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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Check out Dr. Spring's website at janisaspring.com
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
093: Men and Communication with Robert Kandell
092: People of Color and Couples Therapy with Dr. Angela Clack
091: Deirdre Fay on Feeling Safely Attached
090: Attachment Styles with Annie Chen
089: Infertility, Postpartum Depression, and Perinatal Loss with Bina Bird
088: Lynn Grodzki on Bringing Aspects of Coaching into Therapy
087: Sex Talk with Erika Miley
086: Martha Kauppi on Working with Open Relationships
085: The 5 Stages of Relationships with Leanne Clarkson
084: Men and Masculinity with Joseph Losi
083: Keeping it Real with Couples with Jasmine Foulkes
082: Wendy Behary on Working with Narcissism
081: Healing from Heartbreak with Chautè Thompson
080: Lori Gottlieb on Normalizing the Human Experience
079: EFT and Attachment Injuries with Leanne Campbell and David Fairweather
078: Stan Tatkin on Understanding Your Partner's Brain
077: EFT and Trauma with Kathryn Rheem
076: Couples Retreats with Rachel Zamore
075: Using Mindfulness in Couples Therapy with Rob Fisher
074: Lisa Ferentz on How Trauma Impacts Adult Relationships
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