I Don’t Know Who I Want More. My Wife or My Mistress? - a podcast by Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW and Tami VerHelst
from 2021-03-25T13:18:02
Rob and Tami answer a question from someone who is struggling to understand if he should choose his wife, or continue with the woman he cheated with. Many addicts are faced with this question, even men who are on their second or third marriage have struggled with this. Rob and Tami talk about how you can determine whether your marriage is worth saving or not after a terrible betrayal.
TAKEAWAYS:
[0:30] Sex addiction isn’t always about intimacy issues. How correct is this?
[4:15] Can a sex addict really, truly, fully be recovered?
[8:15] My wife wants a divorce. I want to be with her, but also with my mistress. I’m confused. What do I do?
[11:55] Are you leaving the relationship for the right reasons? Really take time for yourself to figure this out.
[15:45] I always want a healthy relationship with abnormal people. What do I do?
[20:45] My Addict’s CSAT said addiction is never a problem and is not the symptom of a divorce. The problem is the inability to cope with emotions. Is this true?
[22:25] Addiction takes all the juice out of the relationship.
[24:50] Do you have to do a disclosure and a polygraph in order to get over betrayal?
RESOURCES:
Email Tami: Tami@Seekingintegrity.com
Prodependence: Moving Beyond Codependency Book by Robert Weiss
Sex Addiction 101: A Basic Guide to Healing from Sex, Porn, and Love Addiction by Robert Weiss
Cruise Control Book by Robert Weiss
Further episodes of Overcoming Betrayal
Further podcasts by Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW and Tami VerHelst
Website of Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW and Tami VerHelst