I'm not the one who cheated,why do I feel so ashamed? Am I going crazy? Why is this so hard for me? Is healing actually possible? Is forgiveness what I think it is? What's normal when it comes to sex?
As I began to wrap my head around the betrayal in my marriage, I was bombarded with questions like these. Recovery was long and hard—the hardest work I've ever done in my life. But one of the things I'm most grateful for is that we didn't waste any time or energy trying to get help from people who really don't understand betrayal. The team at Affair Recovery was compassionate and caring because they'd been in our shoes. They knew how to help us...
MJ Denis returns to the studio to discuss sexual trauma, infidelity, and her upcoming session at Hope Rising 2019.
Samuel interviews an adult child of a wayward spouse who shares her personal journey of healing and restoration.
Samuel shares insight into five ways to measure the effectiveness of your own personal healing.
Samuel has a heart to heart talk with those in crisis due to infidelity about their own healing and restoration.
Samuel uncovers the truth behind why the unfaithful spouse resorts to blaming their spouse or partner for their affair.
Samuel addresses a significant pitfall couples fall into when trying to recover from infidelity.
I poured diesel fuel on our bonfire last Christmas Eve.
That's something I've taught my children to never do.
The results were spectacular, the flame ignited the vapor in the can and the explosion blew the can out of my hand and across the field. Thankfully I wasn't hurt, but my kids got a great reminder as to why you don't pour fuel on a fire.
This week I'd like to discuss some of the least productive things those who were betrayed did after the infidelity came to light. Just as most people would agree that pouring fuel on a fire isn't particularly productive, those taking one of our past surveys agreed that after the affair was made known certain courses of action failed to be productive.
Samuel answers a viewers question about respect and the repair process.
I've been reading about something called 'neural plasticity' in Emily Nagoski's book, Come As You Are – a book often recommended by Rick to learn about women's sexuality. In the midst of this seemingly endless period of 'recovery,' I really needed to read something positive and hopeful and validating.
How could a book discussing women's sexuality and brain science be uplifting?
When we find ourselves stuck in the slog of trying to change another's attitude about one's unfaithful spouse – when one has waited many months to see any change of heart in the unfaithful, it can get pretty discouraging.
Then I read a book that describes what science has found to be true in humans: when we act a certain way long enough, the neural connections in our brains actually change. They adapt to our new way of...
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