Overcoming Betrayal & Addiction
By Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW and Tami VerHelst
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The Overcoming Betrayal and Addiction podcast, featuring Dr. Rob Weiss and Tami VerHelst, presents a conversational Q&A style discussion drawn from listener questions about sex and porn addictions, infidelity, cheating, and hard work required to heal relationship betrayal. Dr. Rob and Tami are very good at engaging people struggling with painful life issues in a useful, respectful way. They also invite you to join them on their live weekly webinar (Mondays, 5 p.m. Pacific at https://bit.ly/DrRobandTami), where they answer questions live Dr. Rob is Chief Clinical Officer for Seeking integrity Treatment Centers. He is a 30-year licensed therapist, a PhD sexologist, and author Sex Addiction 101, Prodependence, and Out of the Doghouse, among other books. Tami is Chief Relationships Officer for Seeking Integrity LLC. Tami brings over 40 years of personal addiction knowledge, helping supply struggling individuals and couples with the resources and direction they need to heal.
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My Sex Addict Says It’s All My Fault; Is This True?
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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I Am Married to an Addict and I Don’t Want to Break Up My Family
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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He Betrayed Me And Yet Believes All The Flirting He Does Is Completely Innocent!
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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He Feels So Uncomfortable In Recovery. Will It Get Better?
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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I Have a Restraining Order. Is There Any Hope He’ll Ever Stop Using?
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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The Separate Journeys of Couples in Recovery
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Am I Just Having Fun, or Is This a Full-Blown Addiction?
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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My Wife Has a Pattern of Infidelity, but I Love Her
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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She Cheated on Me! And Yet, I’m the One in Recovery?
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Why Should I Write Down All My Anger and Hurt?
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Can Harm Reduction Be Considered Sober?
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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I Really Want to Change but My Empathy is Broken
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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He Is Super Jealous Despite Being the One Who Cheated on Me!
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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The 12-Steps Just Don’t Work For Me. I Just Don’t Fit In
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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What Are the Triggers of a Midlife Addiction?
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Am I Ready to Date Again as a Sex Addict?
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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He Blames Me for All of His Affairs. What?!
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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My 9-Year-Old Daughter Found Out About His Affairs and Now She’s Self-Harming
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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No! You Ruined My Life and I Hate You!
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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I’m Sober But I Still Get Turned On by My Own Body
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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She Hates My Past. How Can I Support Her?
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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I’m Not Ready to Tell My Spouse I’m an Addict
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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My Husband Publicly Exposes Himself for Fun
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Why Is My Addict Such a Liar?!
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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He Just Doesn’t Care About Sobriety. Can An Addict Ever Recover?
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Can My Children Inherit This Addiction Disease?
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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If They Really Knew Who I Am, They Would Leave Me
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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How to Set Healthy Boundaries with Your Addict
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Can You Cure Narcissism?
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Why Can’t I Get Past the 9th Step?
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May 25, 2023 |
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When Do I Know It’s Time to Completely Separate from My Addict?
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May 19, 2023 |
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My Addict’s Family Blames Me for His Addiction
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May 15, 2023 |
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Can I Learn How to Be Intimate Again?
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May 05, 2023 |
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I’m an Addict and I’m Attracted to My Female Coworker
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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I’m in Recovery, but My Partner Is in Active Addiction
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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I’m in Recovery and I Still Have No Empathy
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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I’m So Hurt. How Do I Even Begin to Process the Betrayal?
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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My Brother-In-Law Intentionally Triggered My PTSD. Do I Disown the Family?
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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He Watches Incest Porn. Are My Children Safe?
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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His Sexual Fantasies are Out of Control and It’s Turning into Sexual Abuse
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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My Addict Doesn’t Trust Me! The Audacity. He Thinks I’ll Cheat Back.
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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She Had a Ring On, and He Respected It. Yet He Still Cheated in Our Marriage.
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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He Cheated. Was My Entire Marriage a Lie?
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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My Betrayed Spouse Thinks I’m Disgusting. Can We Reconcile?
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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The Opposite of Addiction Is Healthy Attachment
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Help! I Want to Relapse!
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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One Month Sober and I Want to Flip Tables and End It All
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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My Boundaries Keep Getting Violated. Do I Need to Just Accept It?
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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He Emotionally Abuses Me, Is He a Sociopath?
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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My Addict Keeps Accusing Me of Cheating. I'm Not! What?!
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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How Does Addiction Affect The Family Unit?
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Why Does My Addict Cause Me So Much Pain? It’s Because He’s Broken
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Should I Leave My Partner After 2 Years?
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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If You Don’t Sleep with Me, I Will Cheat on You
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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I Make the Money, so I Make the Decisions
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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My Therapist Won’t Hold Me Accountable
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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What’s the Difference Between Letting Go and Forgiveness?
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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I Broke Her Trust and I Keep Messing Up
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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You Glorifying Your Addiction Makes Me Trust You Less
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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I’ve Been in Recovery for Two Years. Why Are Things Not Back to Normal?
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Is He a Chronic Cheater or Is He Just an Addict?
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Is He Just White Knuckling His Way Through Recovery?
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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If You Can’t Hold on to Hope, Let Someone Else Hold It For You
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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My Addict Keeps Shutting My Emotions Down
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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My Addict Blames Me for His Addictions!
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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My Husband Doesn’t Realize He’s an Addict. How Do I Talk To Him?
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Every Time I Stop My Addiction, I Have a Panic Attack. How Can I Ever Be Sober?
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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The Most Destructive Thing in the Relationship is Lack of Honesty
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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I Am Grateful to Be a Recovering Addict
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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You Have to Make Recovery Fun or Else You Won’t Make It
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Your Urges Do Pass! The Discomfort is Only Temporary
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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My Addict Still Acts Out. Should We Get Back Together?
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Addiction Is a Disease of Disconnection. The Cure is Connection!
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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He’s Sober, but Still So Emotionally Walled Off. Will It Ever Get Better?
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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I Feel Hopeless and Defeated with My Addict
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Three Months of Sobriety Means Nothing to Your Betrayed Spouse
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Are You Bad or Are You Just Broken?
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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You Had Extramarital Affairs In Our Bed!
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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I’m Sick of Feeling Like My SA Partner’s Mom. Should We Separate?
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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I’m Trying To Get Some Empathy, But Feel Like a Circus Freak
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Without Accountability, There is No Recovery
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May 26, 2022 |
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How Can I Reintegrate Healthy Sex After My Addiction Treatment?
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May 17, 2022 |
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I Have Relapsed. I Feel Terrible. What Do I Do Now?
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May 06, 2022 |
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I’m so Freaking Angry at Him. How Could My Addict Hurt Me Like This?
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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When You Put in the Work, You Will See the Benefits
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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I Don’t Trust My Addict Husband
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Why Do Addicts Have Attachment Issues?
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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My Recovery Is the Priority For Us to Have a Relationship
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Addicts Are Deeply Troubled People
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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What to Disclose to Family Members About Your Addiction
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Intimacy Is Not Only About Sex, It’s About Connection
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Can I Trust the Polygraph Test?
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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I Can’t Undo the Past But This Is How I’m Going to Right the Ship
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Addicts Can Change If They Are Willing To Do The Work
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Betrayed Spouses Shouldn’t Be Too Nice and Should Voice Their Needs
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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What Does Good Couples Therapy Look Like?
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Who Did My Husband Cheat On Me With? I Need to Know Their Names!
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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My Betrayed Partner Keeps Threatening Divorce
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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How Can an Addict in Denial Get Well?
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Sociopaths Don’t Have Empathy
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Jan 06, 2022 |