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
053: Money Conversations and Couples with Kiné Corder
052: Harville Hendrix on Imago Couples Therapy
051: How to Have an Amazing First Couples Therapy Session with Shane Birkel
050: Ian Kerner on Treating Sexual Issues in Couples Therapy
049: Ellyn Bader on The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy
048: Kinky Folks and Non-Traditional Couples with Heather Garner
047: George Faller on Pursuers and Withdrawers in EFT
046: Millennials and Gen Zs in Love with Shadeen Francis
045: Multi-Heritage Couples with Melvin Escobar
044: Building an Online Presence through Social Media with Dr. Julie Hanks
043: Beyond Mars and Venus with John Gray
042: Katherine Woodward Thomas on Conscious Uncoupling
041: Alexandra Katehakis on Sex Addiction and Healthy Sex
040: Polyamorous Relationships with Jonathan Burstein
039: Lynn Grodzki on Building Your Private Practice
038: Terry Real on Relational Life Therapy
036: Co-Parenting through Divorce with Karen Bonnell
035: Stan Tatkin on A Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy
034: 10 Ways to Make More Money in Your Private Practice
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