Begin Together: For Couples Healing From Infidelity

Blooming Beyond Betrayal 90-Day Program for Women

In this episode of Begin Together, host Jenae Lindsey discusses the critical principles of love, agency, and accountability in the context of healing from infidelity and deceptive sexual behaviors. Drawing insights from Dr. Jeff Thompson's leadership principles, she emphasizes the importance of these elements in therapeutic relationships and recovery processes.

Chapters

• 00:00 Foundations of Healing: Love, Agency, and Accountability
• 03:06 The Role of the Therapist in Recovery
• 05:53 Navigating Shame and Accountability
• 08:49 Misconceptions of Love and Acceptance
• 12:08 Understanding Agency in Recovery
• 14:49 Consequences and Choices in Healing
• 17:57 The Importance of Accurate Problem Naming
• 21:11 Empathy and Understanding in Betrayal
• 23:53 The Balance of Agency and Responsibility
• 26:57 Conclusion: Embracing Healing Together

In this episode of Begin Together, host Jenae Lindsey discusses Dr. Omar Minwalla's framework of the three I's—integrity, intimacy, and integration—related to healing from deceptive sexual trauma. The episode explores how these three areas are interconnected and essential for recovery, emphasizing the importance of radical honesty and self-awareness in the healing process.

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction to Deceptive Sexuality Trauma
• 03:01 Understanding Integrity in Healing
• 05:45 Exploring Intimacy Issues
• 09:11 The Importance of Integration
• 12:01 The Role of Radical Honesty
• 15:05 Personal Stories and Their Impact
• 18:10 The Challenge of Change
• 20:50 Support Systems in Recovery
• 23:57 Conclusion and Hope for Healing

Women's Group Coaching Program

Boundaries Workbook for Betrayed Partners

1:1 Clarity Call with Jenae for Betrayed Partners

1:1 Coaching Call with Jenae for Betraying Partners

Women's Group Coaching Program

Boundaries Workbook for Betrayed Partners

1:1 Clarity Call with Jenae for Betrayed Partners

1:1 Coaching Call with Jenae for Betraying Partners

Repair Check in By Kristina Clawson

For a Consultation Call with Kristina

90-day Women's Program with Jenae: Blooming Beyond Betrayal

For Nevada Clients Interested in Therapy

Thank you so much to Kristina Clawson for having this conversation around change, healing, what works and what doesn't in therapy and so much more! Wherever you are in your journey, I hope this episode is helpful!

Chris and I talked all things Deceptive Sexuality Trauma including:

• Understanding the Basement
• Integrity abuse
• Naming abuse without shaming
• The difference between shame and accountability
• What happens when the reality in the basement meets the reality upstairs
• The question so many betrayed partners are left with: Was any of it real?

I'm so grateful for Chris taking the time today. It was a privilege to sit down and have this conversation. If you'd like to follow his podcast From Harm to Healing

Here is his website: https://chrisjonestherapy.co.uk/

If you are a woman who is hearing these episodes and these conversations are resonating with you, I'd love for you to consider my group program: Blooming Beyond Betrayal. This space is specifically for betrayed partners.

Boundaries Workbook

Blooming Beyond Betrayal Coaching Program

The question so many betrayed partners ask: Can he learn empathy? Let's dive in!

Blooming Beyond Betrayal: https://www.desertbloomrecovery.org/beyondbetrayal

Dr. Skinner Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBPmZJEsaAA

https://minwallamodel.com/

inrepaircollective.com

https://www.desertbloomrecovery.org/beyondbetrayal

The podcast episode explores the concepts of willingness and willfulness in the context of healing from deceptive sexuality trauma. It delves into the desire to heal, the grind of behavioral change, the path of willingness, the challenge of choice, and the relationship between willingness and ability. Key takeaways include the distinction between willingness and willfulness, as well as the understanding that learning and change take time.

www.desertbloomrecovery.org/couplescoaching