Welcome to our blog page. Here you will find a range of short articles about sex and pornography addiction and its impact on partners – and also on society. We aim to write at least two blogs a month. Some will be extracts from books written by Paula Hall, some are about news items that have recently been in the press. We also like to write about some of the controversies in sex and porn addiction as we’re aware of what a huge impact they can have on people struggling with this problem and also those of us that work in the field. Please do have a browse and if you find something that interests you, please do feel free to share with friends on social media as, or if, appropriate.
Porn & Sex Addiction Therapy Blog
2026
Why does he still lie even when he’s in recovery?
Will he ever stop lying? This is a question we frequently hear from partners of people in recovery from sex or porn addiction – or CSBD if that’s your preferred term. For some partners, the continued lying makes them question...
2026
Why Do I Keep Checking My Partner’s Phone? Understanding Betrayal Trauma
One of the questions we hear from partners after discovering a loved one's problematic sexual behaviour is: "Will I ever stop feeling the need to check?" Checking might mean looking through a phone, searching browser histories, monitoring bank statements, checking...
2025
Porn and Relationships: Harmless, Helpful or Hurtful?
Few topics spark as much debate in relationships as pornography. Some see it as a healthy expression of sexuality, others as a sign of betrayal or problems in the relationship. For some couples, it might sit somewhere in between. It’s...
2024
Sex addiction, partners & Christmas boozing: Why you should consider cutting down
The festive season is finally upon us and whilst this can be a time of enjoyment for many, for those struggling with sex addiction, it can bring about some challenging emotions and be a hot bed for triggers. Christmas often...
2021
Emotional Reasoning – how it’s used in sex addiction, porn addiction and by partners of people with sex and porn addiction
In the last two blogs we’ve been looking at the common cognitive distortions that are used by people struggling with sex addiction and porn addiction when they want to act out. And we also looked at the cognitive distortions partners...
2021
Cognitive Distortions & Partners
In our last blog we looked at cognitive distortions, particularly the cognitive distortions used by people with sex addiction or porn addiction to give themselves justification to act out. We saw how a cognitive distortion is another term used for...
