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Resources

These are some resources I've found helpful on my own journey. Others come recommended by people who've tried them. Either way, I hope they can be helpful for you too.

I update this list periodically. Last updated 1/28/26

Counseling* 🧠

Support Groups & Faith-Based Organizations 👥

Podcasts & Videos 📻

Books 📚

  • Bowlby, J. (1988). A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development. Basic Books.
  • Byrd, A. D., & Chamberlain, M. D. (1995). Willpower is not enough: Why we don't succeed at change. Deseret Book Company.
  • Fisher, S. F. (2014). Neurofeedback in the treatment of developmental trauma: Calming The Fear-driven Brain. W. W. Norton & Company.
  • Godfrey, F. (2022). Healing & recovery - perspective for young men with sexualized attachments. Healing & Recovery, LLC.
  • Heller, L., PhD, & PsyD, A. L. (2012). Healing developmental trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship. North Atlantic Books.
  • Levine, P. A. (1997). Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma. Berkley, CA: North Atlantic Books.
  • Maté, G. (2010). In the realm of hungry ghosts: Close encounters with addiction. North Atlantic Books.
  • Nicolosi, J. (2016). Shame and attachment loss: The practical work of reparative therapy. Liberal Mind Publishers.
  • Nicolosi, J., & Freeman, L. (1997). Healing homosexuality: Case Stories of Reparative Therapy. Jason Aronson.
  • Van Der Kolk, B. A. (2015). The body keeps the score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Penguin Books.

Research Literature📄

  • Cardoso, J., Ramos, C., Brito, J., & Almeida, T. C. (2022). Predictors of Pornography Use: Difficulties in emotion regulation and loneliness. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 19(4), 620–628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.01.005
  • Pela, C., & Sutton, P. M. (2021). Sexual attraction fluidity and well-being in men: A therapeutic outcome study. Journal of Human Sexuality, 12, 61–86
  • Porges, S. W. (2004). Neuroception: A Subconscious System for Detecting Threats and Safety. Zero to Three, 24(5), 19-24.
  • Roberts, A. L., Glymour, M. M., & Koenen, K. C. (2012). Does maltreatment in childhood affect sexual orientation in adulthood? Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42(2), 161–171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-012-0021-9
  • Slavin, M. N., Scoglio, A. a. J., Blycker, G. R., Potenza, M. N., & Kraus, S. W. (2020). Child Sexual Abuse and Compulsive Sexual Behavior: A Systematic Literature review. Current Addiction Reports, 7(1), 76–88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-020-00298-9
  • Xiridou, M., Geskus, R., De Wit, J., Coutinho, R., & Kretzschmar, M. (2003). The contribution of steady and casual partnerships to the incidence of HIV infection among homosexual men in Amsterdam. AIDS, 17(7), 1029–1038. https://doi.org/10.1097/00002030-200305020-00012

*These are potential resources I've come across that might be helpful — please verify independently.