My Wife Has a Pattern of Infidelity, but I Love Her - a podcast by Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW and Tami VerHelst
from 2023-11-03T16:58:22
Dr. Rob and Tami answer a question from a betrayed partner about his wife’s recurring infidelity. What first begins as innocent text messages with a stranger quickly turn sexual for her. It’s a pattern that has repeated over and over. As he is trying to save the relationship, he wonders if this is all due to her traumatic and awful past where she was a victim of sexual abuse as a child. Dr. Rob clarifies on what might be going on with a female sex addict.
TAKEAWAYS:
[:35] My wife goes through the same sexual infidelity patterns. Is this due to unresolved childhood sexual trauma?
[8:45] When your wife acts out, what are some of the consequences that happen?
[14:40] There is a men’s betrayed partner group that you can attend to get the support you need!
[16:00] I told my children about my addiction. One of them is extremely Christian and disapproves. How do I heal the relationship with my children?
[22:05] Focus on the work and let go of the outcome. It might not be possible to repair the relationship so soon after recovery.
[22:55] Now that I am in recovery, I am finishing within minutes. This has never happened before. What’s going on?
RESOURCES:
Email Tami: Tami@Seekingintegrity.com
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