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In August of 1997, my husband of fourteen years disclosed to me his addiction to sex. I had never heard of such an addiction and was completely blindsided by the double life he had been living—right behind my reasonably educated back. Hearing the truth about my marriage—rampant infidelity and other dark, sexual behaviors—was devastating, traumatic, and catapulted me into a journey of recovery. This was a journey of excruciating pain and difficult self-examination, but it eventually resulted in my rebirth as a new woman.

This book is based on the detailed journals I kept during the beginning years of my recovery. I tried to choose entries that paint an accurate picture of what it was like to learn the unthinkable and to walk through the deserts of grief, anger, resentment, self-pity, and victimization. I decided to keep the bulk of my journal entries raw and uncensored in form. If you are a wife or partner who is just learning about sex addiction, I want you to take comfort in realizing you are not alone on this path. Your feelings of shock, anger, and grief are normal.

Now for the good news. I want you to know that there will be eventual healing and a light at the end of the tunnel if you are willing to take the steps to heal yourself from betrayal. For me, my emotional recovery began after I got over the shock and trauma at what had happened to my marriage and I began looking at myself, my own choices and behaviors. I instinctively knew I had to ask myself the big question: What is up with me that I would marry a sex addict?

In the following pages you will learn about what happened to my life when I found out about my husband’s sexual addiction and my road back to a new-found spiritual and emotional recovery. My life today is proof that you do not have to stay broken when infidelity and sex addiction strike out at your heart. It is possible to reclaim your spirit and heal your soul.

Brace yourself. If you are the spouse or partner of a sex addict, the journey in facing the truth about your life can be arduous and painful. I can promise you that, at times, the healing process will be lonely. There will be times in your healing when only you alone can do the necessary work to move forward. No therapist, no minister, no friend, and no husband can walk with you.

Most of all, know and remember this: You are worth every bit of the effort that this process asks of you. You are worth the time it takes to recover your sanity, your balance on Earth, and your spirit so that you can be whole again.