What You Say to Yourself and About Yourself Matters Hi. My name is Rachel. Infidelity not only impacts our relationship with our partners, but it also affects the relationship we have with ourselves, as we're grappling with a new reality that we didn't expect or ask for. We may also notice some negative messages, words, thoughts, and beliefs about ourselves. This inner bullying voice ..read more

Songs for the Soul | In The Shepherd's Care (S2:E8) Today Rodney and Angela will share with you an original song written from Psalm 23. Find a quiet place, close your eyes and listen as they testify of the Shepherd’s provision, peace, protection, presence, prosperity, and promises. In spite of the pain and trauma of infidelity, we can find solace in the arms of our mighty God as He holds us in ..read more

Guided Relaxation to Quiet the Flooding Hi. My name's Karen Baker, and I'm the graduate counseling intern at Crossroad Counseling Associates, being supervised by Rick Reynolds. Experiencing betrayal trauma is incredibly jarring. Your whole system becomes dysregulated and flooded at a moment's notice. In this video, I'm going to lead you through a short, guided meditation to help you come back to ..read more

Stories of Hope Podcast | Episode 1: Mickey & Stephanie Peters Welcome, everyone, to the Affair Recovery Podcast. Thank you so much for joining us today. We hope this podcast helps empower you to live a restored life of meaning and purpose. My name is Melissa. I'm director of groups here at Affair Recovery. And with me today is our president and founder, Rick Reynolds ..read more

Secret Life and Timely Death of a Cell Phone Hello. My name is Candace. I have something to share with you today that was submitted to Affair Recovery by an EMS Online participant just about one year ago. It’s a piece about the secret life and timely death of her husband’s cell phone. In this post I am going to read what she wrote and then I am going to share some pro tips to help create ..read more

Stories of Hope Podcast | Episode 2: Kristen & Norman Welcome everyone to the Affair Recovery podcast. Thank you so much for joining us today. We hope this podcast helps empower you to live a life of meaning and purpose. And I'm your host today, Melissa, Director of Groups here at Affair Recovery. And with me today is Rick, who is the president and founder of Affair Recovery ..read more

Guided Meditation for Coping with Betrayal Trauma Hi. My name is Karen Baker, and I'm the graduate counseling intern for Crossroad Counseling Associates, being supervised by Rick Reynolds. Experiencing infertility is an incredibly jarring experience, and that's why we call it betrayal trauma. In a previous video, I discussed why and how we become dysregulated, as well as the importance of ..read more

Hi, my name is Karen Baker. I’m the graduate counseling intern for Crossroad Counseling Associates, supervised by Rick Reynolds. In this video, I will teach you several different diaphragmatic breathing exercises that you can use to emotionally regulate and tone your Vagus Nerve. Your breath is the first place to connect with your body ..read more

Shame: The Two Sides of the Coin - Side 2: The Betrayed Spouse Hello. This is Kristin. As an unfaithful spouse, one may argue that the shame I experienced post affair was expected, while unhelpful to my healing. One would expect that I would be feeling shame, guilt after what happened. I had betrayed the trust of my spouse, of my family, my friends, and maybe most importantly, myself. This type ..read more

Transformative Love and Respect After Betrayal: Part 2 “If I get pregnant, I’ll just have an abortion.” When asked if she was safe Threatening to have me arrested for child abuse Using kids’ social media accounts to contact and stalk men Sleeping with a man she met two hours earlier on Facebook….. unprotected Setting up dating apps while in the parking lot waiting for our therapy appointment Sneaking off to the bathroom to text APs while at Disneyland with the family ..read more