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 […]
My name is Cossy and I am 19 years old. In my home, my dad had hired an electrician who comes around often to fix our electrical issues. From the first time I saw this guy, I liked him and we got talking. After some time, we became lovers and started having sex. My mum […]
Advice for MFT & Prepare Enrich Facilitators: In honor of Step Families day September 16th, we want to celebrate all kinds of healthy relationships by highlighting the uniqueness of blended families. We have asked the advice of our trusted step-family experts – Tace and Carmen Wieczorek, Trainers and Certified P/E Facilitators, and Ron Deal, co-author of The Smart Stepfamily […]
Question For the past year, I have been dealing with a husband who is/was having an affair with a woman he works with. I actually think there may be more then one. I tried denial, we tried living together but living separate lives (we have two little girls), we tried marriage couciling and we (kind […]
Most people say it is impossible to change another person. I have watched families beg their addicted kids to accept the gift of treatment and I know that Love is enough. You just need to express it in ways that sometimes feel unbearable to do. The fear of stopping the status quo because they threaten […]
Guest Blogger: Janell Goplen Every generation of kids grows up in a very different world than their parents. Change is constant and so are changes to accepted ideas in raising children and parenthood. Remember getting the ruler to the fingers at school? Could you imagine if teachers still did that now? What’s out? […]
It is important that adult children of infidelity feel able to share their thoughts and feelings with another person—be it a parent or trusted other—rather than hold onto any anger they feel towards the unfaithful parent. Often, expressing anger or hatred leads to deeper feelings of sadness, hurt, and fear. Working to understand the main […]
Are children truly effected if one of their parents cheat? How do the children really feel about their Dad or Mom cheating? Ana Nogales, Ph.D., author of Parents Who Cheat: How Children and Adults Are Affected When Their Parents Are Unfaithful, coined the term “children of infidelity” to identify children of any age whose parent […]
Study reveals insights into why people might cheat: The researchers found that men strayed regardless of their relationship’s health, while women would cheat as part of an effort to find a new partner