Betrayal Groups within the Church Can Be Safe with Carol the Coach

04/09/20 • 52 min

Betrayal Recovery Radio: The Official Podcast of APSATS

Carol the Coach will be interviewing Shann Davis who leads a confidential women’s ministry group at Lakepointe Church in Rockwall, Texas called Sisters on a Journey for women who have been betrayed by their spouse’s sexual sin (affairs, both physical or emotional.) Her goal is to help empower the women through Jesus Christ and find their identity in Him. Most women enter the class traumatized so they spend the first several weeks learning various tools for stabilization and self-care. The group discovers through scripture who God says they are which helps begin to dispel the lies that partners come to believe as a result of the spouse’s deception and gaslighting. By finding their identity in Christ, they give up the victim role and embrace the strength and power believers have in Christ. They work on understanding they cannot fix anyone else and talk about boundaries and what those look like. A turning point for the women is when they share their personal story and are affirmed by the others in the group.

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How tto Navigate Through Marriage with Carol the Coach

Where I think I can serve your audience is talking about connection and attachment and why coming out and volunteering for Sidewalk Talk and getting more active connection can be part of recovery. Carol the Coach is going to interview marital therapist Traci Ruble who will be sharinf what she has learned about connection from listening to her clients. She will be talking specifically about her work with couples. She does alot of pre-emptive work talking about sex and arousal as part of building a relationship vision. She continues to be amazed how few folks talk about their expectations for marriage or prior to launching in and find prevention can be really great medicine by getting clear on expectations. Fun fact: She and her husband got so clear on expectations that they made a list of everything they hated about each other and shared it with one another before they got married so they could agree they were not signing up for a fixer-upper but an "I see you and know what I am getting myself into" marriage.

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Today, Carol the Coach interviews Richard Butler who professes that he had to use a variety of tools and experiences to solidify his recovery. His recovery activities have included: Intensives, Couples Retreats, Counselling, Coaching, 12 Step Programs, and Mindfulness Tools. Listen as he shares his inspiring story of recovery, redemption and giving back!