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Ask the Unfaithful

James & Sam

The Ask The Unfaithful Podcast, is a safe place for both Unfaithful and Betrayed Partners to find hope and healing. This podcast draws on both our personal and professional experience to provide expert insight into the mind of the Unfaithful, and how their behaviors traumatically affect the life, heart and even brain plasticity of Betrayed Partners. Ask the Unfaithful is hosted by two Unfaithfuls in long-term recovery, James and Sam: Therapist and coach James Annear who co-owns CORE Relationship Recovery with his wife, Sharon Rinearson. They have been helping couples recover from the traumatic impacts of infidelity, sexually compulsive behaviors...

Episodes · 25

Episode 70: BREADCRUMBING: HOW THE UNFAITHFUL CREATE A TRAUMA BOND THAT KEEPS THE BETRAYED POWERLESS TO HEAL

Jun 6, 2026 · 41m

Episode 69: 10 Hallmarks of Authentic Betrayal Recovery In The Unfaithful

May 21, 2026 · 36m

Episode 68: 15 LANGUAGE SHIFTS THE UNFAITHFUL CAN USE TO REBUILD TRUST AFTER BETRAYAL

May 9, 2026 · 38m

Episode 67: IN BETRAYAL RECOVERY, WORDS MATTER - HEALING vs. HARMFUL LANGUAGE

Apr 24, 2026 · 25m

Episode 66: 3 CORE MISUNDERSTANDINGS THE UNFAITHFUL HAVE THAT BLOCK RELATIONAL RECOVERY

Apr 8, 2026 · 29m

Episode 65: THIS "RECOVERY BEHAVIOR" IS JUST ANOTHER FORM OF BETRAYAL

Mar 26, 2026 · 30m

Episode 64: UNDERSTANDING BETRAYAL: DO MEN AND WOMEN CHEAT FOR DIFFERENT REASONS?

Mar 12, 2026 · 35m

Episode 63: SUBTLE WAYS THE UNFAITHFUL PHONE IN BETRAYAL RECOVERY - PERFORMATIVE VS REAL RECOVERY

Feb 27, 2026 · 32m

Episode 62: Peter Pan Syndrome: Can The Unfaithful Ever Really Grow Up?

Feb 12, 2026 · 34m

Episode 61 - Rebuilding Trust: The Missing Key The Unfaithful MUST Know

Feb 3, 2026 · 38m

Episode 60: Is The Unfaithful's Self Care Really Self Indulgence?

Jan 15, 2026 · 32m

S6: NEW BEGINNINGS - The Hidden Turning Point For the Unfaithful In Betrayal Recovery

Jan 2, 2026 · 14m

Episode 59: 7 WAYS THE UNFAITHFUL MISHANDLE THE BETRAYED'S DISENFRANCHISED GRIEF

Dec 18, 2025 · 31m

Episode 58: LIMERENCE: CAN THE DAMAGE EVER BE REPAIRED?

Dec 4, 2025 · 31m

Episode 57: What are No Lose Decisions In Infidelity Recovery?

Nov 28, 2025 · 34m

Episode 56: HEALING FROM SECRET INTRIGUE

Nov 6, 2025 · 37m

Episode 55: INTRIGUE: The Silent Saboteur of Healing and Connection After Infidelity

Oct 24, 2025 · 29m

Episode 54: What Are The Consequences of People Pleasing For the Unfaithful?

Oct 9, 2025 · 34m

ATU Shorts SE5: Helping the Unfaithful Move From "Not It!" to "Got it!"

Sep 25, 2025 · 9m

Episode 53: 10 Ways the Unfaithful's Distorted Thinking Destroys Hope

Sep 11, 2025 · 40m

Episode 52: Entitlement in the Unfaithful: From Demanding to Devotion

Aug 28, 2025 · 33m

Episode 51: 4 Ways Shame and Avoidance Sabotage Healing from Infidelity

Aug 14, 2025 · 31m

Episode 50: The Arousal Template: Identifying Triggers and Blindspots

Jul 18, 2025 · 34m

Episode 49: Was the Unfaithful Really in Love with the Affair Partner?

Jul 2, 2025 · 30m

Episode 48: 5 Signs the Unfaithful Isn't Sorry...Yet

Jun 18, 2025 · 38m