Therapy Brothers

Caller Steve: is a 35 year old man in a committed relationship with his fiance. He is working to reclaim his true self and heal from the trauma of his past, including his previous marriage and his relationship with his parents. "The very things that you were using to protect yourself as a child are actually the exact things that are destroying your current relationship." Steve is struggling in his...

Therapy Brothers Discussion: Do you ever feel like you can't seem to get a grip on your life? Do you battle with yourself trying to stay afloat while the waves of life come crashing down? We often find ourselves struggling to manage the different cycles and seasons of life, but what if we could learn to embrace them? In this episode, we’ll discuss the benefits of cycles and seasons and how it can...

When Caller Shea, a woman desperately trying to escape the trauma of an abusive upbringing and a deceitful marriage, discovers the power of her own resilience and self-worth, she must confront the anxiety of entering the dating world and the fear of being "tricked" again. "I am learning to be grounded in who I am, working towards understanding this idea of who God has told me that I am, and I am d...

Caller Emily: After four years of an emotionally toxic relationship and numerous affairs, Emily is desperately trying to reclaim her life and trust in humanity, but finds herself struggling to overcome her shame and accept the truth that her 'fairytale' was never real. Stop settling for scraps and start real recovery with the therapy brothers. Welcome to Real Talk Recovery with the Therapy Brother...

Callers Brent & Robyn are a married couple navigating the effects of past trauma on their relationship. They are committed to each other's individual healing process and creating a safe space for one another to process their emotions. When trauma and codependency collide, true connection and healing emerge with honest communication and a commitment to each other's growth. "When you come into the r...

Therapy Brothers Discussion: The brothers talk about reclaiming your purpose and how to overcome the void and emptiness that can come with achieving the goals we have set out. Tyler and Brannon discussed the lies we have been sold about what success is, and how to reclaim our purpose. Brannon suggested that we start by asking ourselves the question: who did God design me to be? We must take action...

Brannon and Tyler have a conversation about Setting boundaries with family. I learned that setting expectations that are not based on reality can cause more pain and suffering and that in order to be successful in interacting with family, we need to be honest about our boundaries and not take things personally. It is important to have a plan in place to manage triggers, as well as to take care of...

Therapy Brothers Discussion: Cody Parker is a 38 year old therapist and recovery coach who has struggled with sexual addiction, alcohol and drug abuse, and childhood trauma. After facing the consequences of his actions, he found healing and purpose in helping others on their own journey to recovery. "You overcoming your deepest, darkest demons will be the blueprint for someone else to overcome the...

Therapy Brothers Discussion: "Forgiveness is about freedom and liberation from the burden that we get dumped on through no fault of our own." A woman was married to a man who was emotionally abusive, gaslighting her and cheating on her with her best friend. She worked hard to make the marriage work, but after finding out about the affair she was crushed. She went through a process of shock, confus...

Therapy Brothers Discussion: After years of hiding his addiction and breaking his wife's trust, a man must face his demons head on to rebuild any chance of a future with her and become a better man. I had broken my partner's trust by betraying her and engaging in harmful behavior. I was desperately trying to hide it, but she had eventually discovered what I had done. We had reached a point of brok...

Caller Larry's Question: "We’re almost a year since D-Day why do I continue to lie and gaslight my wife when all she wants is honesty?" Larry is a married man who has had a series of betrayals in his marriage over the past 15 years. He recently had a 15-month physical affair and has been seeing a CSAT since August to work on recovering his marriage. He is looking for his wife and children to see h...

Caller Jared's Question: "Why does recovery work stress me out? Doing things like daily work, connecting to God, avoiding slips are all still hard for me. I feel like I am doing something wrong. I have been in this state for several years now and cannot seem to grasp full recovery. It's like I am stuck in 75% recovery." // SUBMIT A QUESTION + SCHEDULE A CALL // We would love to answer any question...

Caller Brooke's Question: "I have been with my husband for 10 years since I was 17. We have 4 kids. I so deeply love the life we have built. I recognize I don’t have anything except this. It has now been revealed that my husband has consistently used porn since he was 6 years old. He has used porn daily throughout our entire marriage. I now understand that I am not in the marriage and partnership...

Therapy Brothers Discussion: Brannon and Tyler process some of the obstacles they're facing in doing therapy with their clients. "I'm a therapist, and I've been working with a lot of couples lately. I've seen a lot of success when both people in the couple are working hard on their individual recoveries. But lately, I've been running into a sticking point with some of my couples. I see one person...

Therapy Brothers Discussion: How do Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and experiential therapies help heal trauma and allow us to reach our potential? Do you struggle with trauma and addiction? Are you looking for a way to get trust, safety, and healing? Do you know how to Face the beast and slay it? What if the key to healing your traumas...

Caller Madison's Question: "My husband and I have been going through our recovery journey for the last 4 years. We’ve done a lot of therapy, listening to your podcasts, and learning all we can to strengthen our marriage but there are still times every so often that my husband relapses and acts out. Does there ever come a point in recovery when there are no longer relapses?" Todd and his wife Madis...

Therapy Brothers Discussion: We love talking about these themes and two different styles of energy: "Masculinity empowers femininity, and femininity empowers masculinity". "What a lot of times the feminine will do when they feel that lack of masculinity in a relationship is they'll start to step into that masculine role because they're looking for stability and safety and consistency." In This Epi...

Caller Heather's Question: "My husband and I have been married 22 years together 26. We have a complex relationship, and to be honest, I’m not even sure where to start. I have had intense trauma from my husband since we were dating. In 2014 I discovered a text from a stripper, that story took months to tell and it changed all the time, I discovered some other relationships but again the story is n...

Caller Brad's Question: "I’ve struggled with sexual addiction since childhood. Now I’m married and have kids of my own. Several times I’ve started on the path to recovery but I don’t know that I’ve ever done it for the right reasons. I’ve heard over and over again that recovery doesn’t begin until the pain of the addiction becomes worse than the pain of healing. I am tired of having to admit to ch...

Caller Ryan's Question: "I am a husband, father of 2, soon to be 3, and am a man who is working on identifying the false agreements that I have built up over my life. I have recently come to realize that PTSD plays a major role in my compulsory acting out behavior within my sex addiction. I am a survivor of covert incest, as well as other traumatic events that affected my sense of safety and secur...

Caller Kathryn's Question: "I’m scrambling to finish the separation agreement and meeting with mortgage companies and legal services and financial services and I better concentrate on this and make space to talk in October. I can’t wait! I’d like to know why some addicts don’t choose recovery and my X hates recovery even though he goes to celebrate recovery at church" You can listen to Kathryn's f...

Caller Jacqueline's Question: "Hello and foremost thank you for your podcast. My husband (second marriage for both of us of 5 years) has been using PMO (for decades, he is 63) & was visiting cheating/porn dating sites. I also discovered a photo of a partially naked woman on his phone in his photo folder (a place where there were pictures of his entire family but none of me) Some background which m...

Caller Chase's Question: "How do I trust my wife enough to let her love me? Through all of my addiction and now into recovery, one of the beliefs I keep telling myself is, I've been so bad to my wife. I\'ve been so awful with my choices, I shouldn't be loved by her, or she deserves someone better. I don't trust that she actually loves me. So How guys, can I learn to trust her? How can I learn to t...

Caller Collin's Question: "How do you heal from sex addiction?" Have you been struggling to recover from addiction or mental health issues, but feel like you're not making any progress? If you're feeling stuck and frustrated, this episode is for you. In this episode, you will learn: 1. What is recovery, really, and how do I get there? 2. What were the important things to really push Collin to do t...

Caller Toni's Question: "How do I differentiate between the man that he was and that I loved for so long with vs the man he is now? Even though he hurt me so deeply it’s still hard to see him as anything other than the great man that I married. I recognize that he’s not the same person, but at the same time I struggle to see past the facade of who he portrays himself to be when it’s really so much...