Archive for December, 2011

Discussion: Please Share Your Christmas Experiences

Posted on 28. Dec, 2011 by .

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Hello Everybody! We had a very nice Christmas and we hope that you managed to do the same.  Since everybody is home from school, we’ve been taking it easy and just enjoying the holidays and the time off. We’ll take the rest of the week off from blogging, but did want to throw out a [...]

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Posted on 25. Dec, 2011 by .

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We want to wish all of you and your families a very Merry Christmas! Linda & Doug

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Affair Recovery and the 7 Stages of Grief

Posted on 22. Dec, 2011 by .

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Today we have a wonderful article from one of our readers, Duane, who is about two years into his affair recovery. In this article, Duane offers his take on what one can expect throughout the affair recovery process as it relates to the 7 Stages of Grief – all based on his own experiences. Elisabeth [...]

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Discussion: What is Your Holiday Miracle for Affair Recovery?

Posted on 21. Dec, 2011 by .

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Happy Wednesday! We’re going to stay on the holiday theme since this can be such a tough time for anyone working at affair recovery. We actually asked this same question at this time last year and wanted to go ahead and ask it again. Since this is the holiday season and is often said to [...]

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Workplace Infidelity – The Company Christmas Party

Posted on 19. Dec, 2011 by .

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It’s the time of year for good cheer, and one aspect of that cheer is the office Christmas party.  Apparently, these parties are quite a popular time for workplace infidelity to occur. I’m almost certain that the two biggest reasons for this are the presence of alcohol and the absence of the cheater’s spouse at [...]

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Things a Cheating Spouse Can do To Rebuild Trust After an Affair

Posted on 15. Dec, 2011 by .

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It’s pretty evident that one of the biggest struggles that our readers are experiencing is rebuilding trust after an affair.  If I were to summarize what a betrayed spouse needs for trust to be restored I would have to say that there are basically three things in general: They have to find a way to [...]

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Discussion: What is Your Wish List for Affair Recovery?

Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by .

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Good Wednesday to everyone! As the holidays fast approach, many of you I’m sure not only have your thoughts on shopping and gift giving, but also on affair recovery, rebuilding trust and healing from the affair. This time of year can certainly provide you with a real roller coaster ride of emotions that flies from [...]

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Recover From an Affair – Surviving the Holidays

Posted on 12. Dec, 2011 by .

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The holidays can be a tough time for people who are trying to recover from an affair.  The affair triggers can be overwhelming this time of year, especially if your spouse was involved in his/her affair while the holidays were going on in the past – or if he/she is still currently involved. Even if [...]

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10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Divorcing

Posted on 08. Dec, 2011 by .

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Today we are happy to provide you with a guest post from Tina Greenbaum, LCSW Holistic Psychotherapist and Relationship Coach.  She is also the creator of the Couples Survival Toolkit. On Friday of last week, I had the pleasure of speaking on the phone with Tina about her approach to helping individuals and couples who [...]

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Discussion – Your Experiences With Marriage Counseling

Posted on 07. Dec, 2011 by .

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Hello everyone! Certainly after an affair has been discovered your marriage will struggle and you may have considered seeing a marriage counselor but wonder, “Does marriage counseling work?” A statistic was brought to my attention that said marriage counseling had a failure rate of 75%.  If this statistic is in the ballpark of being accurate, [...]

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