Hope For Wives

Hope For Wives

For wives and women enduring the pain of sexual betrayal. Conversations that acknowledge the devastation of sexual betrayal through pornography addictions, unwanted sexual behaviors, and infidelity while offering practical insight and hope for healing through a Christian lens. Equips wives to see the next steps in their recovery, and find hope in the mess of this situation. Find additional resources at hopeforwives.com.

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June 25, 2026 41 mins

With your co-hostesses:

Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com
Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com

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Today, we are tackling something that is somewhat ingrained into our culture. That is the language of victim blaming.

Phrases we hear all the time, subtly redirects attention away from the actual wrongdoing and onto the person w...

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com
Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com

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Peace after Parting
Today, we listen to rest of Lyschel's conversation with Amie Woolsey around unexpected grief post-divorce.

Amie Woolsey is a certified betrayal trauma coach and Somatic He...

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com
Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com

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Peace after Parting
Today, we introduce one of our special episodes concerning separation and divorce. Lyschel has a personal and hopeful conversation with Amie Woolsey. They discuss the unexpected grief of post-divorce.

Ami...

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com
Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com

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Welcome to another episode of Hope For Wives. Today, we are continuing our discussion around lament. Listen in as we talk about some lived experience, and  practical tips or tools around lament and lamenting.

We Will be...

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com
Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com

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Welcome to another episode of Hope For Wives. Today, we are exploring a spiritual practice that has typically been underdeveloped, uncomfortable and quietly avoided in the western world. This spiritual practice is lament. Listen...

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May 12, 2026 10 mins

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com
Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com

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Today, we introduce our newest permanent hostess, UK-based therapist and director of recovery for Naked Truth Project, Cat Etherington!!!

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com  
and Special Guest, Amy Matters from MattersWellness

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This is our last episode with Amy Matter. She has been a phenomenal addition to our healing conversations here at Hope For Wives.

As a reminder, Amy is a holistic health practitio...

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com 
and Special Guest - Amy Matters from MattersWellness

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We are so happy that  Amy Matters adds her voice to this important topic, Beyond Coping, The path to THRIVING after betr...

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March 12, 2026 39 mins

With your co-hostesses:

Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com

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Welcome to another episode of Hope for Wives. Because we are working on some really big things in the background of Hope For Wives, we're doing something a little different today. We are resharing a presentation that Bonny did for the Daring Venture...

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With your co-hostesses:

Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com 
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Special Guest - Amy Matters from MattersWellness

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Welcome to another episode of Hope For Wives, Amy Matters is here with Lyschel and I, again, and we are so excited to continue our healing conversation with Amy Matters!

I...

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With your co-hostesses:

Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com 
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Special Guest - Amy Matters from MattersWellness

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Welcome to another episode of Hope For Wives, Amy Matters is here us and we are so excited to continue our healing conversations! 

In this conversation, we're exploring ho...

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February 12, 2026 51 mins

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com

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Today, we are welcoming one of our favorite people in the world, Dr. Barb Steffens, director emeritus of APSATS, to join us as we explore, "Surviving Relapse."

Almost weekly, there is news of yet another ministry leader caught in a sex scan...

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com 
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Special Guest - Amy Matters from matterswellness.com

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Welcome to another episode of Hope For Wives, today we are continuing our discussion around finding safety and healing in our bodies after betrayal with Amy Matte...

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com 
Temporary Hostess Amy Matters of Matterswellness.com

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Welcome to another episode of Hope For Wives, today we are so excited to continue our the healing conversation with, Amy Matters! Amy is a holistic ...

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com

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Today, Lyschel talks with Donna Dixon, a pillar of the betrayal trauma healing community and the founder of the non-profit, A Doorway of Hope. A Doorway of Hope is trauma-informed peer facilitator training that ...

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com 
Temporary Hostess Amy Matters of Matterswellness.com

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Welcome to part 2 of our discussion around betrayal trauma and what's really happening inside our bodies. Our holistic wellness expert, Amy Matters,...

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com 
Temporary Hostess Amy Matters of Matterswellness.com

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Welcome to another episode of Hope For Wives, today we are so excited to introduce you to another extended guest host, Amy Matters! This is Amy's fi...

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November 4, 2025 28 mins

Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com
with special guest, Cat Etherington, nakedtruthproject.com

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Today, Cat, Lyschel and I are tackling the very relevant topic of self-blame and victim-blaming. These are common responses to betrayal and trauma, and blame distorts the truth of what's r...

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October 28, 2025 35 mins

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com
with special guest, Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com

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Shame has a sneaky way of convincing us the our brokenness is a result of the fac...

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October 23, 2025 39 mins

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Lyschel Burket from HopeRedefined.org
Bonny Burns from StrongWives.com
with special guest, Cat Etherington from nakedtruthproject.com

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Shame has a sneaky way of convincing us the our brokenness is a result of the fact we're defective at our core, we're not enough, or that we should stay silent. In this conversation, we'll unpack how shame shows up, why it feels so he...

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