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I sit down with Ed Tilton from Begin Again Institute to name what sex addiction can look like in everyday life and why the real suffering often sits between the stereotypes. We connect trauma, brain science, digital access, and betrayal trauma to a recovery path that goes beyond willpower and secrecy.
• Ed’s origin story working sex trafficking cases and seeing addiction patterns
• How Begin Again defines problematic sexual behavior including porn use, infidelity, emotional affairs
• Vacancy wounds and violation wounds as common roots
• The neurobiology of self-soothing and why escalation happens
• Digital risk factors for kids and adults including the “three A’s”
• Sextortion, shame spirals, and links to anxiety, depression, suicidality
• Why clinicians should assess online behavior and sexual coping
• Practical screen safety tips including shared caregiver knowledge and modeling boundaries
• Free and validated screening tools including Begin Again’s survey, PATHOS, SAST-R
• How to find qualified help through ITAP and CSAT training
• Trauma-focused treatment approaches including IFS, brainspotting, somatic work
• Partner support and betrayal trauma education including APSATS resources
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Sabrina sits down with divorce mediator and negotiator Joe Dillon to unpack why couples slowly slide from “we” into “you versus me,” even without a big blowup. We share practical tools from Joe’s Power Up Method so your next hard talk sounds like teamwork instead of a fight.
• how long marriages fade through small missed conversations
• positional arguing versus interest based negotiation
• why repeating fights are often the same issue in disguise
• how early choices about kids, careers, and caregiving turn into later resentment
• the marriage bank idea using deposits of goodwill and withdrawals of requests
• the seven Power Up steps including preparing the connection and expressing a real why
• the importance of reward with value and why it changes defensiveness
• using patience, silence, and curiosity questions after a no
• bulldozer, ghost, and diplomat negotiation styles and how to shift them
Be sure to purchase Joe's book, Power Up Method, and learn about it, communication styles, how you can negotiate, and learning about that goodwill bank.

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