One of the most difficult decisions you’ll make post-affair—beyond whether or not to save your marriage—is whether or not to forgive your spouse. The choice is yours, and there’s no right or wrong. You’ll either want to grant forgiveness, or it will be something you can’t abide the thought of doing. Forgive or Not Forgive: […]
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Cinema therapy is defined by Segen’s Medical Dictionary as: A form of therapy or self-help that uses movies, particularly videos, as therapeutic tools. Cinema therapy can be a catalyst for healing and growth for those who are open to learning how movies affect people and to watching certain films with conscious awareness. Cinema therapy allows […]
READ – The Marriage-Go-Round Amazon Link to After His Affair The following is a chapter excerpt from the new book, After His Affair Women Rising From The Ashes Of Infidelity, by Meryn Callander. The dark side of family life may be real, but, as Callander teaches, so are the many paths to healing. The Legacy of […]
Sharing your fetish or fantasy with a partner can be a positive (and persuasive) experience. You don’t have to keep quiet. Just get comfortable with what you want, to ask calmly and confidently. Make your partner feel special and unique to share your desires. Show them positive examples of others enjoying what you like. Align the request with their self-image.
In this blog, I’ll explain why it’s not a good idea to suffer in silence, but also, to be selective about whom you decide to confide in. Please keep reading…
Post-Affair Reactions: How Wives May React
Being in a relationship where cheating has occurred is heartbreaking and mentally exhausting. This is true for either side of those who have experienced infidelity – those who cheat and those who have been cheated on. By building trust and reconnecting as a married couple, you can move on after an affair, but it isn’t […]
What do you think? Today I received an email from a husband who was looking for support. He had just discovered that his wife was in fact a lesbian. While our infidelity recovery institute website talks about men coming out as gay after years of marriage to a woman, we had not discussed women having […]
Everyone faces challenges when it comes to the dissolution of relationships. Feelings run high. Sensations of loss and instability plague even the most assured individuals. It takes more than a strong will, a blind eye or even a new relationship to help someone get to the healthy place they seek. In order to find what […]