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The term ‘disclosure’ usually makes people think of a courtroom case. In the legal realm, it refers to the portion of the litigation process where each party in a lawsuit must reveal/release any documents considered relevant to the case. It comes early on in the process of a court case, usually right after each side’s opening statements. It is purposely done early on so that both parties have the ability to research and review the documents and incorporate them into their legal strategy moving forward, but the most important theme of legal disclosure is to have full transparency for everyone involved.  Disclosure in the realm of sexual addiction carries forward the theme of transparency. As discussed in this book, disclosure is a concept particularly explored in treating sex addiction....

My nephew was three or four years old when I observed him sitting by the dinner table, sucking on an empty two-liter bottle of Coke. As his aunt, I felt I was required to teach him sarcasm from an early age. Therefore, I told him to be careful because if he sucked on an empty bottle, his head might inflate. Within a few minutes, I promptly forgot the conversation ever happened. Years later, when he was ten years old and visiting for the weekend, I saw him sitting at the dinner table, again sucking on an empty bottle of soda. I asked him what he was doing, and he said, “trying to inflate my head.” Seven years later! One of the reasons I love kids of all ages is because in talking with them, you get an introduction to their inner world, the meaning they make of it, and the conclusions they...