Resource for Betrayal Trauma, Addiction, & Anxiety

Resources for Healing

For a deeper dive into your healing, I invite you to explore coaching

Healing & recovery for women only

Betrayal trauma healing for women

12 Step support for family & friends of sex addicts.

Resources for Recovery

For a deeper dive into your recovery, I invite you to explore coaching

SMART Recovery

Self Management and Recovery Training

Safe spaces for connection and belonging for women in recovery from substance use disorder.

Never Use Alone is the US National Overdose Response line that people can call when they’re using by themselves, with no one to call for help.

Additional Resources

For Addicts

And the “big names”:

For Loved Ones

Free + Paid Programs

  • Fortify: joinfortify.com
    (My personal favorite. We started here after Candeo, and it was a game-changer for both my ex-husband and me. Their brain retraining tools and partner support were huge.)

  • Impact Suite: individuals.impactsuite.com

Education on Pornography

Hotlines

General & Crisis Support

  • SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

  • National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) | thehotline.org

  • National Directory of Hotlines & Crisis Centers: 1-800-999-9999

Substance-Specific Hotlines

  • Never Use Alone (Drug Crisis Line): 1-800-484-3731 | neverusealone.com

  • National Cocaine Hotline: 1-800-COCAINE

  • National Heroin Hotline: 1-800-9-HEROIN

  • National Marijuana Hotline: 1-888-MARIJUA

Family & Partner Crisis Lines

  • Al-Anon/Alateen Crisis Line: 1-800-356-9996

Not every resource will be the right fit, but hopefully one of these gives you a place to start. Do you have any to add?

Recovery and healing are possible, even when the path forward looks different from what we expected.

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