Websites and Podcasts

If you or someone you love is struggling with sex addiction or partner betrayal, consider the following websites:

Instagram 


1. Peaceful_Barb – Post Regarding DARVO – https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_yHDjMPiSY/?igsh=NWNtcnRscm8wbHlr

APPS

1. How We Feel – “How We Feel is a free journal for your well-being created by scientists, designers, engineers, and psychologists. Over time, you will learn precise words to describe how you feel, spot trends and patterns, and practice simple strategies to regulate your emotions in healthy ways.”
2. The Tapping Solution – “In the app, you’ll discover a powerful alternative to traditional meditation. Tapping (also known as Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT), is a powerful combination of ancient Chinese acupressure and modern psychology. With over 750 guided Tapping Meditations at your fingertips (plus 6 Audiobooks, over a dozen Challenges, Daily Inspiration Audios, and more), you’ll have the tools to navigate any emotion, overcome any fear, and unlock your full potential.”
3. Sorting Therapy – “Sort the colors. Sort when you relax. Sort when you need to relax. Sort when you listen to music. Sort when you listen to podcasts. No timer, levels, sound effects, score, achievements, or distractions. Just sort the colors.”
4. Clarity – CBT Thought Diary – “Clarity is your all-in-one mental health hub for managing stress, anxiety, and low mood. Harness the power of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to transform your mental well-being. Learn what affects your mood, develop healthier thought patterns, problem solve with the AI chatbot, practice effective coping skills, build resilience, and foster personal growth.”
5. Heal – Guided EMDR Therapy App – “Welcome to Heal, a self-guided EMDR therapy app. Improve your mental health from the comfort of your home. Heal provides self-guided sessions to help you work through PTSD, trauma, anxiety, and more with expert-designed protocols.”
6. EMDR – “Welcome to a new era of mental health care with our EMDR therapy app. Ideal for therapists and clients, our app offers a tailored solution for managing PTSD, depression, and anxiety disorders, locally and online. It’s your therapy, your way, whenever and wherever you need it.”
7. EMDR Tappers – ” The EMDR Tappers app was designed by researchers, veterans, and licensed eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) professionals to replicate EMDR therapy with only an iPhone and Apple Watch. Users can set the pace of animations, vibrations, and sounds. These stimuli are synchronized to replicate the benefits of EMDR therapy in any setting without the expensive, bulky equipment. Users can also use the app with just a single phone or two phones. All of this for free. No external, annoying ads.”
8. Worry Dolls – ” The worrydolls work by using scientific cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness techniques, and a bit of magic. Worrydolls gives you a small doll who is ready to listen to what is worrying you. Tell your worry to the doll, then track it over time. You can use Worrydolls like a journal to help you overcome anxiety and stress. Just tell a single worry to the Worrydoll, and the Worrydoll will carry it for you. In this way, you can have worrydolls on your phone.”

Podcasts

  1. Helping Couples Heal – “Helping Couples Heal is an ongoing podcast designed to help couples recover and heal from the impact of betrayal trauma on their relationships. Over the course of this podcast series, we will offer resources and support and teach you the tools and skills necessary to heal your relationship. You will also hear from recovered addicts, partners and couples who will share their stories, as well as from experts in the field of betrayal.”
  2. Beauty after Betrayal Podcast – Hosted by Jenni Rochelle – “Welcome to the Beauty After Betrayal podcast with Jenni Rochelle aka the Queen of Intimacy. As a coach and mentor for smart, successful women who desire to create conscious intimate connections with themselves, their bodies and their beloveds, Jenni has helped hundreds of women reconnect with themselves and partners.”
  3. Beauty Beyond Betrayal – Heal from Betrayal, Affair Recovery, Betrayal Trauma Recovery – Hosted by Lisa Limehouse –  “Have you just found out your husband has sexually betrayed you? Do you feel like the pain will never end? Are you so overwhelmed that you just don’t know how to navigate through the trauma it has brought upon you? Do you feel like you will never trust anyone ever again?
    In this podcast you will find biblical guidance, pure honesty and tactical solutions that will help you heal from the betrayal of an affair. My mission is to help you heal from the devastation, rebuild trust, and rise in confidence so you can find your identity after marital betrayal. If you’re ready to rise above the heartbreak, trauma, and devastation to a place of hope and restoration – then you’re in the right place.”
  4. Sex, Love, and Addiction with Dr. Rob @seekingintegrity.com – This podcast features robust discussions focused on healing from chronic infidelity, cheating, porn, and sex addiction, along with the pain of relationship betrayal. 
  5. Overcoming Betrayal & Addiction with Dr. Rob and Tami @seekingintegrity.com – The Overcoming Betrayal and Addiction podcast, featuring Dr. Rob Weiss and Tami VerHelst, presents a conversational Q&A style discussion drawn from listener questions about sex and porn addictions, infidelity, cheating, and hard work required to heal relationship betrayal. 
  6. Betrayal, betrayal trauma, & DARVO: Promoting individual & collective healing by Melissa Ming Foynes, Podcast: The Science & Soul of Living Well, 7 May 2021 – “In this episode, I speak with Dr. Jennifer J. Freyd, the Founder and President of the Center for Institutional Courage, Inc (https://www.institutionalcourage.org/), keynote speaker, author, and professor emerit of psychology with over 30 years of experience researching people and their relationships with institutions.) Dr. Freyd emphasizes how it is in our nature as human beings to be sensitive to betrayal because experiencing betrayal can be so costly. She also explains how our wiring for connection, attachment, and love can contribute to us not only feeling great shame when we are betrayed, but also may also contribute to a phenomenon she refers to as “betrayal blindness.” She thoughtfully shares her research on betrayal, different types of betrayal (e.g., institutional & interpersonal betrayal), reasons we may forget about experiences of trauma or have difficulty remembering certain details, and DARVO (D – Deny, A – Attack, RVO – Reverse Victim & Offender), a strategy that can be used to deflect blame when confronted with accusations of wrongdoing. Importantly, she highlights hope-instilling aspects of her research which show us how we can refrain from engaging in DARVO regardless of whether or not we believe we did what we are being accused of doing. We also discuss specific, concrete actions we can engage in on individual, interpersonal, and institutional levels to counteract the individual and collective harm caused by DARVO and effectively navigate difficult conversations with courage, curiosity, compassion, accountability, willingness to be vulnerable, openness to believing things we may not understand, and respect for ourselves and others.” 
  7. The Human Intimacy Podcast with Dr. Kevin Skinner – Through thought-provoking conversations with experts, personal stories, and practical advice, we’ll uncover the secrets to nurturing meaningful relationships in a fast-paced digital world. From exploring trust and fostering emotional intimacy to navigating conflicts and rediscovering oneself, we’re here to discover the essence of what it means to truly connect with others and ourselves. Whether you’re seeking to improve your relationships, gain insights into human behaviors, or simply crave a meaningful conversation that enriches your understanding of human connection, you won’t want to miss a single episode of The Human Intimacy Podcast.
  8. The Secure Love Podcast – Real Time Couples Therapy – With Julie Menanno – Welcome to The Secure Love Podcast: Real Time Couples Therapy with Julie Menanno. Julie Menanno is a licensed therapist dedicated to helping couples build secure, lasting connections using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). In each episode, Julie works with a real couple in their 30s, Melissa and Drew, and just like many of us, they are navigating life’s challenges, raising kids, managing busy careers, and working on their relationship.
  9. Coupleship Inc. Videocast with Debra Kaplan and Rick Kahler – Debra Kaplan and Rick Kahler, bring their unique clinical and financial perspectives to this videocast series based on their book, Coupleship Inc: From Financial Conflict to Financial Intimacy. In each episode, Deb and Rick delve into a different topic and bring their book to life to help couples successfully navigate financial conflict toward a healthy Coupleship Inc.