HeyJaredAfter the Affair
The ‘After the affair’ podcast with Luke Shillings is here to help you process, decide, and move forward on purpose following infidelity. Let’s explore what’s required to rebuild trust not only in yourself, but also with others. Whether you stay or leave, I can help!
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209. The Halo Effect After Betrayal (opens the original)
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After discovering an affair, have you found yourself looking back at your relationship and wondering whether everything meant something different? The late nights at work. The distance. The phone habits. That holiday. That argument from years ago. Things that once seemed completely ordinary can suddenly look suspicious. In this episode, Luke explores the halo effect, the tendency for one strong impression of someone to influence how we interpret everything else about them, and what can happen wh
208. Why Does Betrayal Physically Hurt So Much? (opens the original)
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Betrayal is emotional. So why can it make you feel physically awful? The tight chest. The sick feeling in your stomach. The exhaustion. The tension. The racing heart. Being completely shattered but somehow unable to sleep. None of this feels particularly "emotional" when you're the one experiencing it. In this episode, Luke explores the relationship between emotional and physical pain, and why the distinction between the two isn't always as neat as we imagine. More importantly, he looks at the f
207. Am I Paranoid - Or Trusting My Gut? The Algorithm After Betrayal (opens the original)
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"What if I'm ignoring the signs again?" After betrayal, that question can be incredibly difficult to shake. You trusted before. You believed what you were being told. And somewhere along the way, you discovered that your version of reality wasn't quite what you thought it was. So now you pay attention. You check their phone. Their location. The affair partner's social media. You analyse changes in tone, unexplained delays and tiny inconsistencies. And the more you look, the more you seem to find
206. The Decision You Can't Optimise: Staying or Leaving After Betrayal (opens the original)
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Stay or leave? After betrayal, it can feel as though there must be a right answer. So you do what you've probably done successfully with countless other important decisions. You gather information. Weigh the options. Consider the risks. What happens to the children? The finances? The house? What if they do it again? What if they've genuinely changed? What if you leave and regret it? What if you stay and waste another five years? You create pros and cons lists. Run different scenarios. Have the s
205. Why Falling Apart Feels So Confusing When You're Usually in Control (opens the original)
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You're usually the person who handles things. The calm one. The problem-solver. The person others rely on when something goes wrong. And then betrayal happens. Suddenly, you can't concentrate. You're questioning everything. You're checking their phone at midnight, replaying conversations when you're supposed to be working, crying in the car and struggling to make decisions that once would have seemed simple. But perhaps the most painful part isn't even that you're struggling. It's what you start
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