Healing with WORTH

How can breaking free from isolation that betrayal can create, to connectiion help us heal? Brene Brown says, "I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued when they can give and receive without judgment and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship."  We personally recognize that isolation is such a lonely place to b...

Tammy Gustafson, Licensed Professional Counselor with Live Free Counseling, joins us today on the podcast to share her personal story of betrayal and recovery and becoming a therapist and coach.  She has a particular passion for helping wives who've experienced sexual betrayal trauma heal and move forward. Tammy specializes in helping women heal from the bad things that happened to them so th...

This episode is the second part of our interview with Jeff to discuss a topic he is very passionate about.  Over many years of working with men and women dealing with sex addiction, he is helping the women he works with individually and in group recognize the emotional abuse the sex addiction is causing in their relationship. Helping women break free of denial and recognize the emotional abus...

Jeff Ford MS, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in St. George, UT. Jeff specializes in treating pornography and sexual addiction. He also works with spouses and family members that are affected by addiction.   We are honored to have Jeff with us today to discuss a topic he is very passionate about.  Over many years of working with men and women dealing...

Today's episode is the second part of our interview with licensed therapist Randi Gray on Somatic Experiencing and EMDR work in trauma recovery. At the end of 2020 we had a WORTH member come on the podcast and share how Somatic Experiencing helped her in her healing recovery .  This week we have Licensed therapist Randi Gray LCP, NCC on the podcast to discuss how Somatic Experiencing and EMDR...

Today's episode is all about how to use a specialized form of therapy to release trauma from your body and bring your recovery to the next level. At the end of 2020 we had a WORTH member come on the podcast and share how Somatic Experiencing helped her in her healing recovery .  This week we have Licensed therapist Randi Gray LCP, NCC on the podcast to discuss how Somatic Experiencing and EMD...

"What are you willing to sacrifice for your safety and well-being?"  In this follow up episode to creating safety through boundaries we discuss what fear we personally have had creating boundaries and what also may be holding you back.  Dr. Jill Manning shared with us in her interview in Episode 44 and 45, the top 5 barriers that hold us back from creating boundaries for ourselves. This...

This is the final episode of a 3 part interview.  At the beginning of this year we shared with you that we really wanted to have stories of hope from couples who have both worked their recovery through betrayal trauma and addiction.  Make sure to listen to the first parts in Episodes 41 and 42 before listening to this episode.  In this episode TC and Jon Jolley share where they are...

This is part 2 of a 3 part interview.  Make sure to listen to the first part in Episode 41 before listening to this one.  At the beginning of this year we shared with you that we really wanted to have stories of hope from couples who have both worked their recovery through betrayal trauma and addiction. In this episode TC and Jon Jolley share what their separation period was like for eac...

At the beginning of this year we shared with you that we really wanted to have stories of hope from couples who have both worked their recovery through betrayal trauma and addiction. We are so grateful to introduce our first couple sharing their message of hope with you.  TC and Jon Jolley were so gracious to share their time with us and their story of betrayal, addiction, and today their bea...

We are happy to share part 2 of our interview with Dr Adam Moore.  Dr. Moore is a licensed marriage and family therapist and co-owner of Sila health, which operates mental health counseling offices in Utah and Nevada.  He also hosts a mental health podcast called Pocket Therapist, and has been a guest on dozens of other podcasts. He is a relationship and mental health expert and speciali...

We were honored to have Doctor Adam Moore on the podcast!  Dr. Moore is a licensed marriage and family therapist and co-owner of Sila health, which operates mental health counseling offices in Utah and Nevada.  He also hosts a mental health podcast called Pocket Therapist, and has been a guest on dozens of other podcasts. He is a relationship and mental health expert and specializes in t...

In this second part of the conversation of Physical Intimacy we discuss what our beliefs are today around sexuality and some of the boundaries we have in place to have safety. We want to point out that safety involves much more than physical safety. It involves spiritual, emotional, and mental.  All types of safety are necessary to be established before you reach the connection of physical. I...

This week we discuss how betrayal in a relationship affects physical intimacy as well as what physical intimacy can look like in a healthy relationship. Physical intimacy is a very complicated issue when addiction and pornography is present in a marriage. It's a very individual matter how you decide to share or not share physical touch and intimacy with your spouse. Safety is a very high priority...

Today's episode is from an episode on Geoff Steurer LMFT The Illuminate podcast with one of our WORTH clinicians Kimberly Day LMHCA.   https://anchor.fm/illuminate-podcast/episodes/Confronting-abuse-in-marriage---Kimberly-Day---Episode-74-enjsj4 Geoff's show notes: "In this episode I interview Kimberly Day, LMHCA, about how to better diagnose and confront abuse in marriage. Kim says that when...

This is the second part of an interview of Geoff Steurer MS, LMFT on therapeutic disclosures.   A full therapeutic disclosure is: "As detailed as you need it to be, including the truth about all sexual behaviors past and present. Accompanied by professional care for you before, during, and after the disclosure ." www.btr.org Show Notes: Formal Disclosure Documents by Mary A. Lee LMFT , CSAT-S...

We were fortunate to have Geoff Steurer, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist come on the podcast to discuss therapeutic disclosures.  A full therapeutic disclosure is: "As detailed as you need it to be, including the truth about all sexual behaviors past and present. Accompanied by professional care for you before, during, and after the disclosure ." www.btr.org Listen as he answers our qu...

With the start of the New Year we wanted to share some exciting interviews we have coming up .  We will be having therapists Dr. Adam Moore, Geoff Streurer, and Dr. Jill Manning on the show.  We are so grateful to them and their willingness to come share their expertise on betrayal trauma with us.   Look for those to be released in the upcoming weeks ahead. We also wanted to sh...

With the holidays here we wanted to share some of our past favorite episodes with you in case you missed it or would like to take a second listen.  This episode was previously released on 9/3/20.  We were so impressed with the vulnerability and strength of these girls to share what they have learned and how they have grown through the Teen WORTH program and how it's helped their families...

With Christmas and New Year's around the corner, there are a lot of things that we do in a family dynamic, that often during this time when you are experiencing so many emotions around betrayal that bring up a lot of mixed emotions. We wanted to put out an episode to offer some validation, share some of our experiences, and some of the ways that we've coped and dealt with some of these emotions th...

Hosts Naomi and Janeen reflect on this past year, favorite episodes, and their takeaway of their personal growth from 2020.  We hope this will inspire you to go back and listen to some of the previous episodes you may not have heard yet. Thank you for listening and supporting us in our journey to help all women and especially women with betrayal trauma.  If you have anything you would li...

WORTH mentor Kara joins us this week to discuss Somatic experiencing and how it can be beneficial to our listeners journey in healing.  Kara is a volunteer for WORTH.  She is involved in the development of a psychoeducational class, the mentor groups and sister in arms program for Life Changing Services. Kara is a latter day Saint and a mother of four. What is somatic experiencing? &nbsp...

Recognizing and Responding to Destructive and Abusive Relationship Patterns: A Stay by the Tree webinar special In this episode of our special Stay By the Tree series, we are joined by clinician Kim Day, LMHCA, CCPS. Kim tackles a very delicate topic by being open and straightforward as she talks to women. She talks about people's ways of thinking, behaviors that can be destructive to a marriage,...

This episode is from a presentation WORTH director Alana Gordon LMFT-I gave on the Mothers Who Know Stay By The Tree Webinar Series. Mothers Who Know, founded by Karen Broadhead, is an online community where mothers support other mothers and learn how to protect children against pornography.  To learn more about them and find out how to sign up for their free online classes head to their webs...

This episode is a continuation of Episode 28.  We recommend you listen to that episode first then come back and listen to this one.  In this episode we will continue the conversation how grief affects us in betrayal trauma with the stages of anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.  When you discover the sexual betrayal of your primary attachment, it plunges you into pain, los...