Happily Ever Aftermath explores relationships in movies and how they shape our ideas of love and romance. One title at a time, Diana welcomes guests to share their personal connection to the film and analyze the trajectory of the characters’ relationship -- when did they fall in love and what is their fate after the movie ends?
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Welcome to The Other Woman and The Wife, where we navigate the complex terrain of affairs with radical honesty, deep compassion, and zero judgment. I'm Chelsea, and I've walked this path myself—from the shadows of secrecy to the light of self-discovery. After my own affair led me to divorce and ultimately to the love of my life, I realized that the narratives we're fed about infidelity are incomplete, shame-laden, and often harmful to the very people who need support most. This podcast isn't ...
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The ladies of Grimm — Claire Coffee, Bitsie Tulloch, and Bree Turner — take you on a journey through each episode of the hit NBC show. They will share behind-the-scenes stories, show lore, and of course talk to special guests along the way. They’ll also answer fan questions and highlight stories from the Pacific Northwest. To leave Claire, Bitsie, and Bree a message for them to answer on the show, please go to https://bit.ly/TheGrimmCast Follow the show on social media @TheGrimmCast Hosts: C ...
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Summer Break Announcement: My Happily Ever After Includes Rest
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4:05In this announcement, Chelsea shares her decision to take a summer break from the podcast to focus on personal growth, family time, and self-reflection. While the show pauses, the community's safe space continues, and Chelsea promises to return in early September with fresh perspectives and new stories about love, loyalty, and authenticity. She enc…
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#82 How to Distinguish Between a Red Flag and a Triggered Wound - Joshua Marable
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46:13This week on TOWTW Podcast, Chelsea sits down with integrative bodywork and somatic therapist Joshua Marable for a serendipitous conversation about the messy realities of human connection. Joshua challenges us to go into our pain rather than around it, exploring how synchronicity, self-awareness, and somatic healing intersect with relationships. Th…
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#81 What Your Affair Is Really Telling You - Kara Nance
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54:06This week on TOWTW Podcast Chelsea is joined by guest Kara Nance to explore the unconscious nature of desire, attachment styles, and the three key instinctual energies that drive human behavior—self-preservation, social, and sexual. Together, they delve into the delicate balance required in partnerships, how unmet trauma can perpetuate cycles of pa…
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#80 From Trolling to Friendship: A Betrayed Spouse’s Journey Through Infidelity Pt. 2
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47:44Sometimes the harshest critics become the most profound teachers. In this follow-up episode of TOWTW Podcast, Chelsea reconnects with one of her original TikTok trolls. Avid listeners might remember him from Episode 35—”From Trolling To Dialogue”. He spent months processing his wife's infidelity by trolling her in the comments. Nearly a year later,…
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#79 Complicated Women Have the Best Stories: Ann Marie Edition
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37:00This week on TOWTW Podcast, Chelsea flips the script and puts Ann Marie in the hot seat. You know that familiar voice who's been weaving through our episodes? Time to meet the woman behind it. Ann Marie opens up about her own messy, beautiful journey with infidelity and reveals how she went from podcast listener to now co-conspirator in creating th…
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#78 How Do You Break Free of the Victim or Villain Mindset? -Carolina Vilalva
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1:12:19This week on TOWTW Podcast Chelsea sits down with returning guest Carolina Vilalva. Together they discuss how to move from the drama triangle (where we play hero, villain, or victim) into the empowerment triangle where we claim our personal power as creators, facilitate self-empowerment as coaches, and provoke positive action as challengers. If you…
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#77 Story Time: Silence is Deafening, Delphine’s Ghosting Experience
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39:16In this raw episode of The Other Woman & The Wife, Chelsea and Ann Marie explore the painful aftermath of being ghosted by an affair partner after 3.5 years. When someone who shared your deepest secrets suddenly vanishes, what happens to all that unresolved emotion? From processing relationship trauma to sending 500 crickets to at least make a stat…
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#76 Infidelity & The Power Of Female Friendship -Kris Haraldsson
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52:53This week on TOWTW Podcast Chelsea and Ann Marie have recurring guest Kristine Haraldsson back on the show to discuss the impact that their women friendships play in their lives, but more specifically how their experience within infidelity was impacted by the female friendships in their lives. Kris Haraldsson, MS is a coach and educator who gained …
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#75 Where in the World Are Chelsea and Ann Marie? TOWTW Retreat Edition
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2:26What are the women of the TOWTW community doing in Mexico? Nobody asked so let me tell you. They are celebrating women's friendships and the power of community when faced with life's adversities. Please tune in next week for another jam-packed episode of the TOWTW Podcast! Thank you for being here, listeners, and keep an eye out for details on how …
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#74 Is Infidelity Hereditary? -Luke Shillings
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39:23In this weeks episode of TOWTW podcast, hosts Chelsea and Ann Marie welcome back guest Luke Shillings. Chelsea and Luke courageously share their contrasting experiences growing up in the shadow of parental infidelity revealing how the same type of family disruption created two very different journeys to healing. This episode explores how childhood …
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Self-care alert: TOWTW Podcast will be taking an Easter Break this week. With new episodes and guests returning next Sunday! SUBMIT YOUR OWN STORY https://www.theotherwomanandthewife.com/submit ASK US A QUESTION We answer questions from other women and wives on our podcast: Submit yours here HOW WE CAN HELP Join the Other Women Community: Use Code …
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In this week’s episode, Chelsea retells a story about a woman experiencing a sexual awakening through an affair, leaving her torn about her marriage's future. Together, with co-host Ann Marie, they unpack the woman's complex dilemma, examining how societal judgment shapes our views on infidelity while advocating for personal autonomy and authentic …
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#72 Story time: Widow Grieves Death of Affair Partner Re-Release
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27:56In this week's episode of TOWTW Podcast we are revisiting an episode from our vault. Chelsea shares a story about a woman who finds herself widowed and in an affair with a co-worker. When her affair partner passes away suddenly she finds herself very alone in her grief as nobody knows the full extent of their relationship. SUBMIT YOUR OWN STORY htt…
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#71 Should You Stay Together For The Kids? - Carolina Vilalva
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1:05:38In this powerful TOWTW episode, Chelsea is joined by returning guest Carolina Vilalva to challenge the notion of staying in unhappy marriages "for the kids." They reveal how children inevitably sense parental tension and Carolina explains why showing children it's acceptable to leave situations that compromise your wellbeing might be more valuable …
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#70 Dear Listener, This One’s Just Between Us
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36:20In this intimate solo episode of TOWTW Podcast, Chelsea speaks directly from the heart about the business she has created. With characteristic honesty, she shares the pivotal moments that inspired her new courses and the current life experiences deepening her commitment to this work. Join her for this rare, vulnerable conversation as she reveals th…
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#69 Spiritual Thought-Leader Rob Bell
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1:02:36In this powerful episode of The Other Woman and The Wife, Chelsea sits down with New York Times bestselling author and spiritual thought-leader Rob Bell. The former pastor and creator of the RobCast explores how love extends beyond conventional boundaries—especially after infidelity. Rob offers a compassionate framework for understanding our most c…
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#68 Can You Trust Yourself After Infidelity? Pt. 2 -Luke Shillings
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45:21In this follow-up episode, Chelsea and Luke explore the journey beyond infidelity trauma. Building on their previous discussion of grief, we examine how to rebuild trust in others and ourselves after infidelity has entered the chat. Together they share their insights on overcoming self-sabotage, managing vulnerability fears, and rediscovering authe…
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#67 Can You Trust Love After Infidelity? Pt. 1
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44:54Why does love feel dangerous after betrayal? Part 1 of this special series of The Other Woman & The Wife features Chelsea and Luke Shillings exploring the paradox of craving connection while being terrified of it. Join us next week for Part 2, where they share how pain can be transformed into deeper, more authentic connection. SUBMIT YOUR OWN STORY…
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#66 How Is Your Shame Serving You? (Spoiler: It's Not) -Kris Haraldsson
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57:20Host Chelsea and incoming coach Kris explore why shame might be holding back your healing after infidelity in this episode of The Other Woman & The Wife. Together they unpack the difference between productive guilt and paralyzing shame, showing you how to write a new story - one of self-compassion and growth instead of self-judgment." Kris Haraldss…
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#65 Is Your Need to Collaborate Keeping You Stuck?
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53:09Tired of your boundaries turning into group discussions? In this episode of The Other Woman & The Wife, Chelsea and Ann Marie expose the trap of 'collaborative communication' and provide practical tools to transform your requests into powerful statements. Learn why being 'demanding' might be exactly what your relationship needs. Topics: Infidelity …
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#64 Beyond Stereotypes: How Gender Expectations Shape Affair Recovery -Luke Shillings
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38:55Join host Chelsea and our returning guest Luke Shillings as they explore how gender stereotypes influence both the experience of infidelity and the recovery process. They examine society's expectations of how men and women 'should' process pain, and discuss how breaking free from these stereotypes can lead to more authentic healing. If you’re seeki…
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#63 Therapy vs. Coaching: Healing After Infidelity - Carolina Vilalva
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23:28In this illuminating episode, Chelsea sits down with Carolina Vilalva, a licensed clinical therapist joining The Other Woman and The Wife coaching team. They explore the crucial differences between therapy and coaching, helping you understand which path might be right for your healing journey after infidelity. Whether you're considering professiona…
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#62 Debunking Betrayal Stereotypes - Luke Shillings
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51:26Chelsea and returning guest Luke Shillings bring their personal experiences to challenge common stereotypes about infidelity. As a former other woman and betrayed spouse respectively, they examine which stereotypes rang true, which missed the mark, and whether these labels help or hurt healing. A raw, honest conversation about moving beyond societa…
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#61 Revisiting Hard Truths a Q&A: Did he use me? Is he having Sex with his wife?
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28:37TOW&TW kicks off the year with a journey down memory lane. In this encore episode, we revisit an episodes that deeply resonated with our longtime listeners – and offers our new audience a powerful glimpse into some of our previously aired compelling conversations. From our carefully curated archives, this raw and honest Q&A with Chelsea explores th…
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#60 The Affair That Rekindled Her Soul - Luke Shilling's
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52:22This week on The Other Woman & The Wife, Chelsea and Ann Marie are once again joined in the studio by Luke Shillings. Together they retell and explore the emotional story of a woman torn between her role as wife and mother to her family and a rekindled connection with a man from her past. As relationship coaches, they delve into the roots of infide…
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#59 Empower, Transform, Connect: Inside Our Upcoming Puerto Vallarta Retreat
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55:00This week on The Other Woman & The Wife, Chelsea and Ann Marie welcome Julie, the Chief of Knowledge at TOW&TW, to the studio. Julie has been working tirelessly to create an all-inclusive, transformative retreat for women in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. This retreat is designed to foster connection, empowerment, and personal growth in a supportive and …
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#58 Mark's Affair Story Pt. 2 - Luke Shillings
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47:11This Week on The Other Woman and The Wife: Ann Marie and Luke Shillings continue unraveling the gripping story of infidelity shared by Tim Teddor, writing under the alias "Mark." In Part 2, we uncover the twists and turns of Mark’s journey in the aftermath of his affair and divorce, exploring how his decisions shaped the years that followed. If you…
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#56 What Makes People Leave Their Marriage For An Affair? - Carolina Vilalva
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55:33This week Chelsea sits down with Carolina Vilalva. Carolina is a certified Executive and Life Coach from Columbia University with over 11 years of experience specializing in life transitions for couples, executives, teenagers, and parents. She holds a B.A. in Clinical Psychology and International Relations from Tufts University and a Master’s in In…
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In this week's episode Chelsea, Luke, & Ann Marie explore a story submitted to them by a follower. The writer reveals the confusing and emotional complexities of infidelity. Once a harsh critic of affairs, she found herself involved in one after 23 years of a stable but unfulfilling marriage. A connection with a coworker, her direct report, sparked…
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#54 Mark's Affair Story Pt. 1 - Luke Shillings
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1:04:58Join Chelsea, Luke Shillings, and Ann Marie as they dive into a gripping story of infidelity by Tim Teddor, writing under the alias Mark. Tim recounts his affair, the struggle to choose between his marriage and his affair partner. Tune in for a raw discussion on the complexities of love, choice, and consequence—and look out for Part 2, where we lea…
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#53 Divorce Attorney's Thoughts on Infidelity & Relationships -James Sexton
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53:53This week on The Other Woman and the Wife, Chelsea is joined by renowned divorce attorney and author James Sexton, who brings over two decades of experience handling high-conflict divorces. Together, they dive into the complexities of modern relationships, examining the intricate roles of infidelity, love, and commitment. James shares surprising tr…
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This week, Chelsea interviews Mama Coll, who opens up about her experience as “the other woman” and the extreme harassment she faced from her affair partner’s spouse. From online stalking to restraining orders, Mama Coll shares her story and how she found her voice as an advocate. With a large TikTok following, she first connected with The Other Wo…
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#51 From Infidelity to Empowerment: Forging New Communities for Men and Women
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57:22In this week's episode, Chelsea passes the hosting baton to Luke Shillings, who turns the spotlight on her journey in building a thriving women's community and coaching program. Together, they dive deep into the recent launch of a men's community in August, sharing the inspiration behind it and their vision for its future. Join them as they explore…
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In this episode, Chelsea interviews Lindsey, who shares her deeply personal experience with infidelity. She discusses how her life changed when she realized she had found safety and a sense of “home” with someone who wasn’t her husband. Lindsey opens up about the emotional struggles of divorce and what it took to rebuild her life with her affair pa…
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We’re back from summer break, and we have some exciting news! Joining our team here this season at The Other Woman and The Wife is a special guest Luke Shillings. Luke is stepping in to help us expand our reach to not just include women but men as well as we grow and develop The Other Man and The Mister community. In this episode, we explore comple…
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How does a woman who is self described as "the most unlikely candidate to cheat" find herself in an affair? An affair that leaves her reeling and conflicted with a temptation to cheat again no less. Join Chelsea and Ann Marie as they candidly share their reactions, thoughts, and insights about this very situation. If you would like to entrust us wi…
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#46 To Tell Or Not To Tell: Affair Disclosure v. Discovery
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1:00:36In this week’s episode, Chelsea and Ann Marie delve into the topic of disclosing your affair verses waiting for it to be discovered. The discussion weighs the merits of voluntary disclosure against the potential trauma of a partner finding out about the affair independently. Topics: Weighing Discovery Against Disclosure Steps to Prepare for Reveali…
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In this week's episode, Ann Marie and Chelsea dive into the concept of limerence and its role in infidelity. They discuss how the limerence narrative can limit self-growth by offering overly simplistic explanations, and examine its impact on addressing the root causes of affairs. Finally, they challenge the labels associated with limerence, suggest…
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#44 Gangster Gate and Passion Driven Work
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1:11:07In this weeks episode, Chelsea and Ann Marie delve into "Gangster Gate," where a group of women doxed members of Chelsea's online community. They explore the dramatic events and their fallout. Chelsea shares her experience and the valuable lessons learned from this challenging situation. They also discuss the struggles and triumphs of building a co…
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#43 Is Your Affair a Painkiller or a Refuge?
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1:01:14In this week's episode, Chelsea and Ann Marie explore the complex motivations behind infidelity by defining and distinguishing between "painkiller" and "refuge" affairs. By facing past traumas and recognizing unhealthy patterns, they discuss how addressing the root causes of infidelity can lead to healthier, more fulfilling relationships. Join us f…
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#42 The Affair That Resulted In a Decade-Long Marriage.
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1:17:11In this weeks very special episode we are joined on the podcast by non other than Chelsea's husband, Stan. Join them as they discuss the intricate terrain of love, resilience, and personal growth after partaking in an affair. From Stan's immigrant roots to the complexities of their relationship dynamics, they offer raw honesty and shared wisdom, il…
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#41 Whose Happiness Comes First – Mothers or Children?
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1:19:24In this thought-provoking episode, Chelsea and Ann Marie delve deep into the often overlooked aspect of motherhood: the mother's own happiness and well-being. Join us as we explore the tendency for mothers to prioritize their children's experiences over their own, the societal expectations placed upon mothers, and the impact of relationships, like …
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#40 How The 20 Year Affair with My Brother in Law Worked Out
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1:00:38Episode Description: This week Chelsea is joined in the studio with a special guest, Grace. They delve into the intricate layers of Grace's life, where she candidly shares her journey through a decades-spanning marriage. Discover the profound impact of infidelity on Grace's life, as she opens up about her 20-year affair with her brother-in-law, unr…
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#39 Why Do People Stay and Cheat Instead of Leave
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1:10:29This week Chelsea and Ann Marie explore the concept of opportunity cost in relationships, emphasizing the human tendency to prioritize external factors like financial stability and social standing over personal well-being and growth. They discuss how pro's and con's lists can lead to analysis paralysis, hindering individual growth within relationsh…
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#38 Does The World Change or Does How You View The World Change?
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45:45In this week's episode, Chelsea & Ann Marie embark on an exploration of how marriage, infidelity, motherhood and many other factors transformed the way they viewed the world. Dispelling common misconceptions along the way, they bravely share their experiences of embracing new mindsets. As they reflect on the transformative power of flexibility over…
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#37 Am I Giving Him an Ultimatum or Setting a Boundary?
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37:33In this weeks episode join us for a thought-provoking exploration of boundaries, self-care, and the profound impact they have on the fabric of our relationships. Get ready to embark on a journey of empowerment and connection as we navigate the intricate terrain of setting healthy boundaries. Topics: Distinguishing boundaries from ultimatums. Unders…
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Chelsea reacts to her own guest appearance on an episode of Jubilee centered around infidelity. Join Chelsea as she pulls back the curtain on this experience and talks about what it was really like on this set. ASK US A QUESTION We answer questions from other women and wives on our podcast: Submit yours here HOW WE CAN HELP Join the Other Women Com…
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#35 From Trolling to Dialogue: A Betrayed Spouse Shares His Journey
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1:00:03ASK US A QUESTION We answer questions from other women and wives on our podcast: Submit yours here HOW WE CAN HELP Join the Other Women Community Apply for 1:1 Coaching OUR LINKS Website: theotherwomanandthewife.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theowandthewifeBy Chelsea
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#34 On The Other Side Of Infidelity w/ Melanie
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48:13ASK US A QUESTION We answer questions from other women and wives on our podcast: Submit yours here HOW WE CAN HELP Join the Other Women Community Apply for 1:1 Coaching OUR LINKS Website: theotherwomanandthewife.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theowandthewifeBy Chelsea
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#33 Twin Flames, Validation & Real Love w/ Kristin
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48:55Chelsea & Kristin discuss infidelity, the essence of love, societal expectations of relationships, and the concept of soulmates or twin flames. Rather than sticking to societal norms, they emphasize the paramount significance of cultivating self-love, seeking internal validation and nurturing genuine self-understanding. They explore the idea that o…
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