Sexual Purity Posts
A Reunification Workshop for Couples Only
OUTER CIRCLE CLUB
Board of Directors invites you to…
“A Reunification Workshop for Couples Only” – Led by Roger Stark on
Saturday, March 15th, 2014 from 3 pm to 5 pm!!
Reunification is a relationship recovery regimen for couples that have been impacted by addiction.
Betrayals, dishonesty, disengagement, isolation, and many other forces have damaged our partnerships. This two hour Saturday afternoon workshop will focus on re-establishing trust and building intimacy skills. Roger Stark is a person of recovery, author, recovery coach and retired licensed addiction counselor. Using his own experience in the recovery process and education he welds the clinical and recovery world into understandable wisdoms of recovery. Roger blogs and offers Recovery Coaching on his website: waterfallconcept.org and speaks at conferences and trainings nationwide. His book “The Waterfall Concept; A Blueprint for Addiction Recovery” has helped many in their struggle with addiction. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Roger has a unique understanding of the part early life trauma plays in the addiction drama.
Due to the nature of this topic and level of applicability to the recovery community, the Board of Directors approved opening this event to SAA, SLAA, SA, COSA, RCA, and Couples in Recovery groups, and their significant others, whether or not they are in a recovery program. Please note that Roger will be donating his time in order to support healthy recovery within these fellowships!
Club Members attend for free with a minimum donation of $20 suggested from all others. A limited number of seats will be available for those not reserving in advance; however admission will be an additional $10 per couple at the door, depending on seat availability.
Please contact Scott W (832-566-7699) or Ed G (713-302-6748) to reserve your seat. Leave a voice mail and please include your call back phone number, email contact (if available) and the number in your party. If we have questions we will get back to you.
Payment can be made by check mailed to The Outer Circle Club, PO Box 540792, Houston, TX, 77254- 0792. Payment guarantees your seat so please pay early. Remember to include a donation to the Club if you are able, as it will be much appreciated, and will help ensure we can continue to hold such important events in the future.
Your interest and continued support are essential as we continue to build this “12-step club” exclusively serving the SAA fellowship through education and practice. Our vision is to create a safe recovery environment at a dedicated facility and accessible location. For additional information, service opportunities, and contributions please contact the OCC via email at
Essential Elements of Recovery – Early and Advanced Tools to Build Your Recovery Skill Level
OUTER CIRCLE CLUB
Board of Directors invites you to…
A Presentation on “Essential Elements of Recovery – Early and Advanced Tools to Build Your Recovery Skill Level” Led by Roger Stark on Saturday, March 15th, 2014 at 7 pm!!
Roger Stark is a person of recovery, author, recovery coach and retired licensed addiction counselor. Using his own experience in the recovery process and education he welds the clinical and recovery world into understandable wisdoms of recovery. Roger blogs and offers Recovery Coaching on his website: waterfallconcept.org and speaks at conferences and trainings nationwide. His book “The Waterfall Concept; A Blueprint for Addiction Recovery” has helped many in their struggle with addiction. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Roger has a unique understanding of the part early life trauma plays in the addiction drama.
Due to the nature of this topic and the level of applicability to the recovery community in general, the Board of Directors approved opening this event to SAA, SLAA, SA, COSA, RCA, and Couples in Recovery members – and their spouses / significant others whether or not they are in a recovery program. Please note that Roger will be donating his time to this event in order to support healthy recovery within these fellowships!
Club Members attend for free with a minimum donation of $10 accepted from all others. A limited number of seats will be available for those not reserving in advance; however admission will be $20 at the door, depending on seat availability. Reservations are strongly encouraged.
Please contact Scott W (832-566-7699) or Ed G (713-302-6748) to reserve your seat. Leave a voice mail and please include your call back phone number, email contact (if available) and the number in your party. If we have questions we will get back to you.
Payment can be made by check mailed to The Outer Circle Club, PO Box 540792, Houston, TX, 77254- 0792. Payment guarantees your seat so please pay early. Remember to include a donation to the Club if you are able, as it will be much appreciated, and will help ensure we can continue to hold such important events in the future.
Your interest and continued support are essential as we continue to build this “12-step club” exclusively serving the SAA fellowship through education and practice. Our vision is to create a safe recovery environment at a dedicated facility and accessible location. For additional information, service opportunities, and contributions please contact the OCC via email at
Tolerance Build-Up
Like an alcoholic needs increasingly larger amounts of alcohol as his tolerance builds up, so will a porn addict need more extreme, unusual or deviant forms of pornography as his addiction develops. Some experts believe that viewing this material can lead to enacting unhealthy fantasies in real life. It is possible that deviant sexual behavior could be inspired by pornographic content. However, in the majority of cases, porn addiction remains an intensely private condition that does not extend to sexual interaction with others. It will, however, likely interfere with healthy sexual experiences of any kind. Support groups and 12-step programs for recovering pornography addicts are popping up all over the internet. As illogical as it might seem to turn to the net for help with a problem that most likely started there, many addicts have found comfort and healing through sharing their stories and talking to others with the same condition. Dealing with sex addiction doesn’t have to be hard, and you don’t have to do it alone… Not unsurprisingly, the majority of groups created to help porn addicts in recovery are religious in nature. Most organized religions take a general disapproving stance on any sexual activity not related to making babies between two married, consenting adults, so it’s not hard to see why the church would have an interest in healing those addicted to pornography. For a religious person, this approach may work, but for someone who is confused and struggling with his sexuality, the guilt piled on by religious support groups may not be helpful at all when dealing with porn addiction.
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“Shame was an emotion he had abandoned years earlier. Addicts know no shame. You disgrace yourself so many times you become immune to it.” – John Grisham
