Recommended Book Page - For Women

Pure Life Alliance groups value the diverse voices and expertise of many authors in the journey of healing. That's why we have carefully vetted the list below to help men and women find hope and healing. While there are many good books available on this topic, the ones listed here have been selected because they align with our mission and vision to inspire lasting change in people's lives.

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Unleashing Your Power

December 28, 20201 min read

Unleashing Your Power: Moving Through the Trauma of Partner Betrayal

There are many trauma theorists who believe that partner betrayal is perhaps the most devastating trauma that one can experience because it has occurred with the person that you always believed you could count on for your emotional, physical, and spiritual safety. Finding out that your husband had a double life makes you doubt everything about your relationship, which in turn can make you doubt yourself. It can leave you so dazed that you wonder if anything in your life or in the world is real!


This workbook was written to assist partners in finding themselves again after their relationship has been shattered by sexual betrayal. Bestselling author, Carol Juergensen Sheets, co-wrote this book with Christine Turo-Shields to help partners move through the 3 stages of partner betrayal. The workbook assists you in finding safety and stabilization by working through your feelings of confusion, disorientation and self-doubt which is a natural by-product of deception. 


The book provides exercises to do the hard work of facing your anger, grief, and mourning for what you thought you had, what you didn’t have and what you fear you will never have again! The last section of the workbook is dedicated to posttraumatic growth and is specifically designed to get you to think about your new sense of self and how you can find new meaning and purpose in your life separate from him and the ordeal that you just experienced. You will feel a new strength and will likely want to actualize it and your potential in new and different ways. This workbook is a road map 
for self-discovery and Carol and Christine are here to help you 
every step of the way!


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Carol Juergensen Sheets

Carol Juergensen Sheets

Carol Juergensen Sheets, ACSW, LCSW, CSAT, CCPS-C, PCC is a highly regarded social worker, personal life coach and a renowned self-help author who brings a variety of experiences to her clients and readers including having worked in schools, hospitals and in mental health for over 40 years. She has worked for 4 decades facilitating thousands of groups for women and teens. Additionally, Carol has devoted the last 2 decades to helping men and women manage their sex addiction and helping betrayed partners work through the trauma of sexual and relational betrayal. She is a well respected sex and relationship therapist to individuals and couples across the country and beyond. Carol completed her master’s degree at the honorable institution, Indiana University School of Social Work. She is currently facilitating popular workshops on relationships both statewide and nationally. Carol does annual workshops for the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals. She is also a revered trainer for the Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists and is a consultant for clinicians and coaches for APSATS. Carol very much enjoys facilitating group and couples work and has facilitated thousands of groups in the last 3 decades. She has been a highly sought-after executive and life coach for over 15 years and loves motivating her clients to reach their greatest potential. Carol’s breakout book Help. Her. Heal. has been sold in countries around the world including Canada, Denmark, Japan, England, France and Australia. Primarily written for male partners of wives, fiancées and girlfriends (yet also extremely helpful for females and couples), Help. Her. Heal. deals with assisting men with problematic sexual behavior to develop their relational skills to help their partners heal through the powerful use of empathy. Help. Her. Heal. explores the necessity for the sex addict to work on both his individual recovery needs and his relational skills. So that addicts will be able to navigate through the devastation caused by sexual addiction, Carol teaches her all-important signature formula AVR, which is Acknowledging the issue, Validating the primary feeling, and then reassuring the betrayed partner of the changes that are being made. The book beautifully addresses how men can access and develop empathy for their female partners, particularly checking in with their partner’s fears and needs and practicing healthy behaviors and practices. The book aids men in how to deal with conflict after betrayal, as well as techniques to stay strong while they help their partners heal. Finally, Help. Her. Heal. deftly addresses the complex rituals of connection, trust and restoration that can heal a broken relationship. Carol believes in teaching people how to live their best lives in romance and in life in general. She has hosted radio shows and podcasts over her entire professional career. Also known as “Carol the Coach”, Carol hosts www.blogtalkradio.com/sexhelpwithcarolthecoach to help her listeners understand the complexities of sexual addiction and partner betrayal. She also hosts a podcast specifically for partners to navigate through the trauma of sexual betrayal called, www.blogtalkradio.com/ betrayalrecoveryradio for APSATS.org. Carol also hosts highly productive teleseminars that feature goal setting, relationship building and shortcuts to positive self-esteem. Carol has written columns in newspapers and magazines to help people grow emotionally and enhance their well-being. You can read over 500 articles on her website www.carolthecoach.com or go to her sex addiction website for sex addicts or partners at: www.sexhelpwithcarolthecoach.com When asked about her profession, Carol says: “I have been blessed to help people all over the world! My work has been a platform for psychotherapy, speaking engagements, radio and television, newspaper and magazine articles and now the books that are helping men and women heal. Early on in my life I learned that my passion was to help people navigate through the trauma of their childhood and adult life and to move them into post-traumatic growth where they would develop resiliency and actualize their potential.” Carol Juergensen Sheets is a best-selling author for the esteemed publishing company Sano Press.

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