Overcoming Hidden Barriers to Healing After Betrayal - Episode 280

In this solo episode, I’m diving into three hidden barriers that can keep you stuck in the healing process after betrayal. Whether you’re the betrayed partner or the one working to rebuild trust, these common fears and beliefs can make it hard to move forward. I’ll walk you through why these barriers exist and share practical ways to navigate them so you can keep progressing in your healing journey.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
🔹 Why the fear of repeated betrayal is so powerful—and what you can do about it
🔹 The myth that trust can never be rebuilt and how to shift this belief
🔹 Why “once a cheater, always a cheater” is a damaging mindset
🔹 How to balance self-protection with openness and hope
🔹 The importance of recognizing and updating your emotional responses as healing progresses

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✅ Exclusive video lessons and worksheets
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About Geoff Steurer: I am a licensed marriage and family therapist, relationship educator, and coach with over 20 years of experience. I am the co-author of, "Love You, Hate the Porn: Healing a Relationship Damaged by Virtual Infidelity", the host of the weekly podcast, "From Crisis to Connection", and have produced workbooks, audio programs, and online courses helping couples and individuals heal from the impact of sexual betrayal, unwanted pornography use, partner betrayal trauma, and rebuilding broken trust. As a leader in the field, I am a frequent contributor on these subjects at national conferences, documentaries, blogs, magazines, and podcasts. I also write a weekly relationship advice column available on my blog. I founded and ran an outpatient sexual addict