{"product_id":"facing-heartbreak-steps-to-recovery-for-betrayed-partners-9781940467153","title":"Facing Heartbreak: Steps to Recovery for Betrayed Partners","description":"\u003cp\u003eHowever you have discovered Facing Heartbreak, the simple fact that you are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereading this right now shows that you are a person of enormous courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe understand that you are likely going through one of the most difficult\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand painful seasons of your life. There are days when you may want\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto give up and just leave. There are nights where you may cry yourself to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esleep or stare at the ceiling feeling hopeless and more alone than you can ever\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eremember. There are times when you may feel misunderstood and unappreciated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are weeks where you may feel like your life has been shattered\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einto a million little pieces and you want to wake up from this nightmare. There\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare moments where you may blame yourself, your family, and God, wanting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto scream, Why me?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are therapists who have worked for years with clients healing from\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecompulsive sexual behavior, commonly known as \"sex addiction,\" and with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir spouses and partners who have been deeply wounded. We empathize with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe pain you have been struggling with. We have seen firsthand the strength\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit takes for the hurting partner or spouse to move through the trauma of discovery, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe bitterness of betrayal, the fog of confusion, and the humiliation and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eanger. And we know the kind of courage it takes to reach out in order to heal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are here to support you as you take hold of your own emotional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewell-being. As you begin the work in Facing Heartbreak, we will support your\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprocess one step at a time. Yet we will not sugarcoat what is ahead. Healing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom the pain of a loved one's sex addiction is not an easy journey. It is an arduous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprocess that will take time, an investment of daily effort, and emotional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eenergy--especially when you may feel that you have none to give. Healing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etakes place in the midst of the chaos, trauma, and enormous hurt that is the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunfortunate, but very real, consequence of being in a relationship with a sexually\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecompulsive partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, as therapists who do this work every day we want to reassure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyou that by giving yourself the gift of your own recovery, you will begin to see\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehope again. Eventually you can create a peaceful, healthy life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gentle Path Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940467153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Stefanie Carnes,Mari A. Lee,Anthony Rodriquez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53240076632245,"sku":"9781940467153","price":29.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781940467153.jpg?v=1788975343","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/facing-heartbreak-steps-to-recovery-for-betrayed-partners-9781940467153","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}