The Compassionate Recovery Podcast

How do you begin to feel safe again when betrayal has shaken your trust, your relationship and your sense of self? In this episode, Jeremy Mast welcomes therapist, author and betrayal trauma specialist Mari Lee for a compassionate conversation about healing after infidelity, pornography addiction and sexual betrayal. Drawing on her personal experience and work with betrayed partners, Mari explores...

Licensed therapist and The Compassionate Recovery host Jeremy Mast welcomes Spencer Posey, a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified sex addiction therapist, to discuss how Christian faith can shape recovery from porn and compulsive sexual behaviors and the impact on betrayed partners. They note faith can intensify shame and stigma, leading people to label themselves “addicted” even w...

Jeremy Mast introduces the Compassionate Recovery Podcast and interviews Detroit psychotherapist and author Dr. Ken Adams about enmeshment as a developmental trauma issue. Dr. Adams defines enmeshment as excessive emotional closeness and dependency where boundaries feel inconceivable, leading to submission and subjugation of self, anxious attachment, and a diminished sense of identity. He describe...

Licensed therapist and CSAT Jeremy Mast hosts Emily Delster, LMFT, CSAT, and Certified Financial Disorders Therapist, discussing her background from The Meadows to launching a Santa Monica private practice and beginning a PhD in performance psychology focused on healing trauma and addiction while sustaining excellence. Delster describes how high-achieving clients often avoid “rock bottom,” struggl...

Licensed therapist Jeremy Mast welcomes Nice Guy Recovery Coach Michael Zick to discuss “nice guy syndrome” from Dr. Robert Glover’s No More Mr. Nice Guy, defining it as a male form of codependency marked by people-pleasing, self-abandonment, emotional disconnection, suppressed anger, and inauthenticity that harms relationships. Michael explains how childhood roles and limited emotional modeling l...

What if recovery wasn't about perfection—but about compassion? In this deeply personal solo episode of The Compassionate Recovery Podcast, licensed therapist and Center for Integrative Change founder Jeremy Mast opens up about his own journey with alcohol, shame, and healing. For the first time, Jeremy shares how his lived experience has shaped the compassionate, harm reduction approach he now bri...

Licensed therapist Jeremy Mast welcomes trauma therapist and former business coach John Clarke (clinical director of Calm Again Counseling, host of Going Inside, founder of Pathways to Self) to discuss Internal Family Systems (IFS). John explains IFS as a model where everyone has “parts” with positive intent, led by “Self” characterized by curiosity and compassion, and describes symptoms as arisin...

Rebuilding trust doesn't begin with promises—it begins with truth.   When betrayal enters a relationship, the damage extends far beyond the discovery of unwanted behaviors. Whether the betrayal involves infidelity, pornography, sexual addiction, or prolonged deception, the deepest wound is often the loss of trust. Healing begins not when the secrets stop, but when honesty becomes the new foundatio...

A Roadmap for Couples in Recovery After Betrayal (with Eric Anderson)   Jeremy Mast introduces The Compassionate Recovery Podcast and interviews therapist and CSAT supervisor Eric Anderson about early recovery tasks for couples facing sex/porn addiction, compulsive sexual behavior, or infidelity. They emphasize initial stabilization and safety after crisis, noting the betrayed partner’s disorienta...

Jeremy Mast introduces The Compassionate Recovery Podcast and interviews Allison Hochman, LMFT, about ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) and why it can be relevant for betrayal trauma, infidelity recovery, and compulsive sexual behaviors. Allison explains that betrayed partners often experience trauma-like symptoms such as hypervigilance, checking behaviors, and thought looping, and that ketami...

Licensed therapist Jeremy Mast interviews Roland Cochrun, founder of The Successful Addict, a sex addiction recovery group for high achievers that offers weekly meetings, daily accountability, and biannual four-day retreats. Roland explains he created the program after finding traditional 12-step groups often lacked consistent, like-minded peer connection, structure, and buy-in for executives and...

The conversation continues as Jeremy Mast welcomes back Jenean Cervantes for Part 2 of this important discussion on coercive control and its impact on relationships. In this episode, Jeremy and Jenean go deeper into the patterns, behaviors, and long-term effects of coercive control, exploring how manipulation can gradually undermine a person's confidence, independence, and sense of self.  They dis...

Not all abuse leaves visible scars. In this eye-opening episode of the Compassionate Recovery Podcast, host Jeremy Mast sits down with Jenean Cervantes to explore the often misunderstood and deeply damaging dynamics of coercive control in relationships. Coercive control can be subtle, gradual, and difficult to recognize, yet its impact can be profound. From manipulation and isolation to emotional...

The conversation continues. In Part 2 of this powerful discussion, Jeremy Mast and Jorden Groenink take a deeper dive into the complex journey of healing after betrayal. While the pain of broken trust can feel overwhelming, recovery is possible—and it begins with understanding the choices that either support or sabotage the healing process. Together, they explore the emotional, relational, and per...

Betrayal can leave deep emotional wounds, shaking our trust, relationships, and sense of self. In this powerful episode of the Compassionate Recovery Podcast, host Jeremy Mast sits down with Jorden Groenink to explore what to do (and what not to do) after experiencing betrayal. Together, they unpack the emotional aftermath of broken trust, common mistakes people make while trying to heal, and prac...

Welcome to The Compassionate Recovery Podcast — the show dedicated to helping individuals heal, grow, and reclaim their lives through honest conversations, expert insights, and compassionate support. Hosted by Jeremy Mast, LMFT, CSAT-S, Owner and Clinical Director of The Center for Integrative Change, this podcast explores the deeper emotional, relational, and psychological aspects of recovery. Fr...