Hope For Wives

Welcome to Hope for Wives With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from  RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from  HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from  StrongWives.com Today, we are answering two questions that have been submitted to us in the recent months. The questions are: Can you give me some examples of boundaries and consequences? I really do not feel co-dependent. So, can you please answer why I...

Welcome to Hope For Wives. With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from  RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from  HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from  StrongWives.com Today we are discussing how grief plays a part in our healing from the impact of sexual betrayal. As I've mentioned in previous podcasts, when the main person in your life betrays you, he murders the trust you had in him. Neurologically,...

Welcome to Hope for Wives With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from  RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from  HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from  StrongWives.com   Today, we finish our discussion revolving around trust. How do I restore trust with God? This may sound a little different as we are having more of a conversation than just answering questions. We will be discussing: Our personal experie...

Welcome to Hope for Wives With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from  RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from  HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from  StrongWives.com Today, we are continuing our discussion around trust. Our specific topic is, "How do I ever trust My partner, again? How will I ever trust that he loves me, will protect me, won't do this to me again. If I were hurting and sick how do I tr...

Welcome to another episode of Hope For Wives. With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from  RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from  HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from  StrongWives.com Today, we are beginning a series of discussions about Trust. Trust is defined as an assured reliance, or firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.  After discovery, typically,...

With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from  RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from  HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from  StrongWives.com Welcome to another episode of Hope For Wives. Today we extend our discussion around Full Therapeutic Disclosure. We explore some myths around Full Therapeutic Disclosures. We also talk about preparation work and post after-care typically looks. We will be discussin...

Welcome to Hope for Wives With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from  RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from  HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from  StrongWives.com Welcome to another episode of Hope for Wives. Today, we are discussing Full Therapeutic Disclosure. In the Pyramid of Intimacy, the foundational piece of any relationship is honesty and truth. The full therapeutic disclosure includes many...

Welcome to Hope for Wives With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from  RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from  HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from  StrongWives.com Today, we're going to do something a little different. We are inviting some of our professional male colleagues to share on the topic of, "Is it a struggle, a compulsion, or an addiction?" The root of this topic comes from questions we get...

With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from  RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from  HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from  StrongWives.com Welcome to another episode of Hope For Wives. Today, we are discussing why support groups are important for women overcoming sexual betrayal. For over 50 years support groups have been empirically supported as a place of healing for trauma survivors.  Groups offer...

Welcome to another episode of Hope For Wives. Today we are discussing therapeutic separation otherwise known as a healing separation. What are some myths about therapeutic or healing separation? In your personal story, what role did therapeutic separation play, if any? What are some practical thoughts or suggestions for our listeners in regards to therapeutic separation? How can we offer hope to o...

Welcome to another episode of Hope For Wives. With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from  RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from  HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from  StrongWives.com Today, we will be discussing, Trauma Triggers. A trigger is an event that rings an alarm bell that sends our body into fight, flight, or, freeze response. sense of safety to evaporate. You may experience the consequence...

With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from  RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from  HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from  StrongWives.com Today, we are answering listener questions regarding the 90-Day Sex Fast for marriages overcoming the impact of sexual betrayal and trying to build a new sexually intimate life. We answer: Under what circumstances is the fast helpful and when might it be harmful/un...

With co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from  RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from  HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from  StrongWives.com Today, we discuss the intimacy building experience called the 90-Day Sex Fast. It is also known as the celibacy statement or plan. Many couples approach this as they step into their recovery journey. We want to start the conversation about what it is, how you navigate t...

Welcome to another episode of Hope For Wives. Today we are discussing self-care. Self-care is a popular term these days for a reason. It is an important concept in our chaotic lives, especially if you are healing from the effects of unwanted sexual behavior in your marriage. Self-care refers to behaviours performed to improve your well-being, to preserve your health, or to maintain your physical a...

With: Pam Blizzard from RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from  HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from  StrongWives.com Today, we talk through the acronyms, terms, and definitions surrounding the topics of betrayal, addiction, and couples recovery. We will specifically focus on the middle stages of discovery and healing. You may have heard our previous episode where we discussed the early stages of re...

Welcome to Hope for Wives. With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from  recoveredpeace.com Lyschel Burket from  hoperedefined.org Bonny Burns from  strongwives.com Today we are discussing how to build safety around ourselves when living with a person with problematic sexual behavior. This safety measure is oftentimes called boundaries. Boundaries are basically a way to ensure your personal values ar...

Welcome to Hope for Wives With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from  RecoveredPeace.com Lyschel Burket from  HopeRedefined.org Bonny Burns from  StrongWives.com In coaching betrayed wives, we see that some betrayed partners lean into the Lord hard and some are tremendously angry at him. So, today, we are going to discuss suffering and God. Where is he in all of this? 1. Can you pick one moment whe...

Welcome to Hope for Wives. With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from recoveredpeace.com Lyschel Burket from hoperedefined.org Bonny Burns from strongwives.com In Today's episode, we are going to discuss emotional or relational safety. What is it? How do you navigate it? How do you try to rebuild it? We Discuss What is relational or emotional safety to you? How is emotional or relational safety rup...

Welcome to Hope for Wives. With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from recoveredpeace.com Lyschel Burket from hoperedefined.org Bonny Burns from strongwives.com Today, we're going to talk through acronyms, terms, and definitions revolving around early stages of recovery and healing. There will be future episodes where we discuss acronyms, terms, and definitions associated with middle and late stages...

In this episode we discuss Discovery Day , one of the most painful days in the life of a wife who discovers her husband has been viewing pornography or is compulsively acting out sexually. The day of discovery is typically called D-Day, because just like the Normandy Beach invasion during WWII, this day is full of death, wounding, and trauma. D-Day is not the end of the story, though! We will leav...

Welcome to the very first episode of Hope For Wives, where three Christian recovery experts candidly discuss the journey to overcome the impact of sexual betrayal. With your co-hostesses: Pam Blizzard from recoveredpeace.com Lyschel Burket from hoperedefined.org Bonny Burns from strongwives.com We will be discussing: Who we are Why we have a heart for betrayed wives Our mission Who will benefit fr...