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Intimacy is a fundamental human experience that goes far beyond romantic relationships. Join us as we dive into the deep and multifaceted layers of human connection, exploring everything from friendship and family bonds to self-love and vulnerability.
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After Betrayal: What is the Voice of the Betraying Spouse (Episode #137) (opens the original)
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What Is the Voice of the Betraying Spouse? After betrayal, the person who caused the harm may wonder whether they still have the right to express their feelings, disagree, set boundaries, or acknowledge when something hurts. At the same time, the betrayed partner needs space for their pain, anger, and trauma to be heard and understood. In this episode of the Human Intimacy Podcast, Dr. Kevin Skinner and MaryAnn Michaelis explore a difficult but important question: What is the voice of the betray
When Your Partner Won’t Engage in Healing: Finding Clarity When Values and Recovery No Longer Align (Episode 136) (opens the original)
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When Your Partner Won’t Engage in Healing: Finding Clarity When Values and Recovery No Longer Align Episode Summary What do you do when your partner refuses to discuss the betrayal, avoids recovery, or no longer seems to share the values that once defined your relationship? The uncertainty can become its own source of pain. You may feel trapped between pursuing answers, walking on eggshells, and remaining in a relationship where you no longer know what your partner believes or intends to do. In
Betrayal Withdrawal: When Sexual Secrecy Creates Emotional Abandonment (Episode #135) (opens the original)
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Betrayal Withdrawal: When Sexual Secrecy Creates Emotional Abandonment Episode Summary What happens when a partner senses that something is wrong but cannot explain the growing distance? They may reach for connection, initiate affection, or ask what has changed—only to be told that everything is fine. Over time, repeated rejection and denial can cause them to question their perceptions and wonder whether something is wrong with them. In this episode, Dr. Kevin Skinner and MaryAnn Michaelis, LCSW
Why Is Healing Taking So Long? Navigating Trust, Setbacks, and Different Paces After Betrayal (Episode #134) (opens the original)
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Why Is Healing Taking So Long? Navigating Trust, Setbacks, and Different Paces After Betrayal Healing after betrayal rarely follows a straight path. Even when both partners are trying, progress can feel slow, uneven, and difficult to recognize. In this listener-question episode, Dr. Kevin Skinner and MaryAnn Michaelis explain why recovery requires more than simply stopping the behavior. Lasting healing involves creating new emotional and relational patterns while allowing the nervous system time
After Betrayal: Supporting Individual Healing and Relational Repair (Episode #133) (opens the original)
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After Betrayal: Supporting Individual Healing and Relational Repair Episode Summary Learning the full truth about a betrayal can be an important step, but it does not immediately restore safety or connection. Even after disclosure, the betrayed partner may continue experiencing fear, intrusive thoughts, hypervigilance, disrupted sleep, and uncertainty. These are understandable trauma responses—not signs that they are failing to heal or refusing to move forward. In this episode of the Human Intim
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