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Rise: Hope and Healing After Sexual Betrayal Podcast

by Dr. Kevin Skinner

Rise is a podcast for anyone navigating the devastating impact of sexual betrayal. Season one, hosted by Dr. Kevin Skinner, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, and Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, alongside MaryAnn Michaelis, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, brings together over 50 years of combined professional and personal experience to offer hope, direction, and healing. Season two, hosted by MaryAnn Michaelis features weekly conversations with leading betrayal trauma experts exploring personal and clinical experience and observations, tools and resources for stabilizing, then thriving in post traumatic betrayal growth.   Each episode blends research, clinical expertise, and real-life experience to address the most pressing questions betrayed partners face: Am I going to be okay? Why does my mind keep racing? Can I ever trust again? How do I make sense of the shattering that just happened? Listeners will gain: Validation that what they’re experiencing is real and normal. Practical tools like grounding techniques and emotional regulation exercises. Research-backed insights from studies with thousands of betrayed partners. Guidance for couples seeking to rebuild trust and safety after betrayal. Hope-filled stories that remind you healing is possible—one step, one breath at a time. Whether you’ve just discovered betrayal or are months or years into your healing journey, Rise offers a safe place to learn, reflect, and gather the tools needed to rebuild your life and reclaim your sense of self. To learn more and access additional resources, visit humanintimacy.com/reclaim.

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What Do I Tell My Kids? Preparing for Disclosure of A Parent's Addiction and Betrayal (Part 2), with Dr. Karen Strange | Rise 2:41

What Do I Tell My Kids? Preparing for Disclosure of a Parent’s Addiction and Betrayal (Part 2) How do you talk to your children about a parent's addiction and betrayal? H

Oct 20
25 min

What Do I Tell My Kids? Talking to Children About a Parent's Addiction and Betrayal, with Dr. Karen Strange | Rise 2:40

What Do I Tell My Kids? Talking to Children About a Parent’s Addiction and Betrayal How do you talk to your children when a parent's addiction and subsequent betrayal is

Oct 13
21 min

Is He Really In Recovery? How to Know if Your Partner is Truly Changing After Sexual Betrayal - With Darrell Brazell | Rise 2:39

Is He Really in Recovery? How to Know If Your Partner Is Truly Changing After Sexual Betrayal with Darrell Brazell, PSAP How do you know if your partner is truly recover

Oct 6
38 min

When Your Secure Base Is Broken: How Betrayal Trauma Disrupts Safety and Regulation with Dan Oakes, (Rise Season 2:38)

When Your Secure Base Is Broken: How Betrayal Trauma Disrupts Safety & Regulation What happens to your nervous system when the person who was supposed to be your safe pla

Sep 29
35 min

You Don't Have to be Ready Yet: Building the Capacity to Heal from Sexual Betrayal with Michelle Mays | Rise 2:37

What if you’re not ready yet? Not ready to feel the anger. Not ready to set the boundary. Not ready to make the request. Not ready to face what might happen next. In th

Sep 22
31 min

Is It a Trigger—or a Warning? How to Tell What Your Body Is Really Telling You After Betrayal with Kris Cristiano | Rise 2:36

After sexual betrayal, your body can react before your conscious mind has time to understand what is happening. A smell, a phrase, a look, a partner's behavior, or even a

Sep 15
30 min

Hijacked by Betrayal Trauma? How to Interrupt the Cycle & Create a New Baseline with Brett Judd, LCSW (Rise 2:35)

Hijacked by Betrayal Trauma? How to Interrupt the Cycle & Create a New Baseline with Brett Judd, LCSW (Rise 2:35) *Note: This episode includes helpful visuals - For the

Sep 8
37 min

The 3-Step Superpower You Already Have: How IFS Can Help You Heal Betrayal Trauma with Jenna Riemersma (Rise 2:34)

The 3-Step Superpower You Already Have: How IFS Can Help You Heal from Betrayal Trauma with Jenna Riemersma What if you already have an internal resource that can help y

Sep 1
41 h 24 min

When Did You Start Believing You Were Not Enough? Why Your Worth Was Never the Problem (Rise 2:33)

What if the problem was never that you weren’t enough—but that somewhere along the way, you learned to believe you weren’t? In this episode of Rise: Hope and Healing Aft

Aug 25
24 min

Sex After Betrayal: Dr. Stefanie Carnes on Betrayal Trauma, Intimacy & Healing (Rise 2:32)

What happens to your sexuality when the person you trusted most betrays you? Betrayal doesn't just affect your emotions. It can change how you experience your body, your

Aug 17
30 min

Divorce After Sexual Betrayal: How to Know If Leaving Is the Right Decision with Dr. Kevin Skinner (Rise 2:31)

After sexual betrayal, one of the most painful questions can become: Should I stay, or should I leave? What if there is no obvious right answer? And when divorce enters

Aug 11
30 min

Signs of Recovery: What to Look for Before You Decide to Stay with Kris Cristiano (Rise 2:30)

Can trust really be rebuilt after sexual betrayal? When you've been betrayed, everyone seems to have an opinion. Some people tell you to leave immediately. Others encour

Aug 4
26 min

The Battle of Finding Yourself After Betrayal: Why Healing Is Not Always About Leaving with Dr. Karen Strange (Rise 2:29)

The Battle of Finding Yourself After Betrayal: Why Healing Isn't Always About Leaving How do you know when it's time to leave a relationship after sexual betrayal? It ma

Jul 28
27 min

Considering Leaving a Relationship After Sexual Betrayal? How to Decide with Dr. Karen Strange (Rise 2:28)

Considering Leaving a Relationship After Sexual Betrayal? How to Decide One of the most painful questions after discovering sexual betrayal is: "Do I stay, or is it tim

Jul 21
30 min

Healing from Sexual Betrayal: 20 Years of Lessons on Trauma, Grief & Couples Recovery with Carol Juergensen Sheets (Rise Season 2: Episode 27)

Can a relationship truly heal after sexual betrayal? After nearly 20 years of helping couples recover from betrayal trauma, renowned therapist, author, and creator of th

Jul 14
30 min

Healing After Betrayal From Within: A Mindfulness Approach With Dallin Brunn, MBSR (Rise Season 2, Episode 26)

When betrayal shatters your reality, it's natural to look outward for safety. But safety can be difficult to find when you feel disconnected from yourself, questioning yo

Jul 7
36 min

How Do You Know When You're Ready For Couples Therapy After Betrayal? An Attachment-Based Conversation with Dan Oakes (Rise 2:25)

How do you know when you are ready for couples therapy after betrayal? An Attachment-Based Conversation with Dan Oakes Healing after betrayal isn't simply about stopping

Jun 30
46 min

Just When I Thought It Couldn’t Get Worse: Debra Kaplan and The Hidden Relationship Between Financial Infidelity and Sexual Betrayal | Rise Season 2, Episode 24

Financial infidelity is a hidden but powerful dimension of betrayal that can significantly intensify the emotional, relational, and financial impact of sexual betrayal. D

Jun 23
35 min

Braving with Michelle Mays: Attachment, Identity, Belonging, Self-Trust, and the Betrayal Bind | Rise Season 2, Episode 23

In this episode of Rise, MaryAnn Michaelis sits down with Michelle Mays for a deeply grounded conversation on BRAVING, attachment injury, identity, belonging, self-trust,

Jun 16
41 min

Betrayal Didn’t Create All of the Pain—It Exposed Old Wounds: Why Healing Requires More Than Understanding the Betrayal with Dr. Karen Strange Rise Season 2, Episode 22

After discovery or disclosure, many betrayed partners find themselves searching for answers. They read books, listen to podcasts, join support groups, and begin learning

Jun 9
18 min

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