Welcome to the Love After Lies podcast, where we help couples who have been devastated by infidelity find hope and healing for their relationship. We're your hosts, Josh and Avonlea Roy. We've walked the painful road of infidelity in our own marriage, and we're going to show you how we overcame the impossible so that you can have more love, freedom, connection, intimacy, and happiness in your marriage.
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Send us a text In this episode, we invite you into a raw, God-centered conversation about what it means to cast a vision for a new kind of love. You’ll hear Avonlea’s personal journal entries from “Calling in the One,” and the cautious moments of reuniting in person after weeks apart. Whether you're healing your marriage or your own heart, we pray …
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Send us a text In this episode, we return to the raw and painful moments of August 2023—the second month in our healing journey. We talk about the impossible odds of saving our marriage after betrayal, the emotional weight of therapeutic separation, and the heart-wrenching process of rebuilding from ground zero. From moments of profound spiritual i…
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Send us a text In a spiritual context, a "sacred wound" refers to a deep, transformative trauma or suffering that, instead of being a source of negativity, becomes a catalyst for growth, healing, and a deeper connection with the divine or oneself. When God creates Eve, He calls her an “ezer kenegdo.” That’s the word used in the original Hebrew in G…
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Send us a text Josh and Avonlea dive deeper into their journey of recovery and healing and share some of the resources that helped them navigate through the process. Affair Recovery "The Shocking Truth About Trust" Affair Recovery First Steps Bootcamp Find a CSAT Therapist Find an APSATS Therapist Full Disclosure: How to Share the Truth After Sexua…
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Send us a text Josh and Avonlea share more details about their journey and specifics about how they handled the first month after D Day.By Joshua & Avonlea Roy
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10. Betrayal Trauma & Post Traumatic Growth
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33:18Send us a text In this episode, Avonlea and Josh talk about trauma and betrayal trauma, as well as a lesser known subject: post traumatic growth.By Joshua & Avonlea Roy
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Send us a text Josh and Avonlea share what they have learned about lust, sex, and addiction, and how that knowledge empowered them on their journey of healing and recovery.By Joshua & Avonlea Roy
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Send us a text Josh and Avonlea discuss the question of divorce after infidelity.By Joshua & Avonlea Roy
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7. Therapeutic Separation & Sex Addiction
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28:01Send us a text Josh and Avonlea talk about their decision to separate, and how they first learned about sex and lust addiction and how it might be impacting their relationship.By Joshua & Avonlea Roy
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Send us a text In this episode, Josh and Avonlea talk about how sex went wrong in their lives.By Joshua & Avonlea Roy
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5. Avonlea's Betrayal Trauma Coping Tools and Strategies
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29:57Send us a text Avonlea talks about her journey and navigating betrayal trauma.By Joshua
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Send us a text Josh and Avonlea share their initial reactions to the disclosure of infidelity in their marriage.By Joshua
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Send us a text Josh and Avonlea share about the disclosure of infidelity in their marriage.By Joshua & Avonlea Roy
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Send us a text Josh and Avonlea Roy share the first part of how their lives led up to this podcast.By Joshua
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Send us a text Josh and Avonlea share the second part of how their lives led up to this podcast.By Joshua
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