Helping Couples Heal Podcast

Welcome to the Helping Couples Heal podcast. If you have lost hope around healing your relationship due to infidelity, relational or betrayal trauma you have come to the right place. Helping Couples Heal is an ongoing podcast designed to help couples recover and heal from the impact of betrayal trauma on their relationships. We cumulatively bring over two decades of experience and expertise in the field of betrayal. Throughout this podcast series, we will offer resources and support and teach you the tools and skills necessary to heal your relationship. You will also hear from recovered addicts, partners, and couples who will share their stories, as well as from experts in the field of betrayal. With compassion, love and fierce commitment, we will guide you and walk beside you as you navigate this journey of recovery, hope, and healing. Thank you for inviting us into your world; we are honored to support you.

Latest Episodes:

05: The Sex Addict: Integrating the Partner Trauma Model Part 1 Jul 01, 2019

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In this episode, we discuss why it’s so crucial to integrate the partner trauma model into the addict or the offending partner's treatment right from the start; abstinence alone is not enough to heal a relationship.

You can find out more about Duane and Marnie at http://www.helpingcouplesheal.com/

04: Survival Responses Jun 04, 2019

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In this episode, we discuss the two causes of trauma in a betrayed partner's experience; the initial trauma or "discovery" and trauma-induced survival responses and how these responses can cause further trauma to a betrayed partner.

You can find out more about Duane and Marnie at http://www.helpingcouplesheal.com/

03: Pathologizing the Partner vs. Partner Trauma Model May 23, 2019

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In this episode, we discuss the two approaches to the treatment of betrayal trauma; the traditional codependency/co-sex addiction model and the partner trauma model. We explain why the traditional approach lacks the necessary relational component and why we use this approach to treat partner and betrayal trauma.

You can find out more about Duane and Marnie at http://www.helpingcouplesheal.com/

02: Betrayal Trauma & Relational Healing May 10, 2019

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In this episode, we define betrayal and relational trauma, why it is so important to talk about this topic and discuss why it is so difficult to heal. We also explain why understanding betrayal trauma is crucial to relational healing.

You can find out more about Duane and Marnie at http://www.helpingcouplesheal.com/

01: Introduction & Hope May 07, 2019

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In this episode, Marnie and Duane introduce themselves, share their professional experience and explain why they created the Helping Couples Heal Podcast.

They also share powerful quotes from addicts and partners about how they healed from the trauma of betrayal.

If you have been traumatized by betrayal, listen to this episode for hope and inspiration.

You can find out more about Duane and Marnie at: http://www.helpingcouplesheal.com/