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Type	Title	Posted
	Understanding the Phases of Recovery: Is this normal?	10/12/2026
	Infidelity + Life: When the Affair Isn’t Your Only Crisis	9/28/2026
	Reclaiming Your Power Through Intervention	9/16/2026
	How to Forgive When You Can't Forget	9/14/2026
	His Addiction, Her Affair: Healing When Both Are Betrayed	8/31/2026

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Type	Title	Posted
	Q&A Is Looking at Porn as Damaging as Having an Affair?	9/29/2026
	Q&A What Advice Do You Have for Celebrating Our Anniversary During Recovery?	9/29/2026
	Q&A How Do We Respond to Intrusive Thoughts Without Reinforcing Them?	9/29/2026
	Q&A How Do I Respond to Old Urges & Pathways Without Becoming Overly Vigilant?	9/29/2026
	Q&A How Can I Support My Betrayed Spouse?	9/29/2026

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Type	Title	Posted
	Q&A At What Point Is Repair Work, Healing, and Reconciliation Attempts Futile?	6/03/2020
	Q&A What Suggestions Do You Have for Recovery during Separation?	6/03/2020
	Q&A How Do We Build Trust When I Don't Quite Feel Safe Yet?	6/03/2020
	Q&A Is This a Safe Way of Dealing with This Problem?	6/03/2020
	Q&A What Kind of Affair Was It?	6/03/2020
	Q&A How Do I Accept That His Actions Were Willful and Done without Any Regard of My Feelings?	6/03/2020
	Q&A Can You Help Me Understand My Ex-husband's Motive?	6/03/2020
	Q&A Is It Possible or Even Wise to Forgive My Spouse?	6/03/2020
	Q&A How Do Multiple Affairs Affect the Recovery Timeline?	6/03/2020
	Q&A How Exactly Does One Transform the Pain?	6/03/2020
	Q&A What Would Enabling the Affair Look Like?	6/03/2020
	Q&A Why Is My Wayward Husband Having a Difficult Time with 'Why'?	6/03/2020
	Q&A What Helps the Wayward Spouse Transition from Shame to Empathy?	6/03/2020
	Q&A How Do I Start a New Relationship without Fear That This Will Happen Again?	6/03/2020
	Q&A Is There a Difference between Processing Grief and Self-Pity?	6/03/2020
	Q&A How Can I Trust My Husband in the Future If Only He and I Know?	6/03/2020
	Q&A How Can I Heal When He Still Has to Have Contact with Her Because of Her Job?	6/03/2020
	Q&A How Do I Deal with the Grief?	6/03/2020
	Q&A How Do We Start Fresh in the Midst of Recovery?	6/03/2020
	Q&A What Are Your Thoughts on Splitting the Household While Attempting Recovery?	6/03/2020
	Q&A How Do I Recover in a Situation like This?	6/03/2020
	Q&A Can You Offer Encouragement for Me during This Season of Recovery?	6/03/2020
	Q&A How Do I Now Distinguish between Truth and Deception?	6/03/2020
	Q&A How Do You Heal from This Level of Betrayal?	6/03/2020
	Q&A Does the Length of the Affair Have Implications for Our Recovery?	6/03/2020
	Q&A How Long Do Couples Stay in a State of Ambivalence?	6/03/2020
	Q&A How Do We Write a New Story Together?	6/03/2020
	Q&A Is It Too Early to Start to Learn about Ourselves, the Recovery Process, and Grow?	6/03/2020
	Q&A Do I Stop Encouraging My Mate to Participate in Hope for Healing and Quit Communicating with Him?	6/03/2020
	Q&A What Hope Is There to Restoring a Marriage That Has Been a Lie from the Beginning?	6/03/2020
	Q&A Is This Normal Affair Behavior or a Sexual Addiction?	6/03/2020
	Q&A Approximately How Long Should the Reaction Task Last?	6/03/2020
	Is It Normal?	6/03/2020
	Q&A How Do I Deal with Flooding When I Feel My Own Emotions Are Overwhelming?	5/28/2020
	Q&A Are Intrusive Suicidal Thoughts Common?	5/28/2020
	Q&A What Can I Do about My Husband Becoming Extremely Controlling?	5/28/2020
	Q&A What Can I Do to Help My Betrayed Spouse with Her Anger and Resentment?	5/28/2020
	Q&A How Do I Let Go of the Intrusive Thoughts on My Actions?	5/28/2020
	Q&A How Can I Stay Calm While Talking about the Affair?	5/28/2020
	Q&A Is There Any Way to Convince My Mate That I'm Not Emotionally Connected to My Affair Partner?	5/28/2020
	Q&A How Do We Change a Destructive Pattern in Our Marriage?	5/28/2020
	Q&A How Do I Avoid Relapse?	5/28/2020
	Q&A Is There a Difference between Reason and Justification?	5/28/2020
	Q&A Will the Triggers and Reminders Return?	5/28/2020
	Q&A Has Affair Recovery Considered a Bible Study for Those Struggling with Their Identity and Relationship with Christ?	5/28/2020
	Q&A Is My Request for Confrontation Reasonable?	5/28/2020
	Expert Q&A Preview: What Boundaries Can I Put in Place That Don’t Sound like Ultimatums?	5/28/2020
	Q&A Please Explain in More Detail What Rick Means by His Suggestion?	5/19/2020
	Q&A Can past Depression or PTSD Affect the Ability to Show Empathy?	5/19/2020
	Q&A How Do the Processes for Recovery and Relapse Prevention Differ for Sex Addicts?	5/19/2020