Survivors Blog: Samuel
Samuel
Alumnus, Wayward. Providing hope, encouragement and infidelity-specific insight to anyone in recovery from betrayal.
Five Roadblocks in Healing from Infidelity and Addiction
Today Samuel shares five keys to personal and marital recovery work.
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Getting to Know Our EMS Weekend Therapists: Leigh Ashley - Part Two Codependency
Today, one of our EMS Weekend therapists, Leigh Ashley, continues her discussion on codependency and how to navigate it's complexities.
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Getting to Know Our EMS Weekend Therapists: Leigh Ashley - Part One Codependency
Today, one of our EMS Weekend therapists, Leigh Ashley, discusses a key component in recovery work: codependency.
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Infidelity and Forgiveness: If You Forgive Your Unfaithful Spouse, Do You Have to Reconcile
Samuel reveals and discusses one of the biggest killers of momentum and intimacy in both recovery work and marriage.
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One of the Biggest Intimacy Killers for Couples in Crisis
Samuel answers a viewers question and sheds light on a sensitive topic.
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One of the Biggest Mistakes Couples Make in Healing from Infidelity: Denying Your Reality
Samuel discusses denial in repair work and how it damages both spouses.
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You Can't Cheat the Process When Healing from Infidelity
Samuel shares insight into what a process looks like when healing from infidelity.
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I Don't Get to Decide How Fast My Betrayed Spouse Heals
Samuel shares more of his own story and how rushing Samantha never worked.
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Can You Still Be Friends or Maintain Contact with an Affair Partner?
Samuel answers a viewers question about still communicating with an affair partner after the affair is over.
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How Samuel Avoids Relapse in His Recovery from Infidelity
Samuel shares a key recovery tool for his own healing and a relapse prevention tool.
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When Is It Time to Pull Back and Simply Focus on Your Own Healing?
Samuel answers a viewers question and shares insight into when it's time to focus on your own recovery
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Are You Trying to Control Your Spouse's Decisions about Infidelity?
Samuel discusses trying to control our spouse's reactions to infidelity and repair work.
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A Parable about Healing from Infidelity
Samuel uses a well known parable to illustrate what it takes to heal from betrayal.
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Infidelity Makes You Want to Give up on Yourself
Samuel shares a hopeful message of how to not give up on your own healing.
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One of the Biggest Mistakes You Can Make in Trying to Heal from Infidelity
Samuel shares a pivotal mistake unfaithful spouses make in recovery work.
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Why the Betrayed Spouse Wants the Unfaithful Spouse to Take Initiative in Recovery Work
Samuel shares insight into a common struggle for couples in recovery.
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Is It Possible to Forgive Your Spouse Too Early after Infidelity?
Samuel discusses what happens when betrayed spouses consider forgiving their spouse too early in recovery.
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How Do I Put Myself Back Together Again after Infidelity?
Samuel shares insight into how both spouses can heal after infidelity.
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Understanding the Process Healing from Infidelity Requires
Samuel shares pivotal insight surrounding the need for the right process in recovering from infidelity.
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Is Your Spouse in Denial about Their Recovery from Infidelity?
Samuel discusses denial and it's effects upon those in crisis.
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Unpacking the Statement: If You Loved Me You Would Have Never Cheated on Me
Samuel shares the truth behind the statement: if you loved me you would have never cheated on me.
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What Is the Relationship between Remorse and Infidelity?
Samuel shares what remorse sounds and looks like for those in crisis.
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We Listen as We Are: Helping Couples Find Better Communication in Healing from Infidelity
Samuel discusses misunderstanding, defensiveness and accusation.
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When You Think You Should Be Further along in Your Recovery from Infidelity
Samuel helps those who feel stuck in their recovery.
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How Do You Deal with Humiliation and Infidelity?
Samuel shares personal insight on how to heal from the humiliation spouses feel from infidelity.
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Infidelity's Paradox: Is It Better to Stay and Try to Heal or Walk Away?
Samuel answers a viewers question about when it's better to walk away from your spouse.
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What Do You Do When You Feel Like You're Losing Yourself as You Try to Heal from Infidelity?
Samuel discusses what it means to lose yourself while doing repair work.
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What Should the Unfaithful Spouse Do When the Betrayed Spouse Won't Get Help?
Samuel answers a viewers question about what to do when their betrayed spouse won't get help.
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