How do unfaithful partners typically respond differently than hurt partners after an affair? What constitutes an affair - intercourse? Instant messaging? Flirting? How can unfaithful partners take responsibility for the damage they caused and earn forgiveness?
These are just a few of the many questions that leave couples feeling confused about what to do after there has been an affair. Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD has beautifully answered these questions in her book, After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful. She normalizes and reassures couples about what they are going through in a way that gives them hope.
That book has been incredibly successful and has sold over 500,000 copies. In addition to that she has written two other books which are linked below. She has been in practice for over 40 years in Westport, Connecticut.
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Books
After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful
How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, the Freedom Not To
Life with Pop: Lessons on Caring for an Aging Parent
113: Shane Birkel on the Impact of Childhood Neglect on Relationships
112: Dr. Pat Love on The 5 Forces Destroying Your Relationship that You Probably Never Heard Of
111: Helen Fisher on The Anatomy of Love
110: Alexandra Katehakis on Sex Addiction and Healthy Sex - (rerun)
109: Janis Abrahms Spring on Healing After an Affair - (rerun)
108: Laura Long on Marketing, Niching, Websites
107: Removing Blocks to Success with Kine Corder
106: Sue Johnson on Emotionally Focused Therapy
105: Ellyn Bader on The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy - (Rerun)
104: Gottman and RLT Comparison with Zach Brittle
103: When HE Has a Higher Sex Drive than SHE with Susan Bratton
102: Couples Intensive Retreats with Kerry Lusignan
101: How to Help Your Partner Heal from an Affair with Linda MacDonald
100: Harville Hendrix on Imago Therapy - (rerun)
099: The Importance of Conflict for Couples with CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke
098: Neurodiverse Couples with Grace Myhill
097: Female Desire with Lisa Taddeo
096: Elliott Connie on Solution Focused Brief Therapy
095: How to Be a Functional Adult with Jan Bergstrom
094: ADHD and Couples Therapy with Ari Tuckman
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