Kevin Leaves: His First Few Months
A Word about Kevin
I’m grateful for Kevin’s willingness to speak openly and vulnerably, even knowing these conversations might one day be heard by others. That kind of honesty takes courage.
When we started this arrangement, neither of us knew how his story would unfold. Over the next three years, we walked through ups and downs, periods of hope, and seasons of discouragement.
What you’re about to hear is a rare glimpse into someone’s experience as it unfolds—the real-time reflections of a man who left his family to continue exploring the new connection he’d discovered.
Kevin Leaves is a four-part series built from three years of recorded conversations with a man who walked away from his marriage and children to pursue a relationship that began as an affair. In this first episode, His First Few Months, we step into the early aftermath of that decision: the shockwaves, the doubts, and the small daily moments that reveal what leaving actually costs.
These early conversations follow Kevin as he moves out of the family home and tries to stay connected to his children while preparing to relocate for a new job and a new life with his affair partner. We hear the tension with his wife, the awkward and painful transitions with his kids, and the unexpected strain that begins surfacing in his new relationship. Kevin talks about longing and hope, but also about shame—the kind that rises quietly after the adrenaline fades.
This episode doesn’t excuse or condemn. It simply lets us sit with someone who made a life-altering choice and is now navigating all the complicated emotions that follow. The First Few Months offers an unfiltered look at the early days after leaving: the confusion, the small heartbreaks, the unresolved questions, and the weight of decisions that can’t be undone.
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