Episode 56. November 2, 2008. Rick and Stephanie talk about how to improve trust.They begin with suggestions for the hurt spouse, then move to suggestions for the unfaithful spouse. How long does it take to rebuild trust? What influences la couples success in rebuilding trust? When do you start to trust again? How do you start to trust again? How do you overcome the pain so you can trust again?
Episode 55. September 14, 2008. Rick and Stephanie interview Kelly whose husband had a 12 year affair. Kelly and her husband now have a great relationship. When she found out about his affair, they attended EMS and Kelly reluctantly agreed to attend Harboring Hope led by Leslie Hardie. Despite her initial skepticism, Kelly’s recovery and the rebuilding of their relationship was greatly helped by Harboring Hope. Listen to her story in her own words.
Episode 54. August 17, 2008. What sparks an affair? Is it falling in love or is it merely limerance commonly known as a “crush”. We’ve all felt that soaring feeling of a “crush” but what happens when you have one after marriage but not with your spouse?! What is it and how do you cope with it? Have a listen and find out if you’re experiencing limerance or true love and what to do about it.
Episode 53. August 10, 2008. Rick and Stephanie comment on the recent revelation of John Edward’s infidelity. Rather than increase the scandal, Rick and Stephanie talk about what John Edwards did right in his address to reporters this week, how to tell your kids about marital infidelity, and why politicians are so vulnerable to affairs.
Episode 52. July 27, 2008. After much deliberation and a few technical hiccoughs, we’ve got the winners of Bad Advice Blog Contest. A few weeks ago, we asked all our listeners, readers, and website guests to submit the worst advice they ever received. The recipients of top 5 worst pieces of advice won a free online course and a free YEAR subscription to The Affair Recovery Center website including all the radio episodes, 3 years of articles by our therapists and the exclusively at ARC, contact with an ARC mentor.
July 20, 2008. Rick and Stephanie talk about their experiences on Fox’s Morning Show with Mike and Juliet and they take a few calls as well. Last week Rick and Stephanie appeared on the Morning Show with Mira Kirshenbaum, the author of “When Good People Have Affairs.” Kirshenbaum doesn’t always advocate telling the betrayed spouse about infidelity, but Rick and the ARC staff disagree. As Rick loves to say – “you can only be unconditionally loved when you allow yourself to be unconditionally known.”
You can find Rick’s blog that started it all and Rick’s thoughts about the show on Rick’s blog. Even more fun, you can see Rick and Stephanie on the show and in the after the show interview.
Episode 50. July 13, 2008. Rick is back from the Smart Marriage Conference and super excited about helping our listeners. So tonight he interviews 3 people who have completed the Harboring Hope course in Austin. Harboring Hope is a course just for betrayed spouses. They’ve suffered betrayal and recovered. They’ve rebuilt their lives and tonight they’ll tell about their experiences.
Episode 49. June 29, 2008. Guy's night. Rick talks with Samuel, an unfaithful husband who is now a mentor, Wallace, a hurt spouse who is also a mentor, and Evan, a recent graduate of Marriage 911. The guys talk about what it has meant to be part of the ARC Online.
May 18, 2008. Rick, Leslie, and John answer listeners' biggest questions about recovery. We asked, you responded, now hear the answers to questions like "How can I ever trust again?" "What do I do with these reminders?" "Why can't I stop crying?" "Why does this happen?" Be sure to get the bonus 30 minute continuation by subscribing to our Priority Notification List for our revolutionary new online recovery program for hurt spouses.
May 11, 2008. Special guests Anne and Brian Bercht discuss their recovery. Anne is now the director of the Beyond Affairs Network and author of "My Husband's Affair Became the Best Thing That happened to Me." Brian's affair devastated Anne, but they were able to not only work through the betrayal and rebuild, but to identify some key elements of their recovery that they now use to help guide others. A MUST listen for any couple looking for guidance and hope in recovery.
