Up, Down, and Onward
Tim Tedder looks back at the ups and downs of the past year, and forward to what’s coming next to the Affair Healing community.
Triggered by Venmo
A glowing phone nearly reopens old wounds, revealing how easily trust can be shaken, and how attention matters as much as honesty in healing after betrayal.
What the Past Can Teach Us
Rising Phoenix explores reclaiming the truth of a shared past after betrayal, refusing to let infidelity erase or rewrite decades of real love, struggle, and life built together.
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.
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.
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.
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.