Happily Even After with Life Coach Jen
Happily Even After shares weekly insights and tools to create more fulfilling relationships with yourself, your family and God. Jennifer is a certified life coach that was married for 26 years . She has 4 amazing children and 1 son in law. She doesn’t have it all figured out but she has lots of personal experience and has learned what to do and what not to do in relationships. I help women and men who have experienced betrayal in their marriage or have been divorced learn that their is happiness to be had even when your life doesn't go as planned.
Episodes
Have you ever put someone on a pedestal only to feel devastated when they tumbled down? Pedestals seem harmless—even positive—but they create dangerous dynamics that fuel betrayal, secrets, and delayed healing.
As a trauma-informed life coach who survived betrayal myself, I've seen firsthand how the "perfect spouse" or "golden child" syndrome sets everyone up for failure. The person e...
The devastating words "just move on" after betrayal often cause more harm than the infidelity itself. Like an elephant stubbornly refusing to leave the room, unaddressed betrayal trauma grows larger the more we attempt to ignore it. This raw, honest conversation delves into why rushing the healing process sabotages genuine recovery and creates deeper wounds for both partners.
When betrayal shatters ...
The words "you're just too sensitive" ring in our ears long after they're spoken—especially when they're used to cover up betrayal. As a trauma-informed coach who survived my own journey through infidelity, I've discovered that most troubled relationships follow a pattern: one partner acts as the "bomb maker" while the other becomes "the bomb." This powerful metaphor, ...
Have you ever felt crazy when your intuition was screaming that something was wrong in your relationship? Jeni Brockbank's story will validate those feelings and show you there's a path forward through betrayal trauma.
Jeni, Executive Director of Her Wings Unfold, joins me to share her journey through a 25-year marriage marked by betrayal, and how she transformed her pain into purpose. After discove...
Grief comes in many forms, but society often ranks and responds to them differently. Research suggests that divorce—particularly after betrayal—can be more painful than losing a spouse to death, though making this claim often raises eyebrows. The key difference lies not in the intensity of pain, but in how we process these losses and how others respond to our suffering.
When someone dies, you're permitte...
Shame creeps in silently after betrayal, whispering that we're somehow responsible for our partner's choices. It tells us we should have known better, seen the signs earlier, or somehow prevented the pain that's now consuming us.
As someone who carried the weight of both my own shame and my unfaithful partner's for years, I understand how paralyzing this emotion can be. That's why I ...
What happens when maintaining a relationship with a parent becomes too emotionally costly? Why are more adult children choosing distance from their families? These questions don't have simple answers, but they deserve honest exploration.
In this vulnerable conversation, I'm joined by my daughter Megan who shares her personal journey of going no-contact with her father nearly two years ago. Recording...
The journey through betrayal trauma often feels like navigating a minefield of uncomfortable emotions. Many of us instinctively avoid these feelings, creating a pattern of emotional suppression that prevents true healing. As someone who rode this emotional roller coaster myself for years, I'm passionate about helping others break through this barrier.
Emotional discomfort isn't something to fear or ...
Truth can be both illuminating and devastating. When I recorded my very first podcast episode on "content communicating" with my then-husband, I believed we were strengthening our marriage by teaching others to "say what you mean and mean what you say." Little did I know he was actively betraying me throughout our entire year of podcasting together.
Looking back at that initial episode bri...
Relationship and intimacy coach Monica Tanner joins us to unpack the damaging marriage advice many of us have accepted as truth. Drawing from her seven years of podcasting experience and three years exclusively coaching couples, Monica reveals why seemingly innocent phrases like "happy wife, happy life" and "don't sweat the small stuff" actually create disconnection and resentment in relations...
Healing after betrayal often feels impossible when we're white-knuckling our trauma, convinced that hypervigilance will somehow protect us from future pain. But what if the very things we're clinging to—obsessive thoughts about the affair partner, negative self-image, or fantasy versions of our relationships—are actually preventing our healing?
Drawing from both personal experience and my work as a ...
The aftermath of betrayal often leaves us scrambling to "fix" our broken marriage, convinced that our happiness depends entirely on our spouse's transformation. But what if these beliefs are actually preventing your healing?
Drawing from years of helping clients navigate post-betrayal recovery, I challenge the misconception that rebuilding a marriage is solely your responsibility. When your spo...
Have you ever found yourself stuck in the mindset that your spouse should be the same person you married years ago? Or perhaps you've only focused on your partner's good qualities while being painfully aware of your own flaws? In this deeply personal episode, I share breakthrough realizations about relationships that took me nearly 30 years to uncover.
We explore the life-changing perspective that w...
What happens when the foundation of your marriage crumbles through betrayal? Jennifer Townsend knows this territory intimately. After 26 years of marriage punctuated by her husband's affairs, Jennifer discovered the transformative power of coaching that ultimately gave her the clarity and strength to rebuild her life.
The journey through betrayal trauma is unlike any other. Jennifer shares how she initia...
Have you ever wondered what life could look like three years after making one of the most difficult decisions of your life? In this deeply personal anniversary episode, I reflect on my three-year divorce milestone and the remarkable transformation that's occurred since choosing to end my 26-year marriage after experiencing betrayal.
The journey hasn't been easy. That first year was brutal—selling ou...
Have you ever prided yourself on being the one who "keeps the peace" in your relationships, only to realize later you might be sacrificing your own well-being in the process? That's exactly what happened to me after years of what I thought was noble peacekeeping in my marriage.
In this deeply personal exploration, I unpack the critical difference between peacekeeping and peacemaking—a distincti...
Betrayal tears through more than just marriages—it fractures entire family systems. When divorce follows betrayal, many people discover they're not just losing a spouse but also relationships with in-laws they once considered family. This emotional double-loss often goes unacknowledged but carries its own profound grief.
Drawing from personal experience following my 26-year marriage, I explore the compli...
The journey from being a hands-on parent to navigating relationships with adult children brings unexpected challenges that few of us are prepared to handle. How do we maintain meaningful connections while respecting their growing independence? When do we offer advice versus simply listening? And what happens when our children make choices that conflict with our values or expectations?
This deeply personal epi...
We've all had those moments when we behave in ways that seem completely out of character—slapping someone in public, wanting to jump out of a moving car, or putting a hole in the wall. When betrayal trauma hijacks your nervous system, your body reacts before your rational mind can process what's happening.
Drawing from Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce Perry's groundbreaking book "What Happened...
The parallels between grief and betrayal reveal profound truths about human resilience and our capacity for healing. Drawing inspiration from Molly Bice Jackson's powerful memoir "The Commodity of Connection," this episode explores how the emotional aftermath of betrayal mirrors other devastating life experiences, offering unexpected wisdom for those navigating post-betrayal trauma.
When betray...
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