With your co-hostesses:

• Pam Blizzard from recoveredpeace.com
• Lyschel Burket from hoperedefined.org
• Bonny Burns from strongwives.com

In Today's episode, we are going to discuss emotional or relational safety. What is it? How do you navigate it? How do you try to rebuild it?

We Discuss

• What is relational or emotional safety to you?
• How is emotional or relational safety ruptured when one spouse has a sex addiction?
• How does a betrayed partner start to rebuild emotional safety?
• How can we offer hope to our listeners when it comes to emotional or relational safety?

Nuggets of Wisdom:

"...not to feel better, but to get better at feeling," Pam Blizzard.

"Both of you are responsible for rebuilding this emotional safety with each other," Lyschel Burket.

Resources

VOWS - acronym of thoughts to help build new emotional and relational safety.

• V - Vulnerability
• O - Ownership
• W - do your Work
• S - create Safety for yourself and your spouse

Emotional Safety definition found in wikipedia

King & Country - God Only Knows

Final Thoughts

Thank you for sitting in with us today. Our deepest desire is that you will find encouragement, insight, and maybe even a laugh or two in the many episodes to come. We will talk with you again in two weeks.

With your co-hostesses:

• Pam Blizzard from recoveredpeace.com
• Lyschel Burket from hoperedefined.org
• Bonny Burns from strongwives.com

Today, we're going to talk through acronyms, terms, and definitions revolving around early stages of recovery and healing. There will be future episodes where we discuss acronyms, terms, and definitions associated with middle and late stages of recovery and healing.

We Discuss

• Lyschel discusses acronyms, terms, and definitions connected with the Betrayed Wife/Fiance/Girlfriend
• Pam discusses acronyms, terms, and definitions connected with the Person with Problematic Sexual Behavior
• Bonny discusses acronyms, terms, and definitions connected with the coupleship in early stages of recovery and healing.

Resources

APSATS.org - Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists Common Acronyms - Recovered Peace by Pam Blizzard Daring Ventures - Couples Intensives with Dr. Jake Porter Final Thought

Thank you for sitting in with us today. Our deepest desire is that you will find encouragement, insight, and maybe even a laugh or two in the many episodes to come. We will talk with you again in two weeks.

In this episode we discuss Discovery Day, one of the most painful days in the life of a wife who discovers her husband has been viewing pornography or is compulsively acting out sexually. The day of discovery is typically called D-Day, because just like the Normandy Beach invasion during WWII, this day is full of death, wounding, and trauma.

D-Day is not the end of the story, though! We will leave you with hope. Your hosts are: Pam Blizzard of Recovered Peace Lyschel Burket of Hope Redefined Bonny Burns of Strong Wives

We will be discussing:

• What comes to mind for each of us personally as we think of Discovery Day?
• What patterns do we see in partners immediately after discovery?
• What is the best thing a wife can do for herself immediately after discovering her husband's problematic sexual behavior?
• What hope can we leave our listeners with?

Resources:

• APSATS.org - The Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists  Find a specially trained therapist or coach who understands betrayal, trauma and recovery.
• Moving Beyond Betrayal: The 5-Step Boundary Solution for Partners of Sex Addicts
• Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life
• A Door of Hope A Door of Hope Peer Facilitator Training Community

Thank you for sitting in with us today. Our deepest desire is that you will find encouragement, insight, and maybe even a laugh or two in the many episodes to come. We will talk with you again in two weeks.

We all offer 1 to 1 coaching, groups, and other resources on our individual websites. Check us out and get to know us better!

Transcript Hope for Wives Episode 2

With your co-hostesses:

• Pam Blizzard from recoveredpeace.com
• Lyschel Burket from hoperedefined.org
• Bonny Burns from strongwives.com

We will be discussing:

• Who we are
• Why we have a heart for betrayed wives
• Our mission
• Who will benefit from listening to our podcast
• How we are intentionally formatting the podcast for our listeners

Learn more about us at our website, Hope For Wives.