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Hope For Wives — 126 episodes

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1

Healing Toward Confidence with Jane Gibb

2

3 Things We Wish We Had Known

3

The Courage To Be Still (part 2/2)

4

The Courage To Be Still (part 1/2)

5

When Life Has More Than One Trauma

6

The Language of Victim Blaming (part 2/2)

7

The Language of Victim Blaming (part 1/2)

8

Peace after Parting: Unexpected Grief Post-Divorce with Amie Woolsey (part 2/2)

9

Peace after Parting: Unexpected Grief with Amie Woolsey (part 1/2)

10

Lament As A Healing Practice After Betrayal (part 2/2)

11

Lament As A Healing Practice After Betrayal (part 1/2)

12

A New Era

13

Beyond Coping: The Path to Thriving After Betrayal Trauma (part 2/2)

14

Beyond Coping: The Path to Thriving After Betrayal Trauma (part 1/2)

15

A Partner's Guide to Healthy Sexuality

16

How To Reclaim Your Energy with Amy Matters (2/2)

17

How Trauma Shapes Energy with Amy Matters (1/2)

18

Surviving Relapse with Dr. Barb Steffens

19

From Survival to Safety - Polyvagal Theory (part 2)

20

From Survival to Safety - Polyvagal Theory (part 1)

21

Preparing to Lead a Trauma-Informed Support Group

22

The Biology of Betrayal Trauma with Amy Matters (2/2)

23

The Biology of Betrayal Trauma with Amy Matters (1/2)

24

When She Endures Blame

25

Understanding Shame (part 2)

26

Understanding Shame (part 1)

27

How Cultural Complexities Impact Betrayal Trauma Healing (part 2)

28

How Cultural Complexities Impact Betrayal Trauma Healing (part 1)

29

Parenting From The Trenches (part 2)

30

Parenting From The Trenches (part 1)

31

When is it time? A divorce conversation with Kim Petroni

32

Figuring Out Vulnerability

33

Her Healing After His Fantasy Betrays (2/2)

34

Her Healing After His Fantasy Betrays (1/2)

35

Identifying Covert Spiritual and Emotional Abuse with Natalie Hoffman (2/2)

36

Identifying Covert Spiritual and Emotional Abuse with Natalie Hoffman (1/2)

37

Grief and Global Support with Cat Etherington (2/2)

38

Grief and Global Support with Cat Etherington (part 1)

39

Exploring Forgiveness (2/2)

40

Exploring Forgiveness (1/2)

41

Overcoming Shame of Female Sexuality with Dr. Christy Bauman

42

The Female Birthright with Dr. Christy Bauman

43

More Relational Safety with Matthew and Joanna Raabsmith

44

Relational Safety with Matthew and Joanna Raabsmith

45

Experiencing Christmas Well

46

Attachment Styles and Healing with Stacey Smith

47

Helping Faith Communities Navigate Betrayal with Dr. Barb Steffens

48

Revisiting Therapeutic Separation

49

Stay Shame and Go Shame with Kathy Reynolds (2/2)

50

Stay Shame and Go Shame with Kathy Reynolds (1/2)

51

About Boulder Recovery with Crystal Botero-Rand

52

When Your Story Involves Same-Sex Attraction (part 2 - with guest, Vicki Tiede)

53

When Your Story Involves Same-Sex Attraction (part 1 - with guest, Vicki Tiede)

54

Coupleship Recovery: Grieving Together

55

Staying Sane When He Avoids

56

Practical Ways to Lift Your Self-Esteem

57

Why and How Self-Esteem Plummets after Discovery

58

Navigating Insensitive Friends and Family

59

The Reality of Insensitive Friends and Family

60

Practicals of Staying in Option C

61

What is Option C?

62

How Religious Leaders Can Serve Betrayed Couples Well

63

The Reality of Marital Rape

64

Consent and Sexual Coercion

65

When He Is Frustrated With Her Slow Healing Process

66

3 More Keys to Coupleship Recovery

67

3 Keys to Coupleship Recovery

68

So What, Lord?

69

Faulty Messages and the Truth

70

Episode 57: Make Time to Heal with Kids and Career with Casey Allison 2/2

71

Episode 56: Make Time to Heal with Kids and Career with Casey Allison

72

Episode 55: Divorce Care with Kim Hansen Petroni

73

Episode 54: How Do I Know I'm Healing? (2/2)

74

Episode 53: How Do I Know I'm Healing? (1/2)

75

Episode 52: When He Keeps Lying (2/2)

76

Episode 51: When He Keeps Lying (1/2)

77

Episode 50: The Betrayed Family with Jessica Eidens (2/2)

78

Episode 49: The Betrayed Family with Jessica Eidens (1/2)

79

Episode 48: Your Healing is Not Dependent on His Recovery (2/2)

80

Episode 47: Your Healing is Not Dependent on His Recovery (1/2)

81

Episode 46: Navigating the Holidays after Betrayal

82

Episode 45: Sobriety Is Not Enough (part 2)

83

Episode 44: Sobriety Is Not Enough (part 1)

84

Episode 43: Neurodivergent Couples with Shawna Meek

85

Episode 42: Sexual Reintegration After Betrayal

86

Episode 41: Sexual Identity Rupture after Betrayal

87

Episode 40: Dear Pastor (part 2)

88

Episode 39: Dear Pastor (part 1)

89

Episode 38: The Growth of Recovery (part 2)

90

Episode 37: What is the Work of Recovery (part 1)?

91

Episode 36: Reconnecting with Your Intuition After Betrayal

92

Episode 35: A Recovery Conversation with Dr. Jake Porter

93

Episode 34: How Do We Navigate or Heal From Cognitive Distortions?

94

Episode 33: Why Are Cognitive Distortions Important to Understand When Healing from Betrayal Trauma?

95

Episode 32: What She Wants to Know About His Thought Life

96

Episode 31: What She Wants to Know About His Recovery Work

97

Episode 30: Practical Ways to Navigate the Emotional Roller Coaster

98

Episode 29: The Roller Coaster of Emotions (part 1)

99

Episode 28: Spectrum of Triggers

100

Episode 27: Hidden Wounds Under Triggers

101

Episode 26: Coming Out Of Denial (part 2)

102

Episode 25: What's up with denial (part 1)?

103

Episode 24: What about the kids?

104

Episode 23: How to Navigate Anger Responsibly

105

Episode 22: The Secret of Values-Based Boundaries and How to Figure Out Your Values

106

Episode 21: Listener Questions - Boundaries and Why do I stay?

107

Episode 20: Healing from the Impact of Sexual Betrayal Through Grief

108

Episode 19: Restoring Trust With God

109

Episode 18: How Will I Ever Trust My Partner, Again?

110

Episode 17: Trusting Yourself Again After Discovery

111

Episode 16: Full Therapeutic Disclosure (Part 2)

112

Episode 15: Full Therapeutic Disclosure

113

Episode 14: Is it a Struggle, a Compulsion, or an Addiction?

114

Episode 13: Group Support and Why It Is Important

115

Episode 12: Therapeutic or Healing Separation

116

Episode 11: What are Triggers? With Practical Ideas for Navigating Them

117

Episode 10: Listener Questions about the 90-Day Sex Fast

118

Episode 9: 90-Day Sex Fast

119

Episode 8: Self Care with Practical Ideas to Care for Yourself after Discovery

120

Episode 7: Acronyms, Terms, and Definitions Surrounding Betrayal, Sexual Addiction, and Couples Recovery

121

Episode 6: Boundaries for Partners of People with Sex Addiction or Unwanted Problematic Sexual Behavior

122

Episode 5: Where is God in the Suffering of Sexual Betrayal Trauma?

123

Episode 4: What is Relational Safety?

124

Episode 3: Acronyms, Terms, and Definitions for Wives in Early Recovery from Sexual Betrayal

125

Episode 2: D-Day (I just discovered my husband has a pornography addiction, now what?)

126

Introducing Hope For Wives: Overcoming the Impact of Sexual Betrayal Through a Christian Lens