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  • Am I Addicted to Porn? The Signs That Actually Matter

    If you've wondered whether you're actually addicted to porn or just watch a lot, this episode is for you. Caleb Simonyi-Gindele, a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, explains why frequency isn't the test, what your own broken rules reveal, and whether you can moderate or need to quit. https://therapevo.com/porn-addiction/?utm_source=podcast

    24 min
  • Is Paying for OnlyFans Cheating? Why It Feels Like an Affair to Betrayed Partners

    You found the messages, the tips, the custom videos, and you were told it was "just porn." Caleb and Verlynda explain why paid, two-way contact with a real person tends to land much closer to an affair, what the choosing does to a bond, and what real honesty and recovery look like from here, whichever side of this you're on. https://therapevo.com/healing-for-the-betrayed/?utm_source=podcast

    25 min
  • The Anxious-Avoidant Trap: Why One of You Reaches and the Other Goes Quiet

    For couples where one of you keeps reaching and the other keeps shutting down, this episode goes underneath the pursue-withdraw pattern to the two attachment fears driving it, "I will be abandoned" and "I will never be enough," and explains why the partner who looks calm is often the most flooded person in the room. By the end you will know why "just calm down" fails the anxious partner, and the two-part agreement (a named return time, a lowered reach) that actually interrupts the cycle. Free consultation with our couples team: https://therapevo.com/couples-counseling/?utm_source=podcast

    29 min
  • I Ended the Affair. Why Isn't That Enough?

    For the person who ended the affair and cannot understand why their partner is still devastated, and for the partner watching that relief from inside the worst week of their life. By the end you will understand why ending an affair stops the harm but does not treat it, why "I ended it" cannot land as reassurance, and what the repair actually asks over the next months. https://therapevo.com/help-for-the-betrayer/?utm_source=podcast

    25 min
  • When You Find the Money: Financial Infidelity After Sexual Betrayal

    For the betrayed partner who found the hidden card, the cash withdrawals, or the monthly transfer, and was surprised by how much the money part hurt. Caleb and Verlynda explain why financial infidelity inside sexual betrayal sets off a second alarm in your nervous system, what the secret spending usually contains, why caring about the money is grief and not greed, and how the financial disclosure belongs inside the recovery work rather than with an accountant. Learn more at https://therapevo.com/healing-for-the-betrayed/?utm_source=podcast

    28 min
  • Lonely in Marriage: Why You Can Share a Bed and Still Feel Alone

    If you have ever sat next to someone you love and felt completely alone, this episode is for you. Verlynda and Caleb unpack why loneliness inside a committed relationship is usually a signal about emotional accessibility rather than evidence that you are too needy, what is actually happening when a couple has no conflict at all, and the one sentence that reaches a partner when a complaint will not. https://therapevo.com/couples-counseling/?utm_source=podcast

    29 min
  • Betrayal Trauma or PTSD? Why You Can't Just Get Over It

    If you have the flashbacks and the hypervigilance and the sleep that will not come, and someone has told you it is time to move on, this episode is for you. Caleb and Verlynda walk through why betrayal produces the full symptom picture of post-traumatic stress but usually falls outside the diagnostic manual's definition of a qualifying trauma, what the research actually found, and the correction most couples never get: your partner stopping does not stop your trauma. They finish with what kind of help fits and in what order. https://therapevo.com/trauma-therapy/trauma-therapy-for-ptsd/?utm_source=podcast

    25 min
  • Why the Betrayer Shuts Down: The Shame Collapse Behind the Silence

    If you have gone completely blank while your partner asked questions about what you did, this episode is for you. Caleb and Verlynda break down what is actually happening in your nervous system in that moment, why toxic shame collapses you while guilt moves you toward repair, and what your silence lands as on the other side of the room. You will also get three concrete things to do in the moment so you can stay present, plus the difference between a real pause and stonewalling. https://therapevo.com/help-for-the-betrayer/?utm_source=podcast

    32 min
  • When Porn Talks Back: AI Companions, Deepfakes, and Why Interactive Porn Hooks Harder

    AI porn is not one thing: it is four, and the kinds that talk back reach deeper than video ever could. Caleb and Verlynda explain why AI companions hook the attachment system, what partners feel when they discover a chat thread that reads like an affair, and what real help looks like. Start with a free consultation: https://therapevo.com/porn-addiction/?utm_source=podcast

    28 min
  • Narcissist or Sex Addict? How a Therapist Reads the Pattern Behind Betrayal

    If everyone keeps telling you your partner is a narcissist but part of you wonders if this is addiction, this episode is for you. Caleb and Verlynda walk through the two engines that can drive identical betrayal, the five questions a therapist sits with instead of armchair-diagnosing, and why recovery over time is the only honest answer. Learn more or book a free consultation: https://therapevo.com/trauma-therapy/narcissistic-abuse-recovery/?utm_source=podcast

    29 min

About Normalize therapy.

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Formerly: The Marriage Podcast for Smart People. Co-hosted by Caleb and Verlynda Simonyi-Gindele. We are married to each other and are both counselors who have worked extensively with couples and…

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