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   1. 52 | What Is His Response To Her BIG Emotions After Porn-Fueled Infidelity?

   After betrayal, big emotions are a reality. When expressed well and received well, they can be a catalyst for healing and growth.  Today we will be talking about big emotions, what they are and how to handle them properly. We will also give you insight to the benefits of working through big emotions together to promote connection and intimacy.We’re excited to share our perspective on this topic as we have lived it and learned from it. So pop in your earbud and join us for a riveting conversation

   May 06,2024 32:54
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   2. 51 | Full Therapeutic Disclosure: 3 Steps to Healing and Freedom After Sexual Betrayal

   My betrayed sisters, if you were given the opportunity to learn the truth about your spouse’s sexual betrayal, would you take it? My fellow betrayers, if there was a safe and judgement free environment where you could get all your secrets out and alleviate your burden of shame, would you go for it? Would you both be willing to do all it takes to reveal and know the truth? Join us today as we give an overview of a very effective process that can give a marriage broken by sexual betrayal a really

   Apr 29,2024 32:48
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   3. 50 | Are You Thriving or Just Surviving in Marriage After Sexual Betrayal

   Is your marriage thriving after sexual betrayal? Maybe not. Maybe you are just surviving. You might just be at the beginning of the journey to healing and still don’t even know if you want to stay married. Maybe you and your spouse have been working hard on recovering from this devastation, but you aren’t really connecting in a fulfilling way yet. Or, maybe you have reached a point as a couple where you feel like you have a brand-new marriage, and it’s better than the one you had before betrayal

   Apr 22,2024 40:23
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   4. 49 | Sobriety vs. Recovery After Porn-Fueled Infidelity

   Wives, has your husband stopped his acting out behavior and is even showing some behaviors that you appreciate, but you still feel like he isn’t a changed man? Do you still feel the distance between you? Like he doesn’t really see you? Husbands, are you doing all the things your wife has requested and feel like you are moving forward in recovery, but she isn’t responding the way you hope or expect? Today we are going to talk about an aspect of sexual betrayal recovery we’ve experienced and are n

   Apr 15,2024 35:43
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   5. 48 | Closing the Gap - 3 Steps to Sexual Intimacy

   Have you been on the healing journey after sexual betrayal and you and your spouse are ready to level up? Do you want to experience more true intimacy? Today we will be talking about 3 simple steps to take that are not easy because it will involve some risk. But, if you are looking for intimacy that goes far beyond anything that our world has to offer, it’s so worth it! So, come spend a little time with us to hear how you can grow closer to your spouse, even if you have already made great progre

   Apr 08,2024 32:16
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   6. 47| Sexual Intimacy with a Recovering Sex Addict in Marriage

   Hopefully you’ve heard both sides of our sexual intimacy story, or lack thereof, in episodes 45 and 46. If not, we encourage you to listen to those to gain a better understanding of how we got to the place where our broken marriage got new life after God intervened and recovery began. Now, we share a wonderfully intimate sexual life together, but it wasn’t easy getting here. On today’s show we will run down the progression of our sex life from Discovery Day and Disclosure Day when Johnny confess

   Apr 01,2024 35:30
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   7. 46 | Sexuality as a Sex-Addict in Marriage

   Men, do you have a secret relationship with pornography and/or others outside of your marriage? Are you consumed by your thought life and hiding things from your wife that you don’t want her to know? Is sex with your wife becoming challenging, difficult, or just too much effort? Do you feel misunderstood? Are you afraid that if she knew everything about you, she would leave you? Last week, Emily shared her perspective on our sexual relationship through the years up until Discovery Day and Disclo

   Mar 25,2024 35:19
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   8. 45 | Intimacy with a Sex-Addict in Marriage

   Ladies, have you spent years trying to connect with your husband in a meaningful and fulfilling way only to find that you just couldn’t get there no matter what you did? Has it ever occurred to you that you may be trying to experience intimacy with a sex-addict? Seems oxymoronic, right? Intimacy with a sex- addict. We think so as well. But how many wives are living this nightmare without knowing why? Over the next 3 weeks we will be sharing our perspectives on the pitfalls of trying to achieve i

   Mar 18,2024 26:48
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   9. 44 | Fearing the Worst? How to Plan for Sex Addiction Slips & Relapses in Your Marriage

   Ladies, now that you know your husband has been unfaithful and broken covenant with you; maybe through pornography use, maybe it even escalated to being sexually active outside of your marriage, I want to ask you, what is your biggest fear? If you are like me, you are afraid that he will do it again. This is a very real and natural thing to be concerned about. Trust me, if it happened once, it can happen again. Now, if your spouse is in recovery and making good, steady forward progress, it may b

   Mar 11,2024 50:44
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    10. 43 | Our 12-Step Series Wrap Up: Which Sex Addiction Recovery Program Is the Best?

    What happens to a marriage, shattered by porn-fueled infidelity, that doesn’t undertake a specific recovery process? What happens to the individuals in that marriage?   We believe, it’s likely that this marriage will be devoid of real connection and true intimacy. Sure, it is possible to stay married without recovery. Couples can sweep it under the rug denying it’s impact. Or, one spouse may be unwilling to do the hard work of recovery and leave the other feeling not seen and not secure in the m

    Mar 04,2024 37:01
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    11. 42 | Recovery Step 12: A Great Awakening - 7 Ways to Serve Others While Healing From Sex Addiction

    Have you ever experienced a life-changing revelation that compelled you to share it with others and integrate it into your life? This is similar to the impact of embracing recovery and is at the very heart of what we felt when we surrendered to Jesus. Today, we will explore the 12th step of recovery, and how we can actively share our message while living out these steps in our daily lives. So, grab a beverage and something to take notes with and join us as we discuss 7 ways we can share our mess

    Feb 26,2024 33:21
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    12. 41 | Recovery Step 11: How Can We Know? 6 Points to Ponder When Seeking God’s Will

    Do you find it difficult to connect with God and know his will for your life? If you said yes, you are not alone. Just like the recovery journey, it takes a lot of persistent and consistent effort to cultivate a close relationship with the Lord. It doesn’t come naturally to us mere humans, but there is a roadmap for discovering how to make connecting with God a priority. It’s found in the Bible. Today we are going to unpack Step 11 of the Sex Addicts Anonymous Recovery Program, which is all abou

    Feb 19,2024 34:37
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    13. 40 | Valentine's Day Fails and Favorites Before and After Sexual Betrayal

    Let us be the first to wish you a happy Valentine’s Day! Okay, how did that make you feel? Did you smile? Did it make you cringe? Did it bring up a feeling of excitement, or anger or even dread? We’ve found that Valentine’s Day is a tricky holiday. Well, it’s not a public holiday, but it is a recognized day on the calendar for celebrating love between sweethearts. We’re going to be talking today about the different ways people either love or hate this day that comes around every year with shocki

    Feb 12,2024 42:53
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    14. 39 | Recovery Step 10: 4 Ways to Keep Your Relational Slate Clean & Stay Clear of Porn Addiction

    Do you have a daily practice of self-reflection? Do you ever stop to take stock in how you act, think, and feel when relating to others? Most of us have heard the phrase - wash, rinse, repeat. And no, we aren’t talking about the latest greatest shampoo. Today as we talk about the 10th Step in SSA Recovery we will peel back the layers of what a daily personal inventory can look like and why we should even do it? From the Green Book of Recovery:“In the 10th step we embrace the discipline of regula

    Feb 05,2024 28:53
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    15. 38 | Recovery Step 9: Become an Action Hero! Righting the Wrongs of Our Destructive Sexual Behavior

    Last week we asked the question: Have you ever hurt someone and come to not only realize that you hurt them but understood exactly how you hurt them?  This week we want to ask: Have you felt any fear or intimidation when making the choice to go back and right that wrong? We have a special guest today who is going to share with us his experience with Step 9 of the Sex Addicts Anonymous Recovery Program. So go ahead and pop in your ear bud and join us! It is time to take action toward those we hav

    Jan 29,2024 45:20
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    16. 37 | Recovery Step 8: My Addiction To Porn Hurt Others. 4 Questions to Ask When Making it Right

    Have you ever hurt someone and come to not only realize that you had hurt them, but understood exactly how you hurt them? Today as we cover the 8th step of recovery of Sex Addicts Anonymous, it is time to do the work of making a list of those we've harmed through our destructive sexual behaviors and become willing to make amends. Working this step means finding the willingness to bring resolution to these relationships, regardless of whether or not those involved behaved rightly toward us. This

    Jan 22,2024 27:06
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    17. 36 | Recovery Step 7: Holding on to Pride? Humility Before God = Freedom From Pornography

    Have you come to a place in life where you have been humbled by your own actions and are ready to move forward with hope and integrity? It is time to approach God humbly and ask him do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. From the Green Book of Recovery:"We may wonder why it is necessary to ask humbly. Many of us have confused humility with humiliation. We were more familiar with pleading for, or demanding what we wanted, than with asking. In fact, it takes humility to ask for help. It means

    Jan 15,2024 28:56
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    18. 35 | Recovery Step 6: Ready to Move on From Sexual Integrity Issues? 4 Questions to Help you Decide

    Have you come to a place where you understand that some of the things that you do are not beneficial for you? Or are even hurtful to others? What do you do once you’ve discovered this? Do you say, “Well, that’s just me.” Or, do you decide that you want to change these behaviors for your own good and the good of those you love? If so, how do you go about making these changes? From the Green Book of Recovery:Character defects are undesirable traits, attitudes, and beliefs that make our lives unman

    Jan 08,2024 32:30
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    19. 34 | New Beginnings for Marriages in the New Year After Sexual Betrayal

    Have you noticed that New Year’s resolutions don’t last much past January for most people? Statistically, 91% of Americans fail at New Year’s resolutions. That’s not very encouraging. We were going to talk about the reasons why resolutions are so hard to keep in today’s episode, but then Holy Spirit intervened. So, we threw out our outline and just had a candid conversation about our first New Year after sexual betrayal shattered our marriage. Today, on New Year's Day, we want you to know that r

    Jan 01,2024 28:01
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    20. 33 | The Greatest Gift at Christmas: A 12-Stop Journey To God’s Plan for Redemption

    Before you got married, you had in your head an idea of what you wanted your marriage to look like. You had all kinds of hopes and dreams and they were all good, positive things and you made plans according to this picture in your mind. But things didn’t go exactly as planned. This is not the first time this story has played out. God made plans for how he wanted his relationship with mankind to look. Men, God intended for you to have a work to do, a woman to love and a will to obey. Women, God c

    Dec 25,2023 35:44
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    21. 32 | Recovery Step 5: What Have I Done? Admitting How My Porn Addiction Hurt Myself and Others

    Have you gotten to the point in your life where you are ready to tell someone else every terrible thing that you’ve done in your life? If this thought doesn't excite you or possibly even terrifies you, then you’re in good company. Baring our souls to another person is not something we come by naturally. However, the longer we keep secrets locked behind the door of our minds, the longer we will stay trapped in our addictions and true freedom will continue to elude us. From the Green Book of Recov

    Dec 18,2023 31:17
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    22. 31 | Recovery Step 4: Who Am I? A Fearless Search - The Origin of My Sex Addiction

    Have you turned your will and your life over to the care of God? Are you ready to gain an understanding of how you violated your personal moral boundaries and allowed addiction to set into your life?From the Green Book of Recovery:In taking the 4th step, we begin to know ourselves for who we really are. Building on the foundation of the first 3 steps, we take stock of the feelings and patterns that have shaped our lives. We come to realize that our addiction is more than just unmanageable sexual

    Dec 11,2023 36:03
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    23. 30 | Has Adultery Grinched Your Christmas? 2 Ways to Approach Holiday Season Triggers After Sexual Betrayal

    Is the holiday season hard for you after sexual betrayal? Or any date that reminds you of the devastation that sexual betrayal brings into a marriage? It sure was for us in the beginning. What is a healthy way to deal with these triggers when they occur? Today we are going to have a conversation about how these dubious dates affected our marriage and how we worked through them so that they are no longer as painful as they once were. So, pop in your earbud, grab your favorite Christmas beverage a

    Dec 04,2023 31:34
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    24. 29 | Recovery Step 3: 3 Things To Know When Leaving Porn Behind

    Have you admitted your powerlessness over your porn addiction? Have you come to believe that a power greater than yourself can restore you to sanity? These two questions encapsulate steps 1 and 2 of the Sex Addicts Anonymous 12-step recovery program.  In today’s episode we will unpack Step 3. which focuses on surrendering our plans and path. Are you ready to turn EVERY part of your life over to God?At this point in our program, we are simply willing to move forward. We decide to make a commitmen

    Nov 27,2023 27:01
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    25. 28 | Giving Thanks In Your Broken Marriage Through Gratitude

    What does Thanksgiving Day mean to you? Here in the United States, it is recognized as a national holiday on the 3rd Thursday of November each year. Today we want to look beyond what’s considered to be the traditional activities of this special day, such as gathering of family, turkey dinner with all the fixings, football, post dinner food comas, all the pies and of course, leftovers. And while all those are very special traditions; we want to take time today to reflect on what it means to truly

    Nov 20,2023 31:35
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    26. 27 | Recovery Step 2: Porn Making You Crazy? Believing God Can Restore Your Sanity

    Do you see yourself in this vicious cycle of chaos? When we utilize technology to view pornography and use it for our own sexual satisfaction, then walk away from our devices, it can give us the illusion that we are in control. But how quickly do we shift from promising ourselves that we’re not going to do it again to contemplating what we've seen then anticipating our next opportunity to view only to inevitably return to using pornography to meet our own needs? Last week we introduced the Step

    Nov 13,2023 22:07
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    27. 26 | Recovery Step 1: Hooked on Porn? Admitting Helplessness Over Pornography’s Pull

    Does pornography use have a hold on you or someone you love? Today we are talking about Step 1 of the 12-Step Sex Addicts Anonymous recovery program. This is Johnny’s chosen recovery program so we will be sharing what this step entails, how he approached this step and why it is so imperative to start here. We will also be hearing from Emily on how she views the process and progress of Johnny’s 12-Step recovery journey. From the Green Book of Recovery: In our addiction we held onto the belief tha

    Nov 06,2023 35:18
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    28. 25 | Persistent Sexual Integrity Issues in Marriage. Do Recovery Programs Really Work?

    What if you had been confronted with the fact that your life had become unmanageable and through this revelation you discovered that you were powerless over a major struggle in your life? And what if you came to believe that this major struggle in your life was an addiction? You may be asking, "How did I get here? What do I do about it and how do I get out of it?"   If there was a measurable way to reclaim the manageability in your life, would you want to take the steps necessary to repair your

    Oct 30,2023 30:51
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    29. 24 | Would You Marry Your Betraying Spouse Again? Renewing Vows After Porn-Fueled Infidelity. This Time...Mean It.

    Up until now, we’ve been talking a lot about taking steps to stabilize, grieve, heal, and renew our marriages after sexual betrayal. We've covered heavy topics like confession, boundaries, apologies, and forgiveness. and in our last episode even dipped our toes into the waters of reigniting sexual connection and what true intimacy looks like. But today, we're switching gears. We're going to take a step back from the weightier topics for something more lighthearted and enjoyable. If you’ve decide

    Oct 23,2023 34:23
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    30. 23 | 7 Steps to True Intimacy After Sexual Betrayal

    Hello Friend, Have you wrestled with this question? Can there still be a meaningful sexual relationship after experiencing sexual betrayal? The short answer is YES, but today, we're not diving into the world of makeup or guilt sex. Instead, we'll be delving into the realm of true intimacy. Intimacy is often misunderstood as just being synonymous with love and sex. While sex is a part of it, there's a deeper layer involved. It's about gradually building a connection with your spouse, one that's r

    Oct 16,2023 48:41
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    31. 22 | How Long Will This Hurt? Experiencing The 5 Stages of Grief Through the Lens of Sexual Betrayal

    Hello Friend, Have you experienced grief? We normally associate grief with the death and loss of someone we love, and we can also grieve the loss of something we are emotionally attached to like a job or home. But there is also a loss that occurs through betrayal. With this type of loss come the very same emotions that are common to losing someone or something dear to us. After sexual betrayal, the loss of the relationship you thought you had can trigger the grieving process. Finding out about y

    Oct 09,2023 44:46
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    32. 21 | Breaking Free: How To Escape the Grip of Porn Addiction with Emmanuel and Bekah Guarino

    The prevalence of sexually explicit content continues to surge, becoming increasingly accessible with each passing day. Who's it hurting? A better question might be, who isn't it hurting? Pornography affects everyone from innocent children to grandparents and there’s really no escaping it in our culture today. So, what can we do? Today we are sharing a discussion we had with a young couple who experienced the devastation of pornography use in their marriage. But, they didn’t let it destroy them.

    Oct 02,2023 36:14
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    33. 20 | From Porn Queen To Child of God Now On Mission To Help Others Find Freedom with Elizabeth Spraggins

    Hey Friend, Have you ever been curious about the untold stories of those in the adult entertainment industry? Do you question the authenticity of what you've heard about or witnessed on the screen? We've recently been talking a lot about the harmful impact of pornography on consumers and their loved ones, but only briefly explored the profound effects it has on those who take center stage. Today, prepare to be captivated as we engage in a compelling conversation with Elizabeth Spraggins, a remar

    Sep 25,2023 54:39
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    34. 19 | Feeling Like I’m Not Enough: How Comparison Can Distort Self-Identity

    As a fallen human race, we tend to compare ourselves to others in many ways, the way people look, what kind of clothes they wear or car they drive, what job they have or what kind of house and neighborhood they live in. This comparison can lead to feelings of inadequacy or pridefulness.  I imagine most, if not all of us, have or have had some degree of comparison working against us in how we feel about ourselves. Today we are going to explore the feeling of not being enough and how the destructi

    Sep 18,2023 45:06
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    35. 18 | Feeling Like I’m Not Enough. What If Pornography Is Not My True Addiction?

    In our marriages when there is sexual betrayal fueled by pornography use or addiction, it is easy to only focus on the outward behaviors because they are so painful and destructive. But what if there is something deeper under the surface that you are unaware of? What if the addiction was only the evidence of an underlying problem.  Would you be willing to explore the possibility? I’m a recovering sex addict with over 4 years of sobriety and I’m grateful that I discovered that there was something

    Sep 11,2023 32:05
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    36. 17 | Is My Spouse A Porn Addict? 13 Clues To Help Expose Compulsive Sexual Behavior

    As the wife of a recovering addict, I’ve learned that there were clues displayed by my husband that pointed to addictive behavior. I was aware of his periodic pornography use but didn’t put it together with these behavioral clues to realize that there might be a serious issue. Now that we have been working on our recovery for several years, I have discovered what I either missed or ignored as signs of a porn addiction.  We are going to share some information with you today that I wished I had kn

    Sep 04,2023 40:47
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    37. 16 | ”It’s Just Porn, What’s The Big Deal?” And 4 Other Lies We Tell Ourselves To Justify Viewing Pornography

    If pornography is no big deal, why are so many marriages destroyed by it?If pornography is harmless, why are so many people around the world hurt by it?If pornography is no big deal, why do we hide it from our wives?If pornography is harmless, why do we hide it from our children? How much do you know about porn and the pornography industry? I didn’t know much about it when I got married and I didn’t really want to. I thought it was something non-believers did. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to sta

    Aug 28,2023 29:34
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    38. 15 | Giving Bad News? 6 Things We Said While Confessing Adultery In Our Marriage

    Have you ever told someone something you knew they were not going to want to hear? Do you have something you need to tell someone and are terrified about how they will react? Are you afraid to say it because it could cause them significant pain and/or jeopardize your relationship with them?These are very natural emotions that come with telling difficult news. This was our predicament when we made the decision to tell some people about the reality of infidelity in our marriage. Today we will shar

    Aug 21,2023 30:02
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    39. 14 | To Tell Or Not To Tell: 3 Things We Did Right (And 1 Thing We Didn’t) When Deciding Who Needs To Know Our Infidelity Story

    Your marriage has suffered a massive blow of betrayal. Adultery through pornography and/or extra-marital relationships has been discovered. You both want to save the marriage, if possible, by working on reconciliation and recovery. But now you’re wondering if you need to tell anyone or if you should just keep it private and work on it together.   We went through this same scenario and today we are going to let you peek inside our marriage and the devastation we experienced through infidelity to

    Aug 14,2023 32:21
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    40. 13 | His Triggers, Her Triggers – 4 Steps For Dealing With Triggers While Healing From Infidelity

    Triggers, what are they and how do they affect us? Triggers come without warning and without our permission. Today we’re going to dissect the ways we are triggered and how we should handle them, so they are not destructive, but rather an opportunity for healing, connection and growth. And good heavens, do they ever stop? Grab your favorite beverage and buckle up as we talk about triggers. We pray this blesses you, Johnny and Emily Resources mentioned:The Healing Apology (request .pdf at support@

    Aug 07,2023 34:32
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    41. 12 | His Adultery Shattered My Reality. How Do I Know What’s Real?

    What actually happens to a person who has experienced betrayal? What happens in the mind of one who has their reality shattered in an instant? Today we’re going to be discussing the effects of this type of mental and emotional injury when someone is betrayed. We’ll be sharing with you how this affected us after Johnny’s confession of adultery through pornography use and extra-marital relationships and how we sorted through the reality that our marriage was not what Emily thought it was. We’ll al

    Jul 31,2023 45:07
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    42. 11 | Freedom and Healing: 4 Keys to Unlocking Forgiveness After Sexual Betrayal

    Do you find it hard to forgive someone who has hurt you deeply? On our show today, we’re going to unpack 4 keys to unlocking forgiveness. This method is simple, but it’s definitely not easy. So how do we get through this difficult process? We will share with you how this approach played out in our marriage after porn-fueled infidelity and where we turned for help. Grab your favorite beverage and spend some time with us as we delve deeper into the topic of forgiveness. We pray this blesses you, J

    Jul 24,2023 37:57
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    43. 10 | When “I’m Sorry” Isn’t Enough: 8 Steps to a Healing Apology

    Do you appreciate getting an apology? Do you have a hard time extending one? Do you even know what a good apology looks like? Join us today as we cover the 8 steps to a healing apology, which is so helpful in a marriage, especially when there has been some form of betrayal. We have experienced the power of this healing apology in our own marriage after the discovery and disclosure of pornography use that escalated into infidelity. Giving an apology the wrong way can be even more hurtful than not

    Jul 17,2023 41:19
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    44. 09 | I’m So Angry! How I Overcame Anger from Sexual Betrayal in 3 Simple But Not Easy Steps

    Do you get angry while driving in traffic? Have you ever had or seen road rage? Are you the person that yells at everyone making stupid and even dangerous driving mistakes from inside your car with the windows up?   I can’t say I’ve never had a burst of anger when driving, but in recent years I have made it a practice to try and give other drivers the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they have an emergency, maybe their kids are distracting them... And it also helps to remind myself that I have probab

    Jul 10,2023 42:28
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    45. 08 | 5 Ways We Lie and the Secret to Complete Honesty (part 2)

    When you think of the word honesty, do you view it in black and white or on a sliding scale?   Those who see it in black and white might argue that a person either tells the truth or they don’t. Those who prefer a sliding scale approach may categorize white lies at a 1-2, lies of omission at a 4-5, but a deceptive or premeditated lie at 9-10. Honesty, in this person’s mind, is relative.   In our show today, we’re going to talk about rigorous honesty. We were first introduced to this concept thro

    Jul 03,2023 29:21
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    46. 07 | 5 Ways We Lie and the Secret to Complete Honesty (part 1)

    Did you know that there is more than one way to lie?     A lack of honesty can leave others in your life on uncertain ground. How do we overcome this deceptive practice and what is the key to complete honesty?   Spend the next half hour with us as we talk about 5 different ways we lie to each other, how lying affects our relationships and what we can do to change it forever.   We will also be sharing some details from our sometimes painful journey to find freedom from the lies that plagued our m

    Jun 26,2023 33:15
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    47. 06 | Setting Boundaries After Sexual Betrayal in Marriage

    Have you ever stopped to think about the significance of boundaries? What kind of feelings or emotions do you think of when you hear that term? Does it bring to mind negative connotations or a sense of being confined and restricted? Perhaps it even feels punitive or unfair. It's understandable to have these reactions, but let's take a moment to consider a different perspective. What if boundaries could actually be beneficial for all parties involved? In today's episode, we're going to unpack the

    Jun 19,2023 47:16
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    48. 05 | The Effects of Infidelity and How We Made the Decision to Stay Married After Sexual Betrayal

    The decision to stay married after sexual betrayal is a very difficult one to navigate. We understand this because the effects of infidelity shook each of us to our core. If you've been listening to our show you know we are still married, but we didn’t go through this on our own. We had an incredible amount of support and guidance along the way. In this episode we're going to open up about the personal effects that infidelity had on each of us while shedding light on the reasons behind our mutua

    Jun 12,2023 28:31
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    49. 04 | Sharing Our Story: From Infidelity and Addiction to Reconciliation and Recovery

    Hi Friend,  In today's episode we will be telling a quick version of our love story from how we met and got married up to the day of Johnny's confession of adultery that we call Discovery Day. If you haven't heard our story as told by each of us from our own perspectives, you can listen to Emily's story in Episode 2 and Johnny's story in Episode 3. We are telling our story together today to help you understand that we are ordinary people who love Jesus, but how the Enemy was able to wreak havoc

    Jun 05,2023 20:22
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    50. 03 | His Story: I Betrayed My Wife and My Moral Values

    Hi Friend, On today's episode, Johnny tells his story of how a young boy with hopes and dreams for a wonderful future ends up confessing to his wife of 31 years that he is a sex addict and an adulterer. His painful story is tragic, but also beautiful because he knows the One who makes a way when there is no way. Jesus can make something beautiful out of the ashes of our lives if we let him.  We pray this episode blesses you! Johnny and Emily Work with us! Beyond Betrayal Breakthrough Coaching co

    May 29,2023 44:59
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    51. 02 | Her Story: My Husband Betrayed Me

    Hi Friend, Today Emily is baring her soul to tell the story of her husband's marital infidelity fueled by pornography use. And although it was Not Her Fault in any way, she is not perfect and you will hear some of the ways she fell short in her life too. But, God is bigger than any failure, heartbreak or trauma. He is the redeemer of the lost and the comforter of the broken-hearted.  We pray this episode blesses you! Emily and Johnny Work with us! Beyond Betrayal Breakthrough Coaching coaching.b

    May 29,2023 25:06
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    52. 01 | ”Why Are We Talking About Betrayal?” A Q&A with the Betrayed and the Betrayer

    Hello Friends! This is our very first show on the Beyond Broken Vows podcast. Today we are telling you a little bit about us, what you will hear in this podcast, what you won't hear in this podcast, and our goal for sharing our personal story with you. Topics like betrayal, infidelity, and pornography addiction are difficult for many people to talk about, especially for those being affected in some way by them. We have definitely been through all of these, but we are also enjoying the blessings

    May 29,2023 15:09
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    53. Trailer/Beyond Broken Vows Podcast

    Have you been devastated by marital infidelity fueled by pornography? We've been there too and have traveled a difficult yet victorious road to reconciliation and recovery. We believe that any couple who is willing to completely surrender to God can not only get through it but also experience a marriage made new and better than ever before! Listen on YouTube https://youtu.be/qH9y_fIZ6zw

    May 29,2023 02:40