Helpful Books
Below are books and workbooks that some of our members have found helpful for 12-step recovery from sex and love addiction and codependency. Please note: these are not SLAA Conference approved and are being shared based on personal experiences.
Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction by Patrick Carnes, 1992 (204 pages)
Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery by Patrick Carnes, 2001 (204 pages - workbook)
Facing Love Addiciton: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love by Pia Mellody (240 pages)
Facing Codependency: What It Is, Where It Comes From, and How It Sabotages Our Lives by Pia Mellody, 2003 (222 pages)
A Gentle Path Through the Twelve Steps by Patrick Carnes, 2012 (340 pages - workbook)
Don't Call It Love: Recovery From Sexual Addiction by Patrick Carnes (275 pages)
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie, 1992 (276 pages)
Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction by Gary Wilson, 2014 (241 pages)
Healing the Shame That Binds You by John Bradshaw, 1998 (245 pages)
Sexual Anorexia: Overcoming Sexual Self-Hatred by Patrick Carnes, 1997 (399 pages)
Love Sick: One Woman's Journey Through Sexual Addiction by Sue William Silverman, 2008 (304 pages)
The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie, 1990 (393 pages - daily meditations)