Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNew Year’s Resolutions Can Make Addiction Worse! Try this Instead.
Episode 103
In this episode, Mark & Steve talk raw and real about why the traditional "New Year's Resolution" failed for them SO many times—and often had the eff…
4 years, 2 months ago
How to Balance Christmas (and other holidays) with the Trauma of Recovery & Healing
Episode 102
In what can sometimes be the "hellish" experience of addiction recovery and betrayal trauma healing, can we still find wonder, enjoyment and even a l…
4 years, 2 months ago
When Stress Hits—STAND UP for Your Personal & Couple-ship "Bill of Rights"!
Episode 101
Everyone faces different kinds of STRESS in everyday life. But, when we're in addiction recovery or healing from betrayal trauma, that stress is ofte…
4 years, 3 months ago
This is Our 100th Episode! In the Pain of Addiction & Betrayal Trauma—There is GREAT HOPE!
Episode 100
Although we can't quite believe it, this is PBSE's 100th Episode!!! Thank you to all our listeners who made this possible! It would never have happe…
4 years, 3 months ago
My Spouse is in Recovery but will NOT have Sex with Me! What Can I Do?
Episode 99
There are plenty of situations where an addict spouse wants to have sex all the time. There are situations where the spouse suffering from betrayal t…
4 years, 3 months ago
How Do We Find Connection When There’s Been “Mutual Betrayal”?
Episode 98
A PBSE listener recently sent in a situation and question—
He has been in recovery and "clean" for a year. At one point during that year of recovery, …
4 years, 3 months ago
What Should Come First—Him Ending His Affair, or Us Starting Couples Counseling?
Episode 97
We know—the title of this episode is INSANE!!! But it comes from an actual question sent in by a PBSE listener—
My partner and I are STUCK. We have b…
4 years, 4 months ago
How Can I “Adequately” Explain to My Spouse WHY I Looked at Porn?
Episode 96
Here's a question from a PBSE listener—
I am a recovering sex and porn addict working on my recovery and trying to reconcile with my wife and heal our…
4 years, 4 months ago
My Husband Watches Female Professional Wrestling. Is That a Problem?
Episode 95
In this episode, Mark and Steve respond to a listener who asks a very important question about one of her spouse's favorite pastimes—watching female …
4 years, 4 months ago
As an Addict, How Can You Move Past Your Defensiveness to Truly Connect With Your Spouse?
Episode 94
In this episode, Mark and Steve respond to a PBSE listener's sincere inquiry about HOW to move through his defensiveness in response to his wife's le…
4 years, 4 months ago