Shame and Healing in Sex Addiction with Austin Hatch

Austin Hatch is a certified sex addiction therapist and founder of Phase Your Recovery. In this episode, he and Brittani talk about the difference between honesty and transparency, how shame gets weaponized in relationships, and why community — not just insight — is often the missing piece in real change.   Topics Covered: Why most clients arrive in the middle of a self-made crisis The "hidden language of addiction": minimization, rationalization, justification Honesty as an offering vs. transparency as a bid for control "Sad puppy energy" and how shame gets weaponized in relationships Why Austin pushes back on the addiction label as an identity Requiring partners into the work within the first three sessions Reframing needs vs. desires around sex and intimacy Building Unmasking Shame, a 12-month experiential couples group Male vulnerability, culture, and what genuine emotional honesty looks like Connect with Austin: https://phasezerorecovery.com/about-us YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZnrCJ-7WtX9NTIOu8d2gNA Brittani's Resources Website: ⁠https://www.brittaniprocknow.com/⁠ IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/brittani_procknow⁠ Intimacy Workbook: ⁠https://howtorelate.kit.com/b956780219⁠ Newsletter: ⁠https://howtorelate.kit.com/e9f87bb2dc⁠ Support the show and drink coffee! Proud to have Larry's Coffee as a show sponsor. Keep caffeinated with quality coffee. ⁠https://larryscoffee.com/relate⁠ Therapist Threads: ⁠https://howtorelate.kit.com/069297fffb⁠