Staying After Cheating: Is It the Right Thing to Do?

By Sarah P. Doug suggested an interesting post topic for this week. The post was inspired by his recent observations about the presidential race taking more of an even more...

by Sarah P.

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Brené Brown on ‘Rumbling with Forgiveness’

School started back up a couple of weeks ago and I’ve been running around all crazy-like ever since. I made the decision at the end of last year to move to a different grade...

by Linda

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Elements of A Heartfelt Apology after the Affair

It seems that most betrayed spouses never really get a true heartfelt, genuine apology after the affair from the unfaithful spouse. Sure, they may get the standard “I’m...

by Doug

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Forgiveness And Recovery – Intrinsically Linked

By Mel Faith Shame and suffering are linked, as are forgiveness and health. On a purely emotional level, this has been accepted for generations – but psychological science is...

by GuestPoster

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Forgiveness After Infidelity – Reframing the Story that We Tell Ourselves

An extremely important component of forgiveness after infidelity is effectively reframing the story that you tell yourself. This is also related to the concept of self-talk....

by Linda

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Forgiveness Is the Best Gift You Can Give Yourself

When our spouse betrays us with another person, the sadness, grief, and negativity that we feel threatens to swallow us whole. Even though this is a normal experience, it’s...

by Linda and Doug

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Trust After Infidelity – Rebuilding on What’s Left

For the last few days I’ve been reading a book that was recommended to me called “Let it Go” by T.D. Jakes. The book is primarily about forgiveness, though in one chapter he...

by Linda

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Letting Go of Resentment

There are many hurdles to cross when trying to recover from an affair. One of the biggest and most difficult to overcome is the letting go of resentment. What is resentment?...

by Doug

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The Cheater Needs to Remember the Emotional Affair Wasn’t So Great After All

Last week we wrote a post about David Lieberman’s 10 phases of forgiveness and making peace with another. I was particularly interested in phase 7, which is restoring the...

by Linda

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Ten Phases to Gain Forgiveness for Infidelity

As usual, I have about four books that I’m simultaneously reading. One of them, “Make Peace With Anyone” by David J. Lieberman, Ph.D., offers some suggestions regarding...

by Linda

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