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Tune in this week to discover what you're trying to avoid by telling yourself you can't transition from an affair into a non-affair or "normal" relationship. Dr. Marie Murphy is sharing how believing that your relationship simply can't work is impacting how you're showing up in that relationship, and how to instead pursue your relationship your way, even if it means uncertainty and vulnerability along the way. Get full show notes and more information here: https://mariemurphyphd.com/115

Tune in this week to start questioning the common beliefs about marriage that make so many infidelity situations so much more difficult to deal with. You'll learn how unexamined beliefs keep you stuck in situations you don't love, while being conscious of how your thoughts and beliefs influence your behavior will bring you the freedom and power to make the choice you really want to make. Get full show notes and more information here: https://mariemurphyphd.com/114

By allowing yourself to want something or someone, contending with the experience of not getting what you want is inevitable. So, how do you deal with the ache of deeply wanting something and not having it yet? And why could this be the key to getting the result you truly want in your infidelity situation?

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Tune in this week for a discussion on why being a human feels terrible sometimes. Dr. Marie Murphy is exploring why the traditionally prescribed intolerance of feeling awful isn't actually helpful, why as a society we've never normalized feeling terrible, and how to deal with feeling uncomfortable emotions without making it a problem that needs to be immediately solved. Get full show notes and more information here: https://mariemurphyphd.com/112

Tune in this week to discover the price of living in convenience over taking uncomfortable action. Even when we know that making the effort to change our behavior would benefit us in the overall scheme of things, Dr. Marie Murphy is sharing why so many people would rather take the convenient route, and how to see what you stand to gain by finally dealing with it. Get full show notes and more information here: https://mariemurphyphd.com/111

Let's say you're in a committed relationship and you've done something that counts as cheating, and your partner knows about it. There is indeed something you might owe them. However, if you think you need to make your partner feel better, answer their questions, share your thoughts, right your wrongs, agree to protocols to reestablish trust, and suffer like your partner is suffering, what Dr. Marie Murphy is sharing today might surprise you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://mariemurphyphd.com/110

Tune in this week to discover why it may be helpful to hold off on making a decision. Dr. Marie Murphy is diving into why pressuring yourself to immediately make a decision about your infidelity situation isn't going to lead to a decision you actually feel good about, and how to slow down, so you can make the decision that's right for you when you're ready. Get full show notes and more information here: https://mariemurphyphd.com/109

Some people are very preoccupied, perhaps even obsessed, with the question of why people cheat. But is that a helpful question to ask? Dr. Marie Murphy is here to show you why, although every single person is responsible for their actions, nobody acts in a vacuum. Social conditions create the context in which cheating happens, so you'll learn about the circumstances that make it more likely for cheating to occur, and how these structures come up against individual agency. Get full show notes and more information here: https://mariemurphyphd.com/108

Tune in this week because Dr. Marie Murphy is unpacking the question, "Is monogamy natural or unnatural?" Marie is diving deep into what natural even means, the meaning that gets applied to the word natural, and why it only gets more complicated when you try to bring the natural versus unnatural debate to how you think about your relationships, monogamy, and what you really want in your sexual and romantic life. Get full show notes and more information here: https://mariemurphyphd.com/107

Maybe you want to leave your marriage, but you're not sure exactly why yet. Perhaps you think your marriage is something you should aspire to and value, but you're not fully wanting it. Asking yourself, "Why would I want to leave a perfect relationship?" is the wrong question. So, in this episode, Dr. Marie Murphy is showing you how to ask yourself the right questions that show you what you really want, not what you think you should want. Get full show notes and more information here: https://mariemurphyphd.com/106