🎧 Episode 36: Healing Beyond Relational Betrayal with Geoff Steurer, MS, LMFT
📝 Episode Summary:
Liz is joined by Geoff Steurer, LMFT and the host of From Crisis to Connection, a podcast focused on helping couples and individuals move past relational betrayal in a healthy way. We discuss the experience of being faced by betrayal, what the healing process is like for both partners in the experience, and how pain and change can be a platform to growth, healing, and even a deeper intimacy.
💬 Episode Notes:
Healthy relationships thrive on continuous repair and open communication.
We all carry expectations in our relationships and assume others will uphold them — betrayal disrupts that foundation.
Healing is easier when both partners view mistakes as opportunities for growth rather than failures.
Commitment requires vulnerability; we can’t experience real intimacy without letting our guard down.
The initial reaction to betrayal often involves shock, trauma, and a sense that one’s entire reality has been upended.
Every partner reacts differently to betrayal, but reactivity must be stabilized before real healing can begin.
The betrayer may move forward more quickly, while the betrayed often experiences deeper, ongoing emotional and physiological distress.
Change is always possible — with effort and honesty, people *can* rebuild trust.
The first stage of healing is crisis management: ensuring safety and emotional security for the betrayed partner.
True restoration begins only when both partners commit to rebuilding on a foundation of truth.
Trust is not all-or-nothing; it’s rebuilt gradually through consistent actions over time.
Growth in relationships is mutual — both partners evolve through the process of repair and forgiveness.
Mistakes are an inevitable and essential part of learning and developing deeper intimacy.
📚 Resources Mentioned:
Visit Geoff’s website for resources and programs.
Listen to his podcast: From Crisis to Connection.
Download Geoff’s free guide: How to End Your Marriage Arguments.
Learn about Geoff’s 12-Week Trust Building Bootcamp.
Use code **GET10** for 10% off the online course.
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