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Sam's Healing Podcast
by Samuel
Sam's Healing Podcast is brought to you by one of infidelity recovery's most prominent and renowned influencers and YouTubers. For over 15 years Samuel has been one of the leading content generators for healing and recovery of both betrayed and unfaithful spouses. After more than a decade of blogging and filming under one of the betrayal trauma's founding fathers, clinician Rick Reynolds of affairrecovery.com, Sam has ventured out to pursue, create and live out his lifelong vision and passion for healing those touched by the trauma of infidelity. Through his new podcast and most recent project, Ask the Unfaithful Podcast, Samuel continues to bring his own personal experiences with infidelity recovery along with delivering the most current and up-to-date clinical wisdom and healing modalities for recovery after an affair.
Episodes
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Ep 81 with Lauren LaRusso, MSEd, LPC, LMHC: They Cheated. Why Am I Doing the Work?
If I didn't cause the affair, why am I the one who has to do all this work to heal from it? That's a fair question. You didn't choose the betrayal. You didn't choose the lies, the loss of safety, or having the life you thought you had suddenly blown apart. So why should you have to change? Lauren...
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Ep 80 with Amanda Asproni: Why Can't the Unfaithful Partner Explain Why They Cheated?
How can someone say they love you… and still cheat on you? That's one of those questions that can keep a betrayed partner spinning for a very long time. Because if they loved me, why would they do this? Was I not enough? Was something missing in our marriage? Were they unhappy and I just didn't…
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Ep 79: When the Betrayed Feel Like They Were Not Enough with Melissa Elguera
Today Melissa Elguera returns to the podcast for a conversation around one of the most painful questions betrayed partners can carry after infidelity: Did my partner actually love the affair partner? When you've seen the messages, heard what was said, or learned how deep the affair went, hearing...
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Ep 78: Why It's So Hard for the Betrayed to Heal Alone with Adam Nisenson
Betrayal is already painful. Doing it alone makes it heavier. For many betrayed men, infidelity doesn't just hurt the relationship. It hits confidence, identity, self-worth, masculinity, and the way you see yourself. On this episode of Sam's Healing Podcast, Sam sits down with his good friend…
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Ep 77: How to Heal From Infidelity and Divorce: Rebuilding Trust in Yourself with Dana Killion
After infidelity and divorce, you don't just lose your marriage. You lose yourself. You lose trust in your judgment. You lose faith in your ability to see the truth. You lose the person you thought you were. And that's the hardest betrayal of all. When Dana Killion discovered her husband had been...
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Ep 75: Healing the Shame and Patterns Behind Porn Addiction with Jeremy Lipkowitz
What does real recovery from porn addiction look like when simply "stopping" isn't enough? In this episode of Sam's Healing Podcast, Sam sits down with Jeremy Lipkowitz, founder of Unhooked Academy and host of the Unhooked Podcast, for an honest conversation about moving beyond sobriety and...
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Ep 74: Why the Unfaithful & Betrayed Both Miss Each Other's Needs with Michael Webb
You keep trying to do everything right. But nothing seems to get through. The betrayed feels invisible. Unheard. Like their pain doesn't matter. The unfaithful feels attacked. Misunderstood. Like they're being punished forever. And the distance between them grows. What if the problem isn't that…
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Ep 73: How to Heal After Betrayal Trauma and Reclaim Your Identity with Lora Cheadle
You didn't cause it. You didn't deserve it. You didn't ask for it. But you are the one who has to heal from it. When Lora Cheadle discovered her husband had been cheating on her for 15 years with five different women, she didn't just lose her marriage. She lost her sense of reality. She lost her...
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Ep 72: Why Emotional Avoidance Keeps Betrayal Trauma Alive with Dr. Eddie Capparucci
If you're in infidelity recovery, you've probably felt this: the betrayed partner is desperate for safety, honesty, and emotional presence, but the unfaithful partner keeps shutting down, explaining, minimizing, or pulling away. The betrayed partner is not asking for perfection. They are asking…
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EP 71: The Psychological Games Unfaithful Partners Play with the Betrayed with Michael Webb
If you're in infidelity recovery, you've probably felt this: one partner is trying to avoid pain, the other is trying to get to the truth — and somehow both people end up feeling more hurt, more afraid, and more alone. The betrayed partner wants honesty, safety, and clarity. The unfaithful…
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EP 70: How Does the Unfaithful Female Find Honesty, Remorse, and Safety After Infidelity
In today's episode, I welcome Judith Nissen back to the podcast for an honest and much-needed conversation about unfaithful women, betrayed men, and what real repair requires after betrayal. Judith shares from her work with women and, more specifically, with women who have betrayed. In this...
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EP 69: Interview with Melissa Elguera: Helping the Betrayed Find Stability & Empowerment After Infidelity
Today you'll meet Melissa Elguera and take part in a grounded conversation about what it actually takes for a betrayed partner to find stability and a sense of empowerment after the shock of infidelity. We'll gently unpack the chaos that follows discovery day—when sleep, appetite, and basic daily...
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EP 68: How Men Can Handle the Emotion of the Betrayed with Coach Kevin Benavides
If you're a man trying to rebuild trust after infidelity—or simply struggling to show up in your relationship the way you know you should—this might hit closer than you expect. You walk into the room. She's upset. And before she even says a word… something in you reacts. You feel it in your…
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EP 67: Guest Michael Webb: When the Betrayed Feels Like They Have to Parent the Unfaithful
If you're in infidelity recovery, you've probably felt this: the betrayed partner asks for change, the unfaithful partner tries to comply — and somehow it still feels like nothing is working. The betrayed partner wonders if their spouse is just checking a box. The unfaithful partner feels...
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EP 66: Why Our OWN Healing is So Important After Infidelity
What if your own healing after infidelity wasn't just about "getting over it," but about becoming medicine—for you, for your kids, and for a world full of hurting people? In today's episode, I talk about why your own healing matters, no matter what happens to your marriage. Infidelity can shatter...
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EP 65: Interview with a Betrayed Male Spouse: Healing from Narcissistic Abuse and Doing the Work
Today you'll meet Bill. It's a rare and powerful look into what it means for a man to walk through hell and choose healing, truth, and self-respect on the other side of infidelity and abuse. As a betrayed male spouse who also grew up under relentless narcissistic abuse, Bill didn't just survive...
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EP 64: Adam Nisenson Discusses The Elephant in the Room for Betrayed Men and Women
Infidelity is often the "elephant in the room" of a relationship—everyone feels its weight, but few know how to name it, let alone heal from it. In this episode of Sam's Healing Podcast, Sam sits down with Adam Nisenson for a raw, compassionate conversation about what betrayal really does to us…
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EP 63: Healing is Feeling: Learning How to Feel Again After Infidelity
Feeling anything after infidelity can feel impossible. As the unfaithful, you may believe you don't deserve feelings—or that if you let yourself feel, you'll drown in shame, grief, fear and more compounding failure. As the betrayed, your world has exploded into rage, panic, hypervigilance, and a...
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EP 62: How to Guarantee Personal Transformation In Healing from Infidelity
If there's one question almost everyone asks after infidelity or betrayal it's this: "Can I or we ever really heal from this devastation?" In todays episode, I share the one real guarantee that exists in recovery—not a gimmick or quick fix, but a way of showing up to your own healing that works...
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EP 61 Guest Judith Nisenson Discusses Why Women Also Cheat the Shame of the Unfaithful Female
Today you'll meet Judith Nisenson, a certified coach and expert in dealing with unfaithful women. She's also Adam Nisenson's wife whom many of you will also know as The Betrayal Shrink who has appeared on the podcast multiple times. Judith Nisenson is the founder of Women'sWRK, a Certified Life...
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EP 60 Dr. Jake Porter "How Can the Betrayed Ever Make Sense Out of Their Partner's Infidelity?"
How can someone betrayed by infidelity and/or addiction ever begin to make sense of the experience? When your world is turned upside down by something as devastating and disorienting as betrayal, it's natural to wonder: How do I even process this loss? Where do I turn for answers? How do I make...
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EP 59 with Sharon Rinearson: "I Don't Think I Could Have Been More Disrespected by my Husband..."
How does the betrayed understand the heinous choices of the unfaithful? "If my unfaithful truly cared about me, how could they make the choices they have made to be unfaithful and go outside the marriage?" How does the betrayed work through the understanding of why the unfaithful had such a…
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EP 58: "It Was Like a Death to the Life I Had Planned." A Betrayed Guest Shares Her Story
If you're a betrayed partner, you know: infidelity can feel like a death. The death of a marriage. The loss of the life you planned. The shattering of what you thought you were living. For those who haven't faced it, that comparison might sound dramatic—but for survivors, it's reality. The grief...
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EP 57: Dr. Matthew Hedelius: Is My Spouse a Sex Addict or Just Dealing with Sexual Compulsivity?
Have you ever wondered if you or your partner was truly a sex addict? Perhaps you're wondering if you or your partner are maybe dealing with sexual compulsivity? What in fact is this 'sexual compulsivity?' Today you'll meet Dr. Matthew Hedelius Psy. D., LCSW, CSAT-S who has been a regular guest…
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EP 56: Guest Amanda Asproni "My Unfaithful Keeps Wanting me, the Betrayed, to Rescue Them."
Today's episode of Sam's Healing Podcast features a courageous and deeply empathetic interview with Amanda Asproni as we confront the raw realities of infidelity and betrayal trauma. Together, we examine why so many unfaithful partners desperately want those they've betrayed to show up for...
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Helping the Unfaithful Move From "Not It!" to "Got it!"
On today's episode of "Moving from Not It to Got It," Sam takes listeners on an honest journey through the pivotal moment when an unfaithful spouse chooses to stop deflecting and starts owning their actions. The episode opens by breaking down the psychological reality of the "Not It" phase—where...
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EP 55: Dr. Jill Manning: Infidelity, Betrayal Trauma and and the Use of Alcohol to Escape
In the aftermath of betrayal trauma, many adults turn to alcohol or other substances in search of relief. It might feel like a way to escape, to quiet pain and overwhelm, or simply to get through another day. What's really happening is "numbing out"—using alcohol and drugs to suppress painful...
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EP 54: Guest Amanda Asproni Discusses: What Does Weaponizing Therapy or Coaching Look Like?
When infidelity or addiction has shaken a relationship, couples often turn to coaching or therapy for healing. These tools are designed to help people rebuild trust, understand pain, and create healthier patterns. At their best, they provide safety, empathy, and clarity. But when the language and...
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EP 53: How Could You? An Unfaithful Shares How He Allowed Himself to Cheat
Why does the unfaithful cheat or act out? What allows them to go against their moral compass and engage in an extramarital affair? How do they justify it to themselves? The truth may challenge what you've come to believe about some unfaithful partners. For some it's anger and getting their needs...
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EP 52: "I Was About to Lose Everything I Valued...." Interview with Ryan a Former Unfaithful
Have you ever wondered what goes through the mind of an unfaithful when they are about to lose everything? Have you considered that maybe, just maybe there are those who sober up, realize what they are about to lose and actually do recovery work? Today you'll hear from Ryan again, a former...
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EP 51: Interview with Adam Nisenson "Well...you did that for them...why won't you do it for me?"
What does the betrayed do when they feel as though the unfaithful just won't do the work? Yet, the unfaithful, seemingly showed all sorts of effort to pursue their affair partner? What choices does the betrayed male have in understanding the heart and mind of the unfaithful woman? Are there...
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EP 50: Interview with a former unfaithful: "I Was Afraid to Let Go of the Lies..."
Today's episode is a story that begins where most love stories unravel: with a lie. Actually… with many lies. Our guest today is a great friend of mine and was also unfaithful to his wife. But the cheating, while devastating, was only part of the story. What nearly destroyed everything wasn't…
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EP 49: Tyler Patrick LMFT Discusses Avoidance and Defensiveness in the Life of the Unfaithful Spouse
Tyler Patrick LMFT returns to the podcast to discuss why we the unfaithful constantly revert to defensiveness and avoidance when trying to heal ourselves or our relationships. Have you ever wondered why you, the unfaithful, will fire back to your partner's questions or comments with harsh...
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EP 48: "I've Got You Now..." A Psychological Game Couples Play When Trying to Heal from Infidelity
Continuing the series on "Psychological Games Couples Play," Michael Webb and I discuss another game within the realm of Psychological Games. This game is not only deep but usually ingrained within the communication style of one or both parties. It's called "I've Got You Now...." It's one of the...
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EP 47: A One on One Discussion with Psychotherapist Lauren LaRusso on Infidelity and Betrayal Trauma
Today you'll meet Lauren LaRusso, a well known face on social media and true expert to those looking for hope, healing and new life after the discovery of infidelity. Lauren holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Creative Writing from The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, and a...
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EP 46: A Betrayed Male Shares His Story of How He & His Wife Saved Their Marriage After Infidelity
Healing from infidelity is no easy task. Whether a betrayed male or female, the pain can feel as though it has no purpose, no redemption and no light at the end of the tunnel. Today you'll meet Randall who shares his own story of not only excruciating emotional pain and hurt, but also how he and...
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EP 45: "We're Stuck After the Disclosure of Infidelity" When is it Time for an Intensive?
Today, relationship and expert therapist James Annear joins me to discuss when it's time to forgo individual or couples work and proceed right ahead to an intensive. If you're on my page, you know the disclosure of infidelity is a devastating moment in any relationship. Whether the betrayal was...
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EP 44: Featuring Michael Webb and Psychological Games Couples Play: "If It Weren't for You..."
Continuing the series on "Psychological Games Couples Play," Michael Webb and I discuss another game within the realm of Psychological Games called If It Weren't for You. Ever find yourself in the same frustrating argument with someone, especially your spouse— even though it starts off innocent…
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EP 43: Interview with Adam Nisenson LMFT, Author of A Man's Guide to Partner Betrayal
Meet Adam Nisenson, known as the Betrayal Shrink. Adam combines his extensive clinical skills with a deeply empathetic heart in his role as a Betrayal Trauma Coach. Licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, Adam is dedicated to guiding men through the...
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EP 42: Kevin, A Betrayed Male's Journey with Infidelity, Autism and Incomprehensible Trauma
Today you'll meet a friend of mine, Kevin who shares his own journey with infidelity as a betrayed male and Autism. Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how a person perceives the world and interacts with others. It's called a "spectrum"…
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EP 41: Featuring John Lee: Help for the Enmeshed Unfaithful Partner Healing from Infidelity and Shame
Today John Lee joins me to discuss how enmeshment shows up in the life of the unfaithful partner as they wrestle to find freedom from shame and emotional immaturity. You'll find John's humor and straight forward nature to not only be a breath of fresh air, but validating for the betrayed partner...
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EP 40: Interview with Amanda Asproni: What is Enmeshment and How Does it Affect Affair Recovery Work?
Enmeshment is a term from psychology that describes a relationship dynamic where personal boundaries are overly blurred, and people become emotionally over-involved with each other. It often happens in families or close relationships, where one person's emotions, needs, or identity are heavily...
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EP 39: Interview with Max: How Does the Betrayed Partner Deal with Comparisons with the Affair Partner?
How do you reclaim your worth when your reflection is distorted by someone else's betrayal—when every glance in the mirror whispers, 'they chose them over me".... or "they gave them what they wouldn't give me?" The cruelest part of infidelity isn't just the betrayal—it's the quiet, relentless...
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EP 38: Interview with Michael Webb: Understanding the 'Psychological Games' Couples Play With Each Other
Ever find yourself in the same frustrating argument with someone, especially your spouse— even though it starts off innocent and you swear this time it'll go differently? But somehow, it spirals into a familiar mess? That's not just bad luck. You might be stuck in a psychological game....
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EP 37: Samuel and Michael Webb: What Do You Do When You Don't Have Control Over Your Spouse's Behavior?
What do you do when you don't have control over your spouse's behavior? What do you do when they won't forgive you, if you're an unfaithful? What do you do when your unfaithful won't do recovery work or won't go all in when you're a betrayed? What do you do when you or your partner associate pain...
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EP 36: Interview with Max, A Betrayed Male: "I Didn't Want to Believe This Was Happening to Me."
Today Max and I discuss a poignant moment in his own compelling journey where he admits "I didn't want to believe this was happening to me." As you'll hear in today's raw and personal discussion, infidelity and denial are deeply intertwined issues that can have a profound impact on the betrayed...
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EP35: Samuel Interviews Johnathan Who Shares His Journey of Healing From Cancer & His Wife's Affair
Today you'll meet Jonathan, a friend of mine and survivor of both infidelity and stage four cancer. Yes, he's a victim of infidelity as a betrayed male, but he's also a warrior which is what any betrayed partner is who decides to keep on living after such devastating pain. Betrayal can hit...
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EP 34: Interview w/a CPTSD Expert & Neuroscientist on Infidelity, Betrayal Trauma & Psychotropics
The topic of CPTSD (Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and infidelity is important because infidelity can trigger complex trauma responses, especially for individuals who have a history of unresolved trauma or are vulnerable to the effects of betrayal. The intersection of these two can cause...
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EP 33: Samuel Interviews Paige A Betrayed Female Spouse: "I'm So Much Stronger Than I Thought I Was"
Today you'll meet Paige, a betrayed spouse who is both courageous, vibrant and resilient. Months ago on Samuel's Instagram there were several poems that were written that were moving, powerful and gut wrenching all at the same time. Paige was in fact the author of those poems and has agreed to...
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EP 32: Interview with Max a Betrayed Male Spouse on Toxic Comparisons with the Affair Partner
How does the betrayed deal with comparisons to the affair partner(s)? This issue remains one of the most difficult, overwhelming and traumatizing aspects of infidelity. Why wasn't I enough? Why wasn't I enough for them to stay committed to the marriage? What was lacking in me or in our…
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Sam's Healing Podcast is brought to you by one of infidelity recovery's most prominent and renowned influencers and YouTubers. For over 15 years Samuel has been one of the leading content generators for healing and recovery of both betrayed and unfaithful spouses. After more than a decade of blogging and filming under one of the betrayal trauma's founding fathers, clinician Rick Reynolds of affairrecovery.com, Sam has ventured out to pursue, create and live out his lifelong vision and passion for healing those touched by the trauma of infidelity. Through his new podcast and most recent project, Ask the Unfaithful Podcast, Samuel continues to bring his own personal experiences with infidelity recovery along with delivering the most current and up-to-date clinical wisdom and healing modalities for recovery after an affair.
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