Survivors Blog: Samuel
Samuel
Alumnus, Wayward. Providing hope, encouragement and infidelity-specific insight to anyone in recovery from betrayal.
You're Going to Realize You're Stronger Than You Think
Samuel shares personal insight on how to find new strength in recovery.
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Stay Away from These False Comfort Zones
Samuel discusses what we use to comfort us in our pain and shame, may not always be helpful.
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Don't Trust the Pain to Lead You...
Samuel discusses a major pitfall in recovery: letting pain be our guide.
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True Recovery Will Require All of You
Samuel discusses the in's and out's of recovery and personal stories of failure and healing.
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When You're Weary in Recovery
Samuel lays out a recovery protocol for weariness in recovery from the effects from infidelity.
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Does It Ever Go Away?
Samuel answers a pivotal question in recovery: Will all this pain ever go away?
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Help to Surviving the Dark Days of Recovery
Samuel shares humorous but effective stories about how to make it though the dark days of recovery.
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You Must Know Why You or Your Spouse Cheated
Samuel tackles a sensitive subject: understanding the importance of why a spouse cheats.
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Choosing How the Pain Affects Us
Samuel shares insight into the choice we have in dealing with the pain of infidelity.
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5 Reasons the Betrayed Spouse Gets Stuck in Recovery
Samuel provides insight into just a few reasons the betrayed spouse can find their recovery paralyzed.
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When It Hurts to Draw Boundaries in Recovery
Samuel answers questions about how to handle the pain of ending dysfunction in recovery.
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5 Reasons the Unfaithful Spouse Remains Stuck
Samuel shares five significant reasons unfaithful spouses remain stuck in their situation.
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Are You Enabling Your Unfaithful Spouse?
Today Samuel tackles a complex but important topic in infidelity: enablement.
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Why Unfaithful Spouses Constantly Resort to Blame?
Samuel shares insight into why the choice to blame is so enticing for unfaithful spouses.
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"I'm Going to Be OK Even If the Marriage Isn't"
Samuel share a pivotal point of healing for both himself and Samantha during one of the most difficult times in their recovery.
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What Can I Do for Me Even If I'm Uncertain about the Marriage?
Samuel shares practical ways a spouse can work on their own recovery, even if they are unsure about the future of the marriage.
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When They Won't Decide: Understanding Why a Spouse Won't Commit Either Way
Samuel discusses the struggle of an unfaithful spouse who continues to go back and forth between their affair partner and their spouse.
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You Are Responsible for Your Own Healing
Samuel discusses the need to prioritize your own healing in recovery.
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How Much Is Too Much? When Should You Give up Hope?
Samuel answers one of the most common questions by betrayed spouses: "When is enough, enough?"
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I Wanted to Be Liked...that's the Reason I Had the Affair
Samuel shares a common struggle couples have in recovery and understanding why spouses really cheat.
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Is Your Spouse Merely 'Checking Boxes' in Recovery Work?
Samuel discusses the effect of going through the motions in recovery for both spouses.
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If You Have Forgiven Your Spouse Should You Still Have to Talk about It?
Samuel addresses one of the chief myths of recovering from infidelity.
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Should the Unfaithful Spouse Be in Charge of What Recovery Looks Like?
Samuel answers a viewers question regarding the unfaithful spouse and the direction of recovery.
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Climbing out of the Hole of Infidelity: Do's and Don'ts
Samuel shares pertinent information on what to do and not to do in the pit of infidelity.
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Are You Sabotaging Your Own Healing?
Samuel shares a few ways we sabotage our own healing.
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Stop Trying to Flip the Switch
Samuel discusses controlling tendencies in recovery for the unfaithful spouse.
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What Should You Do on Anniversaries? Samuel Answers a Viewer's Question
Samuel answers a viewer's question about how to handle anniversaries in recovery both for the marriage and recovery.
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Let the Pain Do Its Work: Don't Rescue
Samuel discusses how to allow the pain to work in both the unfaithful and betrayed spouse's recovery.
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