How to Attain REAL and LASTING Change in 2026!
As a new year begins, many addicts and betrayed partners feel both hope and heartbreak—hope that things can change, and heartbreak from remembering all the years they didn’t. In this episode, we expla...
6 Tammi 40min
Face the Devastation You Have Heaped Upon Your Partner and then CHOOSE TO CHANGE!
In episode #313, we address a hard but necessary truth: addicts cannot change what they refuse to see. Using two deeply moving submissions from betrayed partners, we illustrate how years of porn use, ...
30 Joulu 202548min
My Partner is in Recovery. Should we let the past go and move on? Is there a place for “grieving” what was lost?
Episode 312—Many couples in recovery assume that progress means focusing only on the future, but this mindset often overlooks the deep losses created by addiction and betrayal. Partners may grieve the...
23 Joulu 202535min
After Years of Porn Use, Will I Ever See My Partner as the “Most Attractive” Person in My Life?
In this episode (#311), we respond to a vulnerable question from an addict early in recovery who wonders whether years of porn use have permanently damaged his ability to see his wife as the most attr...
16 Joulu 202534min
When are Specific Details about an Addict's Behavior Helpful or Harmful for a Partner?
This episode (#310) examines one of the most complex issues couples face after sexual betrayal: determining which details about an addict’s behavior genuinely help the betrayed partner heal, and which...
9 Joulu 202545min
What is "Integrity Abuse" and How does it Impact the Betrayed Partner?
In Episode 309, Mark & Steve address a PBSE listener's questions about "Integrity abuse," which is a relational pattern where one partner chronically violates core commitments—honesty, transparency, f...
2 Joulu 202543min
Why My Body Shuts Down: Understanding Sexual Trauma Responses After Years of Betrayal
This episode (#308) focuses on a partner whose body has completely shut down sexually after decades of betrayal, manipulation, and sexual violation—including being touched while unconscious. We explai...
25 Marras 202537min
How Do We Discover/Recover Healthy Sexual Intimacy After Sexual Toxicity and Betrayal?
In episode 307, Mark & Steve respond to an all-too-common history and situation submitted by a betrayed partner. Healthy sexual intimacy after betrayal cannot simply return to what it once was; it mus...
18 Marras 202546min
