Intimate Treason. Claudia Black

Intimate Treason

INTIMATE TREASON

CLAUDIA BLACK, PHD and

CARA TRIPODI, LCSW

CENTRAL RECOVERY PRESS

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Central Recovery Press, Las Vegas, NV 89129

Published 2012.

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ISBN-13: 978-1-937612-01-6 (e-book)

Photo of Claudia Black © Brad Reed Photography. Used with permission.

Photo of Cara Tripodi © Sam Fritch Photography. Used with permission.

Image on page 54, used with permission from University of Minnesota Extension Publication #07421; Change: Loss, Opportunity and Resilience by Dr. Sharon M. Danes, Professor, University of Minnesota.

Publisher’s Note: This book contains general information about sex addiction and its effects on relationships. Central Recovery Press makes no representations or warranties in relation to the information herein; it is not an alternative to medical advice from your doctor or other professional healthcare provider.

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Cover design and interior layout by Sara Streifel, Think Creative Design

Cara Tripodi dedicates this book to

Kathy Farley—your quiet, steady, and compassionate presence

inspired me personally and professionally. You are greatly missed.

Claudia Black dedicates this book to

Lorie Dwinell—you believed in me and championed me from

the start of my personal recovery and professional growth,

continuing to be by my side all of these years.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter One: Claiming My Reality