Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow We Get Stuck in our Pain . . . and How to Heal and Move Forward
Episode 43
In this episode, Mark and Steve come from a very heart-felt place in speaking to the women who may find themselves "stuck in the pain of Betrayal Tra…
5 years, 4 months ago
Is there a Place for "Sexual Entitlement" in a Healthy Marriage Relationship?
Episode 42
Mark and Steve produced this episode in response to a PBSE listener's question—
Hi Guys! Would it be possible to talk about entitlement in an episode…
5 years, 4 months ago
If You Don't Have Honesty—You Don't Have Much
Episode 41
This episode starts with Mark and Steve getting super raw about how lying was a big part of their addiction years and early recovery.
- There are MA…
5 years, 4 months ago
Are YOU Choosing Your Life . . . OR . . . is "IT" Choosing You?
Episode 40
Mark and Steve get personal and talk about how, for much of their lives, they lived in "victim mode" and ran around spouting off cliches like, "I'm a…
5 years, 5 months ago
In Recovery & Healing—Is God Your Problem or Your Solution?
Episode 39
In this episode, Mark and Steve talk raw and real about their personal "God journeys"—how God operated in their lives BEFORE recovery and healing (cr…
5 years, 5 months ago
Hey, we're doing well, so we can let up on our Boundaries—Right?
Episode 38
When things have been going well for awhile in addiction recovery and betrayal trauma healing, there can be a temptation to relax the boundaries we'v…
5 years, 5 months ago
I'm Not Sexually Attracted to My Partner—Are We Done?
Episode 37
We live in a culture that can easily tend to make physical/sexual attraction the "be all, end all," in marriage relationships. In this episode, Mark …
5 years, 5 months ago
How to Have DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS that bring TRUE CONNECTION!
Episode 36
Our most DIFFICULT conversations can also be the most CONNECTING!
In this episode, Mark and Steve get raw and real about WHY we avoid difficult and u…
5 years, 6 months ago
How Do We Become Trapped in a "Marriage Crisis" and Can We Ever Come Back Together?
Episode 35
Porn addiction, Betrayal Trauma and other challenges can plunge us hopelessly into a seemingly perpetual pattern of Negative Relationship Patterns! T…
5 years, 6 months ago
How "Pain Avoidance" feeds Addiction & Betrayal Trauma!
Episode 34
It's natural to avoid pain--that protection mechanism is built directly into the human brain. BUT, "pain avoidance" often creates and then feeds Addi…
5 years, 6 months ago