Weekend Presentations Synopsis
Weekend Opener: Mary Deitch will open with brief remarks. It is often difficult to deal with life on life’s
terms. When you add in that you or your partner is struggling with sex addiction and learning about
traumas and you are learning new ways to communicate and “filter” reality, life is just sometimes hard.
Sometimes we all need a little bit of hope. Hear from alumni who have struggled but are “making” it
while practicing recovery in this crazy world. Everyone has their own story and these will hopefully help
you in your recovery.
Bernie Farley and Milton Myers: Back to Basics. This presentation will help remind you of the basic
principles of recovery. If you’re struggling in your recovery or need a refresher on humility, dereliction,
forgiveness, acceptance or unconditional love this will help remind you of the importance of these.
Paul Greway: Relapse Prevention and 10th step. This group will focus on the idea of using the well loved
Three Circles of Sobriety both in early recovery and the importance of continued “check ins” throughout
recovery. For those who need help with daily inventory and understanding later steps.
Don Taggart and Tanisha Ranger: Forgiveness and Making Amends, steps 8, 9 and 10. Learn how the
previous steps are necessary to change emotional reasoning to rational thought processes. Define
empathy, accountability, and forgiveness. This group will help the process of acknowledging the internal
struggles of judgments and feelings to assist with taking the path of responsibility and selflessness.
Dr. John Giugliano: Why do I keep doing this?. This workshop is in two parts. The first part will focus on
results of a qualitative study with men who identified as sex addicts. Study participants identified a
range of meanings for their sexual behavior: meeting sexual needs, fulfillment of narcissistic needs,
desire for human connection, compensation for low self esteem, need for control, reenactment of
childhood trauma, avoidance of feelings, and/or coping with sexual identity issues. The sexually
addictive behaviors serve different psychological organizations and needs, which gives greater insight to
the underlying reasons that drive this addiction. The second part of the workshop is a review/ reminder
of recovery tools to maintain sobriety.
Jay Parker: The Iceberg- Taking a look at what is under your addiction. In this workshop we will
be trying to answer the question: If I'm so smart, How did I get here?
Judith Curcio: Art Therapy and Meditation. This group will assist with learning the basics of art therapy
and how this method can help connect to feelings and experiences. Don’t worry, it is NOT important
how well you draw, there is no right way. Learn how guided meditation can help you relax and focus
inward to learn how to self-sooth.
Ben Lief: The Masculine Code. Understand first what the messages society gives to men regarding
'proper' behavior and emotional life. Understand how the messages that men receive in society
sometimes fuel sexual addiction and the messages that men tell themselves. Further understand how
recovery from sexual addiction can be impeded by these messages.
Jennifer Enigk and Karen Martin: The Love Languages. Based on the book about the five love
languages. How does one learn to meet their partner’s emotional need to feel loved and connected?
This presentation will assist you in understanding your own “love language” and how you give and
receive love as well as aid in understanding how you can learn to meet your partner’s needs.
Nancy Willis: Psychodrama. In Psychodrama, clients are use verbal and nonverbal communications to
depict scenes to aid in healing from the past, unfinished business etc. Psychodrama is an exciting and
challenging way to learn more about yourself.
Mary Deitch: Everything I need to know I learned at Keystone. The ECU experience is an intense
experience that sometimes feels long and sometimes short. If you are still struggling and need a
refresher on what you learned or if you are looking to remind yourself of the experience to continue
more intense work, this refresher course will help. Further, have a discussion with others to aid in what
you might be missing in your journey.
David Stout and Antoneal Swaby: Healthy Sexuality. The idea of stopping bad behavior might be easy
compared to the idea of “what next?” This presentation will assist in learning what is healthy sexuality
and how does one figure out their own path to sexual freedom.
Carol Conklin: The Brain. The Brain is in charge of everything we do, think, say and feel. It only stands
to reason that you need to understand the basics of what happens in your brain and how to use it in
order to manage your day to day life (and recovery).