Surviving Marriage

YOUR WORLD IS GONE. YOUR TRUST IS SHATTERED. YOU ARE NOT GOING CRAZY—YOU ARE AT WAR. When infidelity strikes, the world as you know it ends. You are plunged into a disorienting and terrifying new reality of lies, gaslighting, and a pain so profound it feels physical. You are not just heartbroken; you are a victim of betrayal trauma. But this is not a book about being a victim. This is a book about becoming a warrior. I am not a therapist, a doctor, or a relationship coach. I am a wife who, after nineteen years of a happy marriage, discovered the man I loved was lost in the fog of an ...

Someone came between Lee and Leslie Strobel, threatening to shipwreck their marriage. No, it wasn't an old flame. It was Jesus Christ. Leslie's decision to become a follower of Jesus brought heated opposition from her skeptical husband. They began to experience conflict over a variety of issues...

Unlock the secrets to healing after infidelity. Have you ever wondered if it’s possible to truly rebuild trust and find peace after the devastating experience of being cheated on? Are you reeling from the pain of betrayal? Discover a path to healing and reclaim your life with our exclusive bonus guide. Infidelity can shatter your world, leaving you engulfed in confusion, anger, and heartache. The whirlwind of emotions may make it feel impossible to envision a future free from pain. But you’re not alone—many have walked this path and emerged stronger, more self-aware, and ready to ...

End relationship loneliness and heal emotional neglect using proven psychology and boundary-setting tools. When you feel completely invisible sharing a life with an emotionally unavailable partner, the daily isolation quietly destroys your self-worth. This compassionate, empowering roadmap...

Physical intimacy allows a degree of closeness that no other activity can offer because it nurtures trust and reinforces reciprocal attachment. This is why couples need regular satisfaction of both partners' sexual needs to develop a strong marriage. This frequent activity reassures both sides of a couple of their attraction for each other while giving them pleasure. An intimate relationship delivers what marriage is all about: Deep feelings of connection Trust evolving into emotional bonding Security and confidence in each other As the fundamental promise of marriage implies feeling loved,...

Discover how to move your marriage from just surviving to actually thriving. The world has changed, and it's going to keep changing. That's no big revelation, but we cling to the fleeting hope that we can return to the gentler, more stable days gone by . . . especially where our marriages are...

Everyone tells you marriage is hard, but no one tells you what to do about it. At age thirty-four, Jo Piazza got her romantic-comedy ending when she met the man of her dreams on a boat in the Galápagos Islands and was engaged three months later. But before long, Jo found herself riddled with...

What happens when the person you love struggles to find happiness—and you slowly begin losing yourself in the process? Surviving Love is a deeply personal memoir and guide to self-reflection that explores the emotional challenges of loving someone who lives with chronic unhappiness. Through honest storytelling, real-life experiences, and thought-provoking reflection exercises, author A.J. Zenwell shares his journey through marriage, emotional isolation, self-discovery, divorce, and unexpected reconciliation.

How to Help My Wife Heal After Infidelity. A Practical SAFE Framework to Rebuild Emotional Safety, Restore Trust, Navigate Trauma Triggers, and Create a Stronger Marriage One Day at a Time. Your affair broke something. This book shows you how to help rebuild it — one honest day at a time. If you're reading this, you already know an apology isn't enough. You've said sorry. You've promised it will never happen again. And yet your wife still cries at unexpected moments, still asks the same question for the fifth time, still flinches when your phone buzzes. You want to help her heal, but ...

Dale J. Brown, PhD, will never forget the day his wife left him. Her declaration caught Brown off guard. Suddenly he was just a statistic: another divorced man. In the dark days that followed, Brown felt alone and bereft of meaning. Dale reached out to his good friend Ken, a psychotherapist. With Ken’s help—and insistence that Brown not be alone at this time—Brown found his intense agony abating. But he still had much grief to process. Brown is not alone. Men who are separated or divorced have a rate of suicide nearly 40 percent higher than that of married men, and even those who do ...

How to Deal with a Narcissist Husband: A Practical Guide to Stop Walking on Eggshells, Rebuild Self-Trust, Set Boundaries, Protect Your Peace, and Decide What Comes Next Are you constantly asking yourself, "Am I the problem?" If you're exhausted from walking on eggshells, second-guessing your own memory, and losing arguments you didn't even know you were having — this book was written for you. Who This How to Deal with a Narcissist Husband Book Is For How to Deal with a Narcissist Husband is for women who feel confused, invalidated, or worn down in their marriage — whether you're ...

Escape the silent torment of hidden emotional abuse and heal the trauma bonds tying you to a covert narcissist. When your marriage looks perfect to the world but feels emotionally unsafe behind closed doors, the chronic confusion can destroy your self-worth. Stop blaming yourself for the subtle...

What do you do when your marriage isn’t just disappointing—but painful day after day? For many Christian women, marriage was supposed to be a place of safety, love, and partnership. Instead, you may find yourself feeling lonely, discouraged, or even hopeless within a relationship that drains more than it gives. Faith can make it even harder—you may wonder if you’re allowed to admit how bad it really feels, let alone ask for help. This book offers honest guidance and compassionate suggestions for women living in difficult marriages. It doesn’t minimize the pain or offer easy fixes,...

Infidelity is common, occurring in over half of all marriages. And it is one of life's most painful experiences for everyone involved--the betrayed spouse, the children, the extended family members, and even the lover and wayward spouse. With all that sadness, why do people have affairs? And...

Single listeners will appreciate this survivor’s guide to navigating the stigma of singleness in a culture obsessed with marriage and family. Listeners will laugh and cry along with the author on her journey to discovering that God’s plans aren't limited to a relationship status, that singleness can be enjoyed instead of endured, and that all of us can experience a love greater than romance, a life bigger than fairytales, and a purpose to which we have been called.

Some people fight addiction. Others are forced to live inside someone else’s. Daniel never expected his life to turn into a daily battle against drugs, chaos, and the constant fear of losing the people he loved most. When he married Melissa, he believed he had found the partner he would build a family with. Instead, he found himself pulled into a world he had never been part of before—a world of pill dealers, overdoses, hospital visits, police reports, and the devastating reality of addiction. But the real fight began when children entered the picture. As Melissa’s addiction spiraled ...

When a long marriage ends after 50, "just move on" is the loneliest advice in the world. You didn’t lose a boyfriend. You lost the person who knew you at twenty-five, the future you’d already pictured, and the whole shape of your days. A gray divorce after decades of marriage is a different kind of heartbreak — and it deserves a different kind of book. Starting Over After 50 is the warm, honest companion for a woman rebuilding her life when a long marriage ends. This is not a legal manual or a book about pensions and paperwork. It is about the part no attorney can help you with: the ...

Your husband cheated on you, and now you don't recognize yourself. You used to be so together, so trusting. Now you're falling apart and doing things you would have never even considered doing.

In this intelligent and insightful book, Abigail Trafford charts the emotional journey of a breakup of a marriage, identifying the common phases in the evolution from marriage to separation to divorce, and eventually to a new life. This revised edition includes the most up-to-date research on the personal and economic effects of divorce in adults and children's lives, addresses the special challenges of becoming single again in the age of the Internet, and broadens the experience of divorce to the breakup of all committed relationships.  

Divorce is the dirty little secret in churches across America. It is not supposed to happen in Christian marriages, but the unfortunate reality is that it does happen to God's children. And when it does, it is traumatic in so many ways. Often, those hit hardest by divorce never dream it could happen to them. The future is so uncertain. Ideally, divorce would not happen at all. But wanting something does not make it a reality. When divorce rages through a Christian’s life, it leaves a tsunami of devastation on every level, from the believers themselves to their children, extended family, ...