As you may know it is so very hard to talk about the pain of betrayal. It is hard for both partners but for different reasons. Putting our feelings into words that make sense is part of the challenge. Well no fear! We get that started for you here in this episode. We dive into some of the things the unfaithful partner very often feels, and wishes they could put into words, but often struggles to do. Let us know if you have something you'd like to add!
Ep 71 - 23 Things the Betrayed Wants the Unfaithful Partner to Know After Affair(s)
Ep 69: 3 Things You Need If You're Feeling Stuck
Ep 0: How To Make This Podcast Work For You and Why Listen To This?
Ep 1: 7 Stages Of Affair Recovery
Ep 2: Why won't they stop the affair? What is Limerence?
Ep 3: Why Do We Fight or Avoid Talking About The Affair?
In the negative cycle we each play a part in perpetuating and maintaining it. When we encounter our feelings the action tendencies we decide to take are how we maintain the cycle. So when I said that we feel hurt (primary), so we show anger (secondary), then we DO SOMETHING to try and take care of it, solve it, and bring ourselves and our relationship back to homeostasis. This is the part we play. There are four types of interactions within the cycle or four ‘parts’.