Can you cheat with an AI lover?
One woman’s story of finding an intimate, loving connection with an AI chat bot. What do you think?
Four Resolution Ideas for Couples
Four suggestions of activities couples can do in 2026 to help maintain a healthy connection.
Rising Phoenix: Steps To Authenticity
How rebuilding after infidelity wasn’t just about salvaging a relationship, but about learning to trust the body, understand triggers, and show up differently for yourself. Rising Phoenix tells how healing became a slow return to self rather than a rush to restore what was lost.
Fog & Light Exercise
Download: An exercise that encourages a refocus on the promises made between spouses.
Rising Phoenix: My Favorite Season
Christmas seasons after betrayal became quiet markers of grief, survival, and slow rebuilding, shifting the holiday from something lost to something redefined. Love and joy now come from presence, honesty, and a steadiness earned through pain.
The Not-So-Happy Holidays
After betrayal, the holidays can be a challenge. Here are a few tips that might help you get through the next couple of weeks.
The Apology Casserole
Attempts to help, to heal, to apologize… they don’t need to be perfect. They just need to be sincere.
Rising Phoenix: Healing My Nervous System
Rising Phoenix’s body began healing only after she named her Complex PTSD, reclaimed her boundaries, and stopped abandoning herself to feel safe in relationships. The real recovery turned survival into stability, and self-protection into self-trust.
When Narcissism Hides in Plain Sight: A Conversation with Annette Chesney
A summary fo my conversation with Annette Chesney in the podcast episode: Married to a Narcissist.
The Anniversary that Wasn’t
After his affair, he forgot their anniversary. On purpose.
The Bird Theory
The Bird Theory and The Bird Test online are based on the discoveries of John Gottman. In this video, Dr. Gottman explains precisely what the bird theory is.
Rising Phoenix: What If They Do It Again?
Rising Phoenix considers the fear of giving someone another chance after betrayal, how forgiveness doesn’t erase distrust, and how transparency alone can’t rebuild safety. Real healing begins when the focus shifts from monitoring them to reclaiming yourself.