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Sexuality · Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW and Tami VerHelst

Overcoming Betrayal & Addiction

by Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW and Tami VerHelst

The Overcoming Betrayal and Addiction podcast, featuring Dr. Rob Weiss and Tami VerHelst, presents a conversational Q&A style discussion drawn from listener questions about sex and porn addictions, infidelity, cheating, and hard work required to heal relationship betrayal. Dr. Rob and Tami are very good at engaging people struggling with painful life issues in a useful, respectful way. They also invite you to join them on their live weekly webinar (Mondays, 5 p.m. Pacific at https://bit.ly/DrRobandTami), where they answer questions live Dr. Rob is Chief Clinical Officer for Seeking integrity Treatment Centers. He is a 30-year licensed therapist, a PhD sexologist, and author Sex Addiction 101, Prodependence, and Out of the Doghouse, among other books. Tami is Chief Relationships Officer for Seeking Integrity LLC. Tami brings over 40 years of personal addiction knowledge, helping supply struggling individuals and couples with the resources and direction they need to heal.

Latest episodes

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Engaging Your Brain in Repair and Recovery

John Taylor and Tami explore the importance of engaging executive functioning in relationship repair and recovery. John offers several questions that partners can ask to

Sep 17
57 min

How Can I Rebuild Trust?

Dr. Eddie Capparucci and Tami answer participant questions about sex, love, and addiction. They cover the importance of honoring boundaries, effective check-ins, managing

Jul 16
57 min

Sex and Intimacy Q & A for Partners and Parents

Dr. Rob and Tami answer participant questions about boundaries, chronic betrayal, and recovery timelines. They address the pregnant partner, the betrayed spouse with an S

May 26
55 min

Navigating Sexual Reintegration

Dr. Rob and Tami answer participant questions about how to reintegrate sex, self-pleasure for partners, the pain of a sexless relationship and the role of "hopium". They

May 11
1 h 03 min

Hoovering and the Narcissistic Cycles of Abuse

Chelsey Brooke Cole and Tami discuss narcissistic personality structure and how to identify if someone is a narcissist. They consider myths of narcissism, the narcissisti

Apr 2
1 h 08 min

Why Is Your Spouse Not Your Priority?

Dr. Rob and Tami answer questions about co-regulating, couples healing, betraying partners who continue to minimize and resources to help betrayed partners move forward.

Apr 2
57 min

Demonstrating Emotional Leadership

Dr. Eddie Capparucci and Tami explore the uncomfortable truths of emotional regulation, the importance of sitting with emotional discomfort, and realistic expectations fo

Feb 19
55 min

Stop Doomscrolling and Start Hopescrolling

Dr. Skip Speer and Tami talk about doomscrolling and hopescrolling, the features of each, and how to tailor your algorithm to lift you up at every stage of recovery. They

Nov 20 2025
1 h 00 min

Help! I Miss My Betraying Partner

Dr. Skip Speer and Tami answer participant questions about missing a partner who has betrayed you, strategies for opening up in honest and helpful ways, timelines for ded

Nov 20 2025
1 h 00 min

Is Therapeutic Separation Right For My Relationship?

On this Seeking Integrity webinar, therapist Debbie McRae discusses therapeutic separation as an effective intervention for couples struggling with the impact of betrayal

Nov 14 2025
1 h 02 min

Understanding Disenfranchised Grief and Betrayal Trauma

Dr. Jessica Lamar, Licensed Mental Health Therapist, explores unseen wounds and understanding disenfranchised grief and betrayal trauma. What is disenfranchised grief, an

Nov 14 2025
54 min

Why Men Struggle to Show Empathy

On this Seeking Integrity webinar, Dr. Eddie Capparucci addresses the struggle of many men to show empathy, especially those who have dealt with childhood trauma and emot

Oct 7 2025
58 min

5 Practices to Build Resiliency and Healthy Coping Mechanisms

On this Seeking Integrity webinar, Scott Brassart discusses resilience and healthy coping mechanisms for both addicts and betrayed partners. He and Tami then answer parti

Oct 7 2025
1 h 01 min

How Long Does Recovery Really Take?

On this Seeking Integrity webinar, Dr. Rob and Tami answer listener questions about cheating, betrayal, sex and more. They address recovery, disclosure, and setting healt

Oct 7 2025
55 min

Building Thriving Connection Post Betrayal

On this Seeking Integrity webinar, Dan Drake, Matthew Raabsmith, and Joanna Raabsmith present "Building True Intimacy: A Roadmap to Relational Restoration After Sexual Be

Oct 7 2025
1 h 05 min

Navigating Carried Shame

Licensed marriage and family therapist Kristin Snowden discusses carried shame and the danger of absorbing a betraying partner's shame-filled life. She offers hope and to

Aug 22 2025
1 h 01 min

Betrayal Induced Existential Crisis

Angela Spearman, CSAT describes "globalized mistrust" as the tsunami of impact on betrayed partners after discovery. But what are the core thoughts and fears underlying a

Aug 22 2025
1 h 09 min

Why Doesn't My Betraying Partner Hate Himself?

In this weekly Sex and Intimacy Q&A, Seeking Integrity Clinical Director Erin Snow and Tami consider the reasons that a betraying partner may refuse to admit their shame,

Aug 7 2025
1 h 02 min

Choosing Recovery Every Day

In this weekly Sex and Intimacy Q&A, Dr. Rob and Tami answer questions about sex, cheating, intimacy, betrayal and more. They explore chronic lying, the power of mindset,

Aug 7 2025
58 min

Counteractive Change Vs. Transformational Change

In this weekly Sex and Intimacy Q&A, Tami and The Shoeless Therapist Matt Wheeler discuss two types of change – counteractive change and transformational change – and how

Jul 25 2025
1 h 01 min

Chart trend

Position in the Sexuality chart (US), last 90 days.

#61
all-time peak
85
days in the top 100 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Overcoming Betrayal & Addiction ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 21, 2026).

#118 ▲ 73 Sexuality US

What listeners say

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I really appreciate the format and the balance of this podcast. As the betrayed partner I appreciate the compassion extended towards us as well as the insight offered which has in turn helped me have more compassion for my husband. I’m in AlAnon, working with a sponsor, I pray and meditate— it all helps but this podcast is one of the biggest components of my healing. Thank you so much.

Theresa Cate · Oct 2025

Overall very good and helpful content especially for those early in recovery or the discovery process. Really validates the betrayed partner. It loses stars because Tami often comes off very scattered; not finishing sentences or thoughts before starting another one and it’s hard to listen to. Additionally, she mostly piggy backs off of what Dr. Rob says, not really adding much to the conversation. Which makes sense, since he is the mental health and addiction specialist of the two.

TheLizardPeople · Aug 2025

Dr Rob and Tami really do an amazing job of packing each episode with responses as possible. It’s actually VERY impressive and best of all FREE. I’ve been listening for a couple years, 18 months recovery. In group, in counseling, do lots of journaling, reflecting, and leaning on others. Lately I’ve been listening, then I’ll stop for a bit, then I’ll start again. And I’ve finally figured out why….and it’s the reason for 4 stars and on and off listening…… There’s is just a twinge of frustration that I hear from Rob and Tami torwards addicts from time to time. Owning MY own “stuff” means that it’s very possible I’m hearing something that’s not there. They obviously understand addicts inside and out. About 1/3 episodes I feel like they talk about addicts like they aren’t in the room. I’m still going to listen , probably on and off a little. Addicts definitely are to be held accountable to there actions, but I’m not gunna lie when I feel that professionals above all else need to be the ones who should show the most compassion to addicts…..they understand why we do things more than anybody. All that said. I give rob and tami all the respect they deserve. They cram a massive about of free resources in a little bit of time. No hate, just honesty.

MinimalistGamist · Jan 2022

As a betrayed spouse, I have scoured for a podcast that I can relate to and that actually speaks to me. This is the first one. I LOVE how straightforward and no-nonsense Dr. Weiss is.

Stronger Today 2021 · May 2021

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