Hope For Wives

By Lyschel Burket, Bonny Burns, Cat EtheringtonSociety & Culture Religion & Spirituality Christianity Relationships

Hope For Wives episodes

August 26Healing Toward Confidence with Jane Gibb
With your co-hostesses:
Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com
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Today, we are welcoming, Jane Gibb, an APSATS certified partner coach who is based in Sydney, Australia. Jane is not just an esteemed colleague, but she is also my friend and sister in Christ. Welcome to the podcast, Jane! Why don't you tell us a little about yourself?

Since, Jane's strength is helping a betrayed partner gain confidence in herself while on the healing journey. That's what our conversation is going to revolve around, today.
We Will be Discussing:

What is confidence and what does it look and feel like in everyday life?

Betrayal damages our sense of confidence. What is it about the experience of betrayal that is so devastating to confidence?

What can be done to reclaim confidence after betrayal?

What hope would you offer a person listening who feels like her confidence is gone forever?

Resources mentioned in this show:

Quiet Wisdom with Jane Gibb (coaching website)

Reclaim Your Confidence with Jane Gibb (support group and curriculum)

September 2027 Australian Gatherings of Hope with Bonny Burns (Geelong, VIC and Glasshouse Mnts, NSW)
1 hr 3 min
August 183 Things We Wish We Had Known
With your co-hostesses:
Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com
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When you're first navigating betrayal trauma, there are so many things you simply couldn't have known. Looking back, there are truths we wish someone had gently shared with us—truths that might not have removed the pain but could have brought more clarity, confidence, and hope. Today, we're personally reflecting on some of those lessons and sharing them with you.
We Will be Discussing:

What belief did you have early on that changed as you healed?

What lesson took you the longest to learn, but made the biggest difference in your recovery?

If you could sit down with a woman who just discovered her husband's betrayal yesterday, what words of hope would you give her

Resources mentioned in this show:

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete Scazzero

Episode 106 – Learn About A Doorway of Hope Trauma Informed Training

The Christian Journey: A Walk Through Life with God Pointing Toward Purpose

Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What To Do About It

Attached to God: A Practical Guide to Deeper Spiritual Experience

GROUPS

Naked Truth Project Groups

Hope Redefined Online Groups

The Sarah Society
47 min
August 07The Courage To Be Still (part 2/2)
With your co-hostesses:
Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com
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Today, we continue our discussion around silence and stillness which are both important for nervous system regulation, increasing self-awareness and creating space for us to listen for what the Lord has for us. This conversation is to offer some practical tips and tools to expand your capacity to sit in stillness and silence. Silence and stillness are important for
We Will be Discussing:

What are some ways you've been able to improve your tolerance of silence and stillness in the beginning?

What are some practical tips and tools you can offer our listeners around sitting in stillness and silence?

What hope can you leave our listeners?

Isaiah 30:15, "This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says. 'In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your salvation...." Gathering of Hope - September, 2026, Australia betrayed partner gatherings here Global Hope Initiative - Missional pilot program (to support local global grassroots communities)
43 min
July 28The Courage To Be Still (part 1/2)
With your co-hostesses:
Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com
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Today, we discuss the spiritual practice of silence and stillness. If the thought of being still is terrifying, we get it, and we want to offer you some different perspectives on how stillness and silence is healing.
We Will be Discussing:

What has your personal experience been with the practice of being silent and still?

In what ways can silence and stillness be healing from women overcoming the impact of betrayal trauma?

What hope would you leave our listeners?

Resources mentioned in this show:

AUSTRALIA – September 2026 Gatherings of Hope Victoria – Tues 8 & Wed 9 September 2026 Queensland – Wed 16 & Thurs 17 September 2026
36 min
July 20 When Life Has More Than One Trauma
With your co-hostesses:
Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com
We Discuss:
Today, we discuss that we don't get to push pause on life even when we are still dealing with recovery, relationship issues/divorce, and heartbreak.

We consider our listeners friends and felt that you would want to know that Lyschel is experiencing a health issue. Please listen in and also check out her GoFundMe and Caring Bridge updates.

Lyschel's GoFundMe Lyschel's Caring Bridge
42 min
July 02The Language of Victim Blaming (part 2/2)
With your co-hostesses:
Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com
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Today, we are finishing our discussion around the language of victim blaming. The reason for this discussion is that without awareness, a woman can internalize responsibility for something she didn't cause, which quietly deepens shame and confusion.
We Will be Discussing:

What can help a woman be more aware of victim blaming language?

How can she reject the blame and embrace truth?

What hope can we leave?
53 min
June 25The Language of Victim Blaming (part 1/2)
With your co-hostesses:
Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com
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Today, we are tackling something that is somewhat ingrained into our culture. That is the language of victim blaming.

Phrases we hear all the time, subtly redirects attention away from the actual wrongdoing and onto the person who was harmed, creating confusion and self-doubt over time. Victim blaming rarely sounds harsh at first—it often comes wrapped in "advice," "wisdom," or even spiritual language. Without awareness, a woman can internalize responsibility for something she didn't cause, which quietly deepens shame and confusion.
We Will be Discussing:

What are some women's experiences with the language of victim blaming?

What is the harm in the language of victim blaming?

What hope can we leave?

Resources mentioned in this show:

Previous Hope For Wives Episode: When She Endures Blame
42 min
June 04Peace after Parting: Unexpected Grief Post-Divorce with Amie Woolsey (part 2/2)
With your co-hostesses:
Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com
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Peace after Parting Today, we listen to rest of Lyschel's conversation with Amie Woolsey around unexpected grief post-divorce.

Amie Woolsey is a certified betrayal trauma coach and Somatic Healing Practitioner and Brainspotting practitioner who helps women heal from abuse, betrayal, and divorce by reconnecting to their sense of self. Her work centers around the principles of awareness, acceptance, and agency—supporting women in learning how to trust their bodies, process their experiences, and make aligned decisions from within.

She is the host of the Empowered Divorce Podcast, where she shares honest, trauma-informed conversations for women navigating the complexities of staying, leaving, and rebuilding after betrayal.
We Will be Discussing:

What does it look like to rebuild/dream and while it still feels surreal?

What hope can you offer?

Resources mentioned in this show:

Amie Woolsey's Website

Should I Stay or Should I Go Course

The Empowered Divorce Podcast
23 min
May 28Peace after Parting: Unexpected Grief with Amie Woolsey (part 1/2)
With your co-hostesses:
Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com
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Peace after Parting Today, we introduce one of our special episodes concerning separation and divorce. Lyschel has a personal and hopeful conversation with Amie Woolsey. They discuss the unexpected grief of post-divorce.

Amie Woolsey is a certified betrayal trauma coach and Somatic Healing Practitioner and Brainspotting practitioner who helps women heal from abuse, betrayal, and divorce by reconnecting to their sense of self. Her work centers around the principles of awareness, acceptance, and agency—supporting women in learning how to trust their bodies, process their experiences, and make aligned decisions from within.

She is the host of the Empowered Divorce Podcast, where she shares honest, trauma-informed conversations for women navigating the complexities of staying, leaving, and rebuilding after betrayal.
We Will be Discussing:

What are some unexpected moments of grief for you?

Is grief a measuring stick of healing?

Resources mentioned in this show:

Amie Woolsey's Website

Should I Stay or Should I Go Course

The Empowered Divorce Podcast
35 min
May 21Lament As A Healing Practice After Betrayal (part 2/2)
With your co-hostesses:
Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com
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Welcome to another episode of Hope For Wives. Today, we are continuing our discussion around lament. Listen in as we talk about some lived experience, and practical tips or tools around lament and lamenting.
We Will be Discussing:

How did you (or women you know) realize that lament can become a pathway to connection—with God, with self, and even with others—rather than just a place of sorrow?

What does it actually look like to practice lament in real life?

What hope can we leave our listeners?

Resources mentioned in this show:

Redeemed Hope Healing Intensive Retreat
28 min

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For wives and women enduring the pain of sexual betrayal. Conversations that acknowledge the devastation of sexual betrayal through pornography addictions, unwanted sexual behaviors, and infidelity while offering practical insight and hope for healing through a Christian lens.