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
073: Navigating Stepfamily Situations with Karen Bonnell
072: Psychodrama with Couples with Walter Logeman
071: Hedy Schleifer on Creating Transformation in Couples Therapy
070: Bill Doherty on Marital Commitment vs. Individual Happiness
069: Tammy Nelson on Sex and Couples Therapy
068: Emotionally Focused Therapy Training with Jill Fischer
067: Rebecca Jorgensen on EFT and Therapist Development
066: Allison Puryear on Building a Fantastic Couples Therapy Practice
065: Connectfulness with Rebecca Wong
064: Black Belt Husband with Quentin Hafner
063: A Couple Educating Couples with Dr. Jameson and Herdyne Mercier
062: The 5 Core Issues from Pia Mellody and RLT with Kim Ploussard
061: EFT vs. RLT Debate with Figs O'Sullivan
060: Relationships 101 with Signe Simon and Simone Humphrey
059: Emotionally Focused Family Therapy with Gail Palmer
058: The Five Losing Strategies in Relationships with Shane Birkel
057: Tiffany McLain on The Money Mindset for Therapists
056: Gottman and Infidelity with Jennifer Lagrotte
055: Attachment vs. Differentiation Debate with Nathan Hardy and Adam Fisher
054: Love Worth Making with Stephen Snyder
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