Our Mission
Why we built SPNSR
The current recovery landscape is broken. Resources are scattered across forums, books, therapists' waiting lists, and meeting schedules that don't fit real lives. The information that matters most lives in places people don't know to look. The support that matters most arrives hours after it's needed.
We built SPNSR to put it all in one place, your pocket.
Recovery work is recovery work.
SPNSR is for everyone. Straight, gay, bisexual, queer, asexual, trans, nonbinary. Single, married, partnered, polyamorous. Parent or not. The third tradition of SAA says the only requirement for membership is the desire to stop addictive sexual behavior. That is the gate, and it is the only gate. Not what you've done. Not whether your past is clean. Not whether your fantasies are dark.
The desire to stop is the membership card.
What SPNSR is
A sponsor in your pocket. A private, judgment-free companion available whenever you need it. Late at night, mid-trigger, or just to talk something through. SPNSR knows your story and picks up where the last conversation left off.
A personalized pathway. SPNSR meets you where you are. After a brief intake, you're matched to a pathway built for your situation, whether you're starting to ask questions, ready to take action, or need structured daily support.
People who get it. When you're ready to take the next step, SPNSR helps you find recovery meetings near you, in person or online. No scrolling forums. No 2am Googling. Just real meetings, when you need them.
Standing on the shoulders of recovery
SPNSR is informed by, and deeply grateful for, the work of Sex Addicts Anonymous and the broader 12-step community. The principles of fellowship, sponsorship, and the steps themselves represent decades of hard-won wisdom about what actually helps people get and stay sober.
SPNSR is not a replacement for SAA, therapy, or human connection. It's a companion that sits alongside the work you do with real people, bringing the steady presence of a sponsor to the moments between meetings.
A note on stigma
Compulsive sexual behavior carries a weight of shame that most addictions don't. People hide it from spouses, therapists, doctors, and friends, sometimes for decades. That isolation is itself part of what keeps the behavior alive.
We're committed to changing that. Through awareness, acceptance, and action. And by being a place where you don't have to explain yourself before you can begin.
From the founder
I've been in your shoes. I walked this dark path for a long time.
For years I thought compulsive sexual behavior was my problem. It wasn't. It was my answer. My answer to every small problem, every inconvenience, every uncomfortable feeling I didn't know what to do with. Recovery is where I finally found new answers. Healthier ways to meet the everyday struggles of being alive.
Today I am free, in recovery, and building a life I never thought was possible, while staying connected to the program, the resources, and the tools that recovery has given me.
SPNSR is what I wish I'd had!
