Dr. Susan Orenstein is a licensed psychologist and the founder and director of Orenstein Solutions. Susan has committed her professional career to help individuals and couples improve their relationships. She helps her clients learn to communicate more effectively and build intimacy inside and outside of the bedroom. 

In our previous episode, we talked about the fallout of affairs and we discuss the emotional side of affairs with Dr. Susan.

Dr. Susan believes that the deceit involved with an affair is one of the most challenging emotions to work through. 

We discuss the reasons people cheat with Dr. Susan

• A mid-life crisis
• Travel for work without setting proper boundaries
• Substance abuse
• A personal crisis that you are not addressing directly
• An exit strategy from an unhappy relationship

Dr. Susan has a podcast called "After the First Marriage" Do you need a sounding board to help you through a divorce? If you’re inundated with divorce advice and aren’t sure how to sift through the good, the bad, and the ugly, tune into the After the First Marriage podcast.

We discuss how couples get intimate again after an affair. Dr. Susan describes several scenarios from her experience counseling couples. And we discuss dealing with the fallout of emotional affairs. 

Find out more about Dr. Susan at www.orensteinsolutions.com