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Happily Even After shares weekly insights and tools to create more fulfilling relationships with yourself, your family and God. Jennifer is a certified life coach that was married for 26 years . She has 4 amazing children and 1 son in law. She doesn’t have it all figured out but she has lots of personal experience and has learned what to do and what not to do in relationships. I help women and men who have experienced betrayal in their marriage or have been divorced learn that their is happiness to be had even when your life doesn't go as planned.
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Send us a text What happens when financial secrets threaten to destroy your marriage? For Shayna, author of "Rebuilding a Marriage," the discovery that her husband had been making financial decisions without her knowledge became a pivotal moment that could have ended their relationship. Instead, it became the catalyst for profound healing and transformation. Shayna's journey begins with a common scenario: as a stay-at-home mom caring for their daughter, she gladly handed over financial respo...
Send us a text Have you ever had a moment when a tiny scrap of paper changed the entire trajectory of your life? That's exactly what happened to me. After 26 years of marriage marked by repeated betrayal and broken promises, I found myself cleaning up our rental car after what seemed like a perfect family vacation. That's when I discovered it - a crumpled UPS receipt with the name and address of a woman I knew. In that moment, my body recognized the truth before my mind could fully process i...
Send us a text Betrayal shatters more than just trust—it often demolishes our sense of self-worth and leaves us trapped in destructive thought patterns. In this powerful episode, I dive deep into how the thoughts we believe after betrayal can either keep us stuck or propel us forward on our healing journey. Have you found yourself thinking "I'm not enough" or "What's wrong with me?" after discovering an affair? These thoughts aren't facts—they're interpretations that keep you locked in pain....
Send us a text After betrayal shatters your world, finding your way forward can feel impossible without a map. Where are you on your healing journey? Where do you want to go? And most importantly, how do you get there? Drawing from both personal experience and professional expertise as a trauma-informed certified life coach, I've created the Betrayal Healing Roadmap – a comprehensive guide through the seven stages of betrayal recovery. Like a GPS for your healing journey, this roadmap helps ...
Send us a text The journey through betrayal trauma requires navigating countless emotional landmines, but perhaps none more complex than rebuilding physical intimacy. What happens when your mind says yes but your body screams no? When desire conflicts with fear? When connection feels simultaneously necessary and dangerous? Drawing from personal experience and professional expertise as a trauma-informed coach, I explore ten critical aspects of post-betrayal intimacy that most relationship adv...
Send us a text [Insert description here] Breaking free from narcissistic abuse requires recognizing patterns most of us never knew had names. Laura spent 33 years married to someone everyone thought was "such a nice guy" while enduring emotional manipulation, constant boundary violations, and the slow erosion of her self-worth behind closed doors. On this raw and illuminating episode, Laura shares how she finally found the courage to leave after experiencing what she now recognizes as a "rev...
Send us a text That gut-wrenching moment when you discover your spouse has betrayed you doesn't come with a clear roadmap forward. The decision to stay or leave after infidelity isn't as simple as others might suggest, especially when well-meaning friends confidently declare what they "would do" without ever having faced such devastation themselves. As a trauma-informed life coach who navigated my own marriage after betrayal, I've identified ten major obstacles that complicate this critical ...
Send us a text Have you ever put someone on a pedestal only to feel devastated when they tumbled down? Pedestals seem harmless—even positive—but they create dangerous dynamics that fuel betrayal, secrets, and delayed healing. As a trauma-informed life coach who survived betrayal myself, I've seen firsthand how the "perfect spouse" or "golden child" syndrome sets everyone up for failure. The person elevated feels immense pressure to hide their flaws, while those doing the elevating face earth...
Send us a text The devastating words "just move on" after betrayal often cause more harm than the infidelity itself. Like an elephant stubbornly refusing to leave the room, unaddressed betrayal trauma grows larger the more we attempt to ignore it. This raw, honest conversation delves into why rushing the healing process sabotages genuine recovery and creates deeper wounds for both partners. When betrayal shatters your reality, hearing that you should "get over it" feels like being betrayed a...
Send us a text The words "you're just too sensitive" ring in our ears long after they're spoken—especially when they're used to cover up betrayal. As a trauma-informed coach who survived my own journey through infidelity, I've discovered that most troubled relationships follow a pattern: one partner acts as the "bomb maker" while the other becomes "the bomb." This powerful metaphor, borrowed from relationship expert Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, perfectly captures the dynamic where one person crea...
Send us a text Have you ever felt crazy when your intuition was screaming that something was wrong in your relationship? Jeni Brockbank's story will validate those feelings and show you there's a path forward through betrayal trauma. Jeni, Executive Director of Her Wings Unfold, joins me to share her journey through a 25-year marriage marked by betrayal, and how she transformed her pain into purpose. After discovering her husband's double life just nine months into their marriage, Jeni spent...
Send us a text Grief comes in many forms, but society often ranks and responds to them differently. Research suggests that divorce—particularly after betrayal—can be more painful than losing a spouse to death, though making this claim often raises eyebrows. The key difference lies not in the intensity of pain, but in how we process these losses and how others respond to our suffering. When someone dies, you're permitted to keep loving them. Your memories remain untainted, and their absence, ...
Send us a text Shame creeps in silently after betrayal, whispering that we're somehow responsible for our partner's choices. It tells us we should have known better, seen the signs earlier, or somehow prevented the pain that's now consuming us. As someone who carried the weight of both my own shame and my unfaithful partner's for years, I understand how paralyzing this emotion can be. That's why I love the acronym that perfectly captures this destructive feeling: Shame = Should Have Al...
Send us a text What happens when maintaining a relationship with a parent becomes too emotionally costly? Why are more adult children choosing distance from their families? These questions don't have simple answers, but they deserve honest exploration. In this vulnerable conversation, I'm joined by my daughter Megan who shares her personal journey of going no-contact with her father nearly two years ago. Recording on Father's Day, we acknowledge the complicated emotions these celebrations ca...
Send us a text The journey through betrayal trauma often feels like navigating a minefield of uncomfortable emotions. Many of us instinctively avoid these feelings, creating a pattern of emotional suppression that prevents true healing. As someone who rode this emotional roller coaster myself for years, I'm passionate about helping others break through this barrier. Emotional discomfort isn't something to fear or avoid—it's a necessary pathway to recovery. When betrayal leaves you emotionall...
Send us a text Truth can be both illuminating and devastating. When I recorded my very first podcast episode on "content communicating" with my then-husband, I believed we were strengthening our marriage by teaching others to "say what you mean and mean what you say." Little did I know he was actively betraying me throughout our entire year of podcasting together. Looking back at that initial episode brings a mixture of embarrassment, pain, and unexpected wisdom. What began as a simple commu...
Send us a text Relationship and intimacy coach Monica Tanner joins us to unpack the damaging marriage advice many of us have accepted as truth. Drawing from her seven years of podcasting experience and three years exclusively coaching couples, Monica reveals why seemingly innocent phrases like "happy wife, happy life" and "don't sweat the small stuff" actually create disconnection and resentment in relationships. Monica shares details about her upcoming book, "Bad Marriage Advice: Debunking ...
Send us a text Healing after betrayal often feels impossible when we're white-knuckling our trauma, convinced that hypervigilance will somehow protect us from future pain. But what if the very things we're clinging to—obsessive thoughts about the affair partner, negative self-image, or fantasy versions of our relationships—are actually preventing our healing? Drawing from both personal experience and my work as a trauma-informed coach, I explore the invisible barriers we construct after infi...
Send us a text The aftermath of betrayal often leaves us scrambling to "fix" our broken marriage, convinced that our happiness depends entirely on our spouse's transformation. But what if these beliefs are actually preventing your healing? Drawing from years of helping clients navigate post-betrayal recovery, I challenge the misconception that rebuilding a marriage is solely your responsibility. When your spouse has an affair, they—not you—must own their choices completely. No matter what ch...
Send us a text Have you ever found yourself stuck in the mindset that your spouse should be the same person you married years ago? Or perhaps you've only focused on your partner's good qualities while being painfully aware of your own flaws? In this deeply personal episode, I share breakthrough realizations about relationships that took me nearly 30 years to uncover. We explore the life-changing perspective that we're all different people than when we first married—and that's natural. I reve...
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