion, and vulnerability. The author offers practical help for those battling sexual addiction and those who want to stand alongside these women as they seek help. In part one, she defines the secret sin of sexual addiction, then explores messages about being female. She details the consequences and cycle of addiction as it presents itself in females and provides a diagnostic tool. In part two, the author explores the roots of sexual addiction: unhealthy families, abuse, abandonment, generational patterns, and the core beliefs and emotions of an addict. In part three, she outlines the path to recovery and healing: surrender and sobriety, disclosure, community, accountability, boundaries, healing from trauma, and on-going recovery. There is a special chapter for the husband, family, and friends of a female addict.
9780830837403 083083740X
2009042075
Sex addicts--Religious life.
Sex addicts--Rehabilitation.
Sex addiction--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christian women--Religious life.
Christian women--Sexual behavior.
BV4596.N678 2010 BV4596.S42.F382.N678 2010
No stones : women redeemed from sexual addiction / [print] Marnie C. Ferree ; foreword by Mark Laaser. - second edition. - Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, [(c)2010. - 275 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
The secret sin of sexual addiction Messages about being female Definition of addiction Female presentations of sexual addiction Consequences and cycle of addiction Diagnosis of sexual addiction Unhealthy families Trauma of abuse Trauma of abandonment Long-lasting effects of trauma Addicts' core beliefs, emotions, and coping Surrender and sobriety Disclosure Healthy relationships and rebuilding trust Tools of recovery Healing from trauma For husbands and others (including clinicians) ; Living happily ever after.
This volume addresses the taboo subject of female sexual addiction with frankness, compassion, and vulnerability. The author offers practical help for those battling sexual addiction and those who want to stand alongside these women as they seek help. In part one, she defines the secret sin of sexual addiction, then explores messages about being female. She details the consequences and cycle of addiction as it presents itself in females and provides a diagnostic tool. In part two, the author explores the roots of sexual addiction: unhealthy families, abuse, abandonment, generational patterns, and the core beliefs and emotions of an addict. In part three, she outlines the path to recovery and healing: surrender and sobriety, disclosure, community, accountability, boundaries, healing from trauma, and on-going recovery. There is a special chapter for the husband, family, and friends of a female addict.
9780830837403 083083740X
2009042075
Sex addicts--Religious life.
Sex addicts--Rehabilitation.
Sex addiction--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christian women--Religious life.
Christian women--Sexual behavior.
BV4596.N678 2010 BV4596.S42.F382.N678 2010