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In this raw episode of Lights On, Carl and Laura Lentz tackle the question every couple secretly asks after betrayal: "Is this hard because we're healing—or hard because something is broken?" The answer will challenge everything you think you know about recovery.
Drawing from five years of rebuilding their own marriage, Carl and Laura expose an uncomfortable truth: the betrayed wife often has to work harder than the husband who cheated. Not because it's fair—it's absolutely not—but because staying stuck in suspicion will destroy you faster than the affair ever could.
Laura shares why she had to stop being the "police officer" in her marriage and become a "peaceful observer of change." Carl delivers the challenge most men avoid: if you want your wife to trust you again, stop waiting for her to ask the right questions. An honest man tells on himself.
From the difference between "spotlight work" and "shadow work," to why demanding honesty when you can't handle the answers creates a dangerous cycle, this episode delivers practical frameworks you can use today.
This episode will challenge any betrayed spouse who believes healing is the cheater's job alone.
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## CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Is This The Right Kind of Hard?
05:33 - The "You Cheated" Trump Card
09:49 - Why This Takes Constant Work
13:04 - Spotlight Work vs Shadow Work
20:21 - The Betrayed Wife Has To Work Too
27:21 - Police Officer vs Peace Observer
38:59 - Plana Partnership
39:54 - What An Honest Man Will Tell You
51:22 - Patterns Over Promises
55:47 - The Right Kind of Difficult
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