Samuel shares pivotal insight on how to navigate the transition of recovery work.
Samuel provides framework to one of the most sensitive questions a betrayed spouse can ask their unfaithful spouse.
Who is your confidant? Who do you reach out to when you need to talk? Not just for friendly chit-chats about the latest movie or daily frustrations over child care. But who do you pour out your heart to when you're sad, lonely, scared or angry? More importantly, who listens to your deepest fears, heartache and pain over the betrayal you're living with?
Have you found a confidant that you trust, that special someone who is there when you need to cry, mourn, yell or just sit and be held?
Susan was that...
Ending an affair requires more than a decision. If there is another person involved, the bridge to that relationship absolutely needs to be burned.
Samuel provides insight into how to find greater freedom in recovery.
Samuel shares a story form his own journey about healing his heart.
Suicide seemed the only alternative for ending my...
Samuel answers a viewers question on what to do when the betrayed refuses to get help.
Samuel discusses several points on why infidelity has a 'spill over' affect.
I want you. I want you now, yesterday, and forever. Above all, I want you to want me. No matter where I am or what I am doing, I am not safe from your spell. At any moment, the image of your face smiling at me, of your voice telling me you care, or of your hand in mine, may suddenly fill my consciousness, rudely pushing out all else.
The expression "thinking of you" fails to convey either the quality or quantity of this unwilled mental activity. "Obsessed" comes closer but leaves out the aching. A child is obsessed with Christmas. But it’s a happy prepossession full of excitement, curiosity, and...
Samuel discusses a vital principle in recovery that the unfaithful spouse needs for proper perspective into restoration.
Samuel discusses the topic of unforgiveness from the unfaithful spouse's perspective.
Samuel shares insight into how to protect and care for your own heart after the disclosure of infidelity.
Samuel explains why many betrayed spouses feel stuck later in recovery, even after expert help.
Below you will find a video from one of our mentor couples that is included in our Free 7 Day Bootcamp and the full length version is included with EMS Online for couples. . They share their difficult journey through infidelity including sex addiction and a child born from an affair.
Samuel continues his current series in safety, while addressing un-managed anger in recovery.
In the beginning, my relationship with Stephanie was anything but monotonous. I first saw her on a church retreat she attended with her boyfriend of three years. From the first moment I saw her I knew he wasn't right for her. The fact that he went to bed early Saturday evening, leaving me with the opportunity to impress her with my skills as a singing troubadour, only confirmed my belief. Alas, as the weekend drew to a close I failed to get her number, but not to be discouraged I called her good friend and acquired the...
Samuel discusses the struggle for couples to make decisions too early in recovery work.
Samuel shares pivotal insight on handling new information, or attempting to ask questions of your unfaithful spouse.
How does infidelity impact those who get divorced (i.e. divorce recovery) and what are their unique challenges? This week I'd like to focus on the specific barriers the betrayed spouse faces and the baggage they may actually carry into future relationships.
Moving on after divorce, especially when infidelity is involved, is just not easy nor without new hurt.
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Samuel discusses drip feeding new information to your mate.
Samuel continues his discussion on how to create safety in recovery and address pride.
When disclosure happens, the life you thought you had seemingly crumbles in your hands. It's like the floor caves underneath you and you're in a free fall. The chaos, the fear and the dread, it can seem as though you're stuck in a vortex of chaos and agony looking for any sort of relief. You feel like you can't tell anyone, and those that you do tell, can't remain objective.
"If it were me, I'd divorce him." they say . . . "I'd be done with her if my wife did that to me" they chant . . .
The fact is, everyone says what they would do if...
Samuel continues his discussion on how to create safety in recovery and address denial.
Samuel begins a new series on safety in recovery for both betrayed and unfaithful spouses.
Samuel answers a viewer's question surrounding the future of those who are trying to heal from infidelity.
Samuel shares pivotal insight into recovery work and uncertainty.
Samuel discusses the journey of the betrayed spouse in a unique outlook and approach.
Samuel gets personal about the journey of the unfaithful.
When Hope Crumbles: A 2 Part Series by Cindy Beall:
This week, we’d like to share part two of our guest post series from our friend and fellow pioneer in caring for couples in crisis, Cindy Beall1. As you’ll remember, Cindy is a friend, writer, speaker and mentor of women who are on their own journey of healing from the effects of infidelity. Her first book Healing Your Marriage...
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