Best Problematicsexualbehavior Podcasts (2025)

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When She Endures Blame 28:49

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5h ago28:49

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com with special guest, Cat Etherington, nakedtruthproject.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today, Cat, Lyschel and I are tackling the very relevant topic of self-blame and victim-blaming. These are common responses to betrayal and trauma, and blame distorts the truth …

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Understanding Shame (part 2) 35:57

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With your co-hostesses: Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com with special guest, Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com Listen now: Shame has a sneaky way of convincing us the our brokenness is a result of the fact we're defective at our core, we're not enough, or that we should stay silent. In this conversatio…

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Understanding Shame (part 1) 39:01

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With your co-hostesses: Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com with special guest, Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com Listen now: Shame has a sneaky way of convincing us the our brokenness is a result of the fact we're defective at our core, we're not enough, or that we should stay silent. In this conversatio…

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How Cultural Complexities Impact Betrayal Trauma Healing (part 2) 32:07

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With your co-hostesses: Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com and special guest Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Our guest-rockstar, Cat Etherington, is with us as we continue the discussion around how cultural complexities can create additional layers to navigate…

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How Cultural Complexities Impact Betrayal Trauma Healing (part 1) 27:24

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With your co-hostesses: Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com and special guest, Cat Etherington, nakedtruthproject.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Our guest-rockstar, Cat Etherington is with us as we dive into our next discussion. Today we're leaning into a tender but important conversation: the impa…

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Parenting From The Trenches (part 2) 23:51

1M ago23:51

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With your co-hostesses: Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com and special guest host: Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: We are continuing our discussion with Cat Etherington around, "Parenting Lessons from the Trenches." We Will be Discussing: How do we repair and …

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Parenting From The Trenches (part 1) 34:40

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With your co-hostesses: Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com and special guest host: Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today, Cat Etherington is helping us dive into a topic "Parenting Lessons from the Trenches," how do you show up as an attuned and emotionally re…

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When is it time? A divorce conversation with Kim Petroni 19:42

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With your co-hostesses: Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Lyschel and divorce coach, Kim Petroni, take advantage of time together at a conference to explore the question, "When do you know it's time to move toward divorce?" We Will be Discussing: 1. When do you know it'…

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Figuring Out Vulnerability 23:25

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With your co-hostesses: Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today, we are answering a listener who has several questions. We Discuss: How do we balance taking responsibility for our own safety while growing our window of tolerance around our husbands who are gradually lea…

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Her Healing After His Fantasy Betrays (2/2) 18:48

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Welcome to Hope for Wives With your co-hostesses: Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: We continue our discussion of, "How a woman can heal when fantasy was a part of his acting out behaviors?" This type of fantasy is more than just an innocent daydream anticipating your u…

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Her Healing After His Fantasy Betrays (1/2) 26:02

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Our topic of discussion, today, is how a woman can heal when fantasy was a part of his acting out behaviors? This type of fantasy is more than just an innocent daydream antici…

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Identifying Covert Spiritual and Emotional Abuse with Natalie Hoffman (2/2) 40:18

6M ago40:18

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today, we continue our discussion with Natalie Hoffman. Natalie is the author of, "Is it Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage: A Christian Woman's Guide to Hidden Emoti…

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Identifying Covert Spiritual and Emotional Abuse with Natalie Hoffman (1/2) 40:07

6M ago40:07

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today, we welcome Natalie Hoffman to the podcast. Natalie is the author of, "Is it Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage: A Christian Woman's Guide to Hidden Emotional a…

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Grief and Global Support with Cat Etherington (2/2) 32:32

7M ago32:32

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today, we continue our conversation with Cat Etherington. Cat Etherington is the Director of Recovery for Naked Truth Project, an international Christian charity opening eyes …

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Grief and Global Support with Cat Etherington (part 1) 22:57

7M ago22:57

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Cat Etherington is the Director of Recovery for Naked Truth Project, an international Christian charity opening eyes and freeing lives from the damaging impacts of pornography…

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Exploring Forgiveness (2/2) 24:03

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Today, we are concluding our discussion around the tender topic of forgiveness after betrayal. We Will be Discussing: What about when we are reminded from Matthew 6:14-15,"For if you forg…

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Exploring Forgiveness (1/2) 26:05

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Today, we are moving solidly into the second phase of healing by discussing all the ramifications of forgiveness. We Will be Discussing: What are some definitions of forgiveness? What are…

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Overcoming Shame of Female Sexuality with Dr. Christy Bauman 19:41

9M ago19:41

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Today, we continue our discussion with Dr. Christy Bauman. Christy is an author, teacher and psychotherapist. A mother of 4, fierce dreamer and passionate about advocating for women. Chri…

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The Female Birthright with Dr. Christy Bauman 26:26

9M ago26:26

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Today, we are talking with Dr. Christy Bauman about the female body, sexuality, and theology with the added layer of trauma. Christy is an author, teacher and psychotherapist. A mother of…

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More Relational Safety with Matthew and Joanna Raabsmith 27:58

9M ago27:58

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Today, we are continuing our conversation around relational safety with Matthew and Joanna Raabsmith. From their website, "It is a privilege that we get to use our experience, training, a…

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Relational Safety with Matthew and Joanna Raabsmith 33:28

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Today, we discuss the very important topic of relational safety with Matthew and Joanna Raabsmith. From their website, "It is a privilege that we get to use our experience, training, and …

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Experiencing Christmas Well 48:13

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today we discuss the upcoming Christmas season and how to, "Experiencing Christmas Well." We Will be Discussing: What are some things you navigated or things you've heard you …

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Attachment Styles and Healing with Stacey Smith 48:06

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today, we are talking with Stacey Smith, Chief Clinical Officer at Daring Ventures, about attachment and its role in healing. Stacey is an EMDR Certified Therapist and a Train…

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Helping Faith Communities Navigate Betrayal with Dr. Barb Steffens 54:36

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Today, we are approaching another type of betrayal we hear far too often from women navigating their healing journey, being missed when going to their community of faith after betrayal. W…

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Revisiting Therapeutic Separation 36:08

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: In episode 12, we first explored the concept of therapeutic or healing separations. Since two years has passed since we published that episode, we want to revisit this topic a…

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Stay Shame and Go Shame with Kathy Reynolds (2/2) 30:48

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today, Lyschel and Kathy Reynolds, APSATS-cpc/PSAP, finish their discussion around the shame a wife experiences, whether she stays or goes. We Will be Discussing: What about s…

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Stay Shame and Go Shame with Kathy Reynolds (1/2) 31:56

1y ago31:56

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Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today, Lyschel and Kathy Reynolds are talking about the shame a wife experiences, whether she stays or goes. Kathy is our special guest today! Her training under renowned professionals such as Dr. Ba…

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About Boulder Recovery with Crystal Botero-Rand 47:48

1y ago47:48

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today, we are talking with Crystal Botero-Rand and her work supporting partners whose husbands are attending Boulder Recovery, 14-Day healing intensive. Crystal lives in the C…

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When Your Story Involves Same-Sex Attraction (part 2 - with guest, Vicki Tiede) 14:34

1y ago14:34

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today, we are continuing our discussion with Vicki Tiede. Vicki is a certified APSATS partner coach whose specialty is walking with wives who have same sex attraction in their…

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When Your Story Involves Same-Sex Attraction (part 1 - with guest, Vicki Tiede) 40:41

1y ago40:41

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today, we are talking through a specific betrayal for many women. Over the course of the 10+ years I have been walking through betrayal stories with other women, many have a s…

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Coupleship Recovery: Grieving Together 20:21

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today, we are discussing and important piece of coupleship recovery, grieving together. We Will be Discussing: What place does grief have in trauma healing? What place does gr…

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Staying Sane When He Avoids 24:39

1y ago24:39

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Welcome to another episode of Hope For Wives. Before we get started, we just want to make sure to say that we are not licensed therapists. We are ethically credentialled coach…

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Practical Ways to Lift Your Self-Esteem 24:39

1y ago24:39

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today, we are continuing our discussion around how trauma negatively impacts our self-confidence, self-esteem, self-worth. We are going to explore ways to gain the confidence …

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Why and How Self-Esteem Plummets after Discovery 29:50

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: Today, we are discussing why and how a betrayed partner's self-esteem decreases after discovery. Self-esteem is your sense of overall personal worth or value. Similar to self-…

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Navigating Insensitive Friends and Family 29:50

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Listen now: We are continuing our exploration of how to navigate when friends or family in this episode. Today, we are sharing practical tools and tips when friends and family are uninten…

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The Reality of Insensitive Friends and Family 18:28

1+ y ago18:28

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation We Will be Discussing: Today, we are exploring the reality of the insensitivity of some friends or family to complexities of pain involved in betrayal from sex addiction. What are some ex…

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Practicals of Staying in Option C 23:48

1+ y ago23:48

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Support HFW through a donation Today, Lyschel and Bonny continue the discussion, because Pam is away with other obligations, about Option C. We talk about staying well through choice, change, the complexities, and Chri…

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What is Option C? 24:52

1+ y ago24:52

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Help Us Help Others Listen now: Today, we are discussing what it means to stay while waiting in the hallway between pre-discovery and true solid recovery in the betrayer. Option C includes choice, change, complexity, a…

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How Religious Leaders Can Serve Betrayed Couples Well 39:18

1+ y ago39:18

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Help Us Help Others Listen now: Lyschel and Pam had other obligations, so I, Bonny will be speaking with a special guest today – Dr. Barb Steffens! Barb is the retired founder of the association of partners of sex addi…

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The Reality of Marital Rape 21:03

1+ y ago21:03

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Help Us Help Others Listen now: We are continuing to tenderly discussing sexual abuse in marriage and today we are moving into the intense end of the spectrum and will be talking about marital rape. So, again, we invit…

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Consent and Sexual Coercion 37:50

1+ y ago37:50

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Help Us Help Others Listen now: The next two episodes we are tenderly discussing topics around sexual abuse in marriage. So, we invite you to assess whether you are in a grounded enough state to listen to this conversa…

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When He Is Frustrated With Her Slow Healing Process 43:28

1+ y ago43:28

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Help Us Help Others Listen now: We often work with women who experience a lack of understanding from their husbands on what it takes to heal from sexual betrayal trauma. So, today, we are discussing, "When the husband …

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3 More Keys to Coupleship Recovery 42:13

1+ y ago42:13

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Help Us Help Others Listen now: If you've been with us from the beginning, or have binged us up until this point, you'll know that we have purposely laid out content to follow a trajectory from first discovery, through…

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3 Keys to Coupleship Recovery 36:00

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Help Us Help Others Listen now: Pam and Bonny discuss 3 Keys to Coupleship Recovery – Safety/stability, Prioritizing the Relationship, and Radical Honesty. We Will be Discussing: What would you like couples to know abo…

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So What, Lord? 37:54

1+ y ago37:54

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Help Us Help Others Listen now: Today, Lyschel and Bonny discuss, "So What, Lord?" or, "Prove it, Lord." This isn't our typical episode. It's a conversation as Lyschel shares a devotional she recently connected with on…

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Faulty Messages and the Truth 36:16

1+ y ago36:16

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Help Us Help Others Listen now: Today, we are discussing faulty messages women have received from church or society's teachings and how these teachings have impacted betrayed wives. Proverbs 31:8-9 in the message says,…

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Episode 57: Make Time to Heal with Kids and Career with Casey Allison 2/2 25:00

1+ y ago25:00

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Listen now: Today, we are continuing our discussion around, "How to Make Time for Healing." In the last episode, we walked through how she can care for herself through the first phase of healing, safety and stability. …

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Episode 56: Make Time to Heal with Kids and Career with Casey Allison 29:09

1+ y ago29:09

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Listen now: Today, we are discussing how to make time for healing, especially when you are a busy, maybe you're a mom with a full-time career, or a woman who runs her own small business, or a woman who has a passion fo…

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Episode 55: Divorce Care with Kim Hansen Petroni 37:26

1+ y ago37:26

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Listen now: Today, Lyschel has a conversation with Kim Hansen Petroni around the question of divorce. Kim is an APSATS certified partner coach and has experienced divorce. She is in the process of becoming a certified …

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Episode 54: How Do I Know I'm Healing? (2/2) 29:46

1+ y ago29:46

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With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Listen now: Today, Pam and I are finishing our conversation around "How Do I Know That I'm Healing." (Lyschel still isn't with us, but she will be back soon! We have a practical conversation, about things you can do to…