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About Trust

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?

Getting Over an Affair

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.

Limerance: Infatuation and How It Works

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.

Elizabeth and John Edwards

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.

The Bad Advice Blog Contest Winners

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.

Harboring Hope Grads

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.

Site Users Speak Out

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.

The Founder’s Story

Episode 26. October 7, 2007. Rick invites his lovely wife Stephanie to the radio show to tell their story of infidelity and betrayal.

What’s EMS Really Like?

Episode 25. September 30, 2007. Hear about the EMS experience from a chaplain couple who recently attended. If you've ever wondered what EMS is really like, this is the show for you.

The ARC Online

Episode 24. September 23, 2007. A special treat! ARC's website administer comes to Austin and explains lots of stuff about the website. Got a question on how things work around the site? We probably answered it. How to become a member? What are the forums? Are you really anonymous?

The Road to Recovery, Series 2, part 1

Episode 19. August 12, 2007. The whole team, joined by callers, discusses what it's like on the road to recovery.

Affair Recovery Center Overview

Episode 1. February 11, 2007. This hour long podcast is an overview of the Affair Recovery Center. It is the first broadcast in our weekly series. The staff introduce themselves and describe the online and offline services of the ARC. Rick Reynolds, Leslie Hardie, John Haney, and Wayne Baker host the program. If you want to know what the ARC is about, then tune in.