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The Couples Healing podcast is a resource to help husbands in their porn addiction recovery and to help couples restore the trust and connection again in their marriage. The effects of pornography addiction or sex addiction can be devastating individually and in the relationship, but with the right approach, men can learn how to stop watching porn, heal the pain it causes his wife, and rebuild trust again in the marriage. Each episode is designed to give you new insights, tools, and strategies to help you at each stage of your journey, whether you‘re just now beginning to address the pornography use, or if you‘ve been struggling for many years and still feel stuck. In the podcast, I also share ways for women to feel empowered, safe, and worthy. I also share how the couple can navigate their relationship together after it’s been impacted by pornography and the trust has been broken. Join me, Sam Tielemans, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, as I share my expertise and knowledge to help you find freedom, peace, confidence, connection, and hope.
Episodes
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Have you ever felt trapped by urges that seem impossible to control?
Many people struggling with pornography feel like these moments are scary and overwhelming.
Most advice tells you to fight these urges by staying busy or calling a friend. But that doesn't really solve the problem.
What if, instead of fighting urges, you could understand them? What if these tough moments could actually help you heal and grow?
In today's episode, I'll share a different way to handle these challenges. We'll talk about how understanding your urges can help you find real freedom.
This isn't just helpful for you—it's also important for your relationships. Partners will learn how to see real progress and healing.
For therapy with Sam:
I will work with you for 12 weeks to help you eliminate pornography use and the root cause that started it.
If after the 12 weeks you haven’t fully been able to quit, I’ll work with you 1-1 for free until you do.
Click here for info to work with me directly.
Have questions you want me to address on future podcast episodes?
Email me here:
support@healingcouples.org
Get access to my trust building workshop:
Want access to a free course I created for my podcast listeners?
Click the Couples Healing website and in the course you'll learn some top strategies to find healing from addiction and trauma, rebuild trust, experience freedom, and begin to reconnect with each other in the relationship.
Follow Me on Instagram for daily tips and tools you can implement to overcome pornography addiction.
Get ready to learn a new approach that can change everything
Monday Dec 09, 2024
Monday Dec 09, 2024
One of the most important steps in this process for husbands and wives is to better understand their emotions.
Many people ignore or suppress them, but this actually slows down your progress.
Emotions contain important messages.
They send information that reveals an underlying need or something that needs attention.
The sooner you can decode what your emotions are trying to tell you, the sooner you can address the issue and find resolution.
For therapy with Sam:
I will work with you for 12 weeks to help you eliminate pornography use and the root cause that started it.
If after the 12 weeks you haven’t fully been able to quit, I’ll work with you 1-1 for free until you do.
Click here for info to work with me directly.
Have questions you want me to address on future podcast episodes?
Email me here:
support@healingcouples.org
Get access to my trust building workshop:
Want access to a free course I created for my podcast listeners?
Click the Couples Healing website and in the course you'll learn some top strategies to find healing from addiction and trauma, rebuild trust, experience freedom, and begin to reconnect with each other in the relationship.
Follow Me on Instagram for daily tips and tools you can implement to overcome pornography addiction.
Thursday Dec 05, 2024
Thursday Dec 05, 2024
Sexual intimacy is one of the biggest things that is damaged when their wife discovers her husband pornography use.
It can be scary for her to be intimate because of the insecurities and fears that this situation creates –
"Is he comparing me to other people he's seen?"
"Is he just using me as a part of his addiction?"
"I want to be intimate but I don't feel safe enough.. how can we restore that foundation?"
In this episode, I share with you specific things that you can do to rebuild safety and security so your sexual intimacy can improve.
For therapy with Sam:
I will work with you for 12 weeks to help you eliminate pornography use and the root cause that started it.
If after the 12 weeks you haven’t fully been able to quit, I’ll work with you 1-1 for free until you do.
Click here for info to work with me directly.
Have questions you want me to address on future podcast episodes?
Email me here:
support@healingcouples.org
Get access to my trust building workshop:
Want access to a free course I created for my podcast listeners?
Click the Couples Healing website and in the course you'll learn some top strategies to find healing from addiction and trauma, rebuild trust, experience freedom, and begin to reconnect with each other in the relationship.
Follow Me on Instagram for daily tips and tools you can implement to overcome pornography addiction.
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Welcome to today's first mini episode!
I'm testing something new and am going to do a podcast that's less than 5 minutes long that gives you a specific tool to implement or a thought to consider.
These will be designed to give you something actionable that you can implement quickly to see changes fast.
In today's episode, I share with you a specific thing that you can do if you struggle with personal or relationship setbacks.
If you seem to keep hitting the same wall or struggle to maintain progress, this episode is for you.
For therapy with Sam:
I will work with you for 12 weeks to help you eliminate pornography use and the root cause that started it.
If after the 12 weeks you haven’t fully been able to quit, I’ll work with you 1-1 for free until you do.
Click here for info to work with me directly.
Have questions you want me to address on future podcast episodes?
Email me here:
support@healingcouples.org
Get access to my trust building workshop:
Want access to a free course I created for my podcast listeners?
Click the Couples Healing website and in the course you'll learn some top strategies to find healing from addiction and trauma, rebuild trust, experience freedom, and begin to reconnect with each other in the relationship.
Follow Me on Instagram for daily tips and tools you can implement to overcome pornography addiction.
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
Sometimes when a husband is making good progress personally and in the relationship, his wife has fears and doubts:
“How can I know that he’s telling the truth?”
“What if he’s just gotten better at hiding it?”
“it's scary to bring down my wall because I don't wanna get hurt again…”
This can be discouraging for both people, especially if a husband really is doing well.
He can feel deflated and hopeless thinking that there’s nothing he can do to make things better.
In this episode, I share with you specifically how to handle these situations and how you can build safety in a way that eases the fears and discouragement that both people can feel.
For therapy with Sam:
I will work with you for 12 weeks to help you eliminate pornography use and the root cause that started it.
If after the 12 weeks you haven’t fully been able to quit, I’ll work with you 1-1 for free until you do.
Click here for info to work with me directly.
Have questions you want me to address on future podcast episodes?
Email me here:
support@healingcouples.org
Get access to my trust building workshop:
Want access to a free course I created for my podcast listeners?
Click the Couples Healing website and in the course you'll learn some top strategies to find healing from addiction and trauma, rebuild trust, experience freedom, and begin to reconnect with each other in the relationship.
Follow Me on Instagram for daily tips and tools you can implement to overcome pornography addiction.
Thursday Nov 21, 2024
Thursday Nov 21, 2024
For therapy with Sam:
I will work with you for 12 weeks to help you eliminate pornography use and the root cause that started it.
If after the 12 weeks you haven’t fully been able to quit, I’ll work with you 1-1 for free until you do.
Click here for info to work with me directly.
Have questions you want me to address on future podcast episodes?
Email me here:
support@healingcouples.org
Get access to my trust building workshop:
Want access to a free course I created for my podcast listeners?
Click the Couples Healing website and in the course you'll learn some top strategies to find healing from addiction and trauma, rebuild trust, experience freedom, and begin to reconnect with each other in the relationship.
Follow Me on Instagram for daily tips and tools you can implement to overcome pornography addiction.
Thursday Nov 14, 2024
Thursday Nov 14, 2024
A lot of couples feel stagnant on this journey and don’t make the progress that they hope and it’s slow and discouraging.
And what I’ve come to recognize as one of the most important aspects of this work is clarity.
If you don’t have perfect clarity about what the unresolved issues are, what’s causing them, and how to address them, then progress is slow.
Many women feel a lack of security or trust in their marriage because the pornography use hasn’t been resolved.
Many husband struggle with urges and temptations that they want to overcome.
Today I want to share with you a 3 step framework I use with all of my clients to help you get traction towards resolving problems quickly and start to see results instead of both of you just feeling discouraged.
For therapy with Sam:
I will work with you for 12 weeks to help you eliminate pornography use and the root cause that started it.
If after the 12 weeks you haven’t fully been able to quit, I’ll work with you 1-1 for free until you do.
Click here for info to work with me directly.
Have questions you want me to address on future podcast episodes?
Email me here:
support@healingcouples.org
Get access to my trust building workshop:
Want access to a free course I created for my podcast listeners?
Click the Couples Healing website and in the course you'll learn some top strategies to find healing from addiction and trauma, rebuild trust, experience freedom, and begin to reconnect with each other in the relationship.
Follow Me on Instagram for daily tips and tools you can implement to overcome pornography addiction.
Thursday Nov 07, 2024
Thursday Nov 07, 2024
When a relationship is damaged by pornography use and dishonesty, many couples wonder if it's possible to actually fully rebuild trust again.
There are often lots of staggered or trickle disclosures, which caused a lot of damage to the trust.
So can it actually be rebuilt again?
The answer is yes.
But it requires a very specific approach and that's what I want to share with you in today's episode.
The more clarity you have about what steps to take and how to rebuild trust, the more you can focus on taking the right actions and start to see progress in your relationship.
For therapy with Sam:
I will work with you for 12 weeks to help you eliminate pornography use and the root cause that started it.
If after the 12 weeks you haven’t fully been able to quit, I’ll work with you 1-1 for free until you do.
Click here for info to work with me directly.
Have questions you want me to address on future podcast episodes?
Email me here:
support@healingcouples.org
Get access to my trust building workshop:
Want access to a free course I created for my podcast listeners?
Click the Couples Healing website and in the course you'll learn some top strategies to find healing from addiction and trauma, rebuild trust, experience freedom, and begin to reconnect with each other in the relationship.
Follow Me on Instagram for daily tips and tools you can implement to overcome pornography addiction.
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Are you and your spouse tired of arguing about the same thing over and over again?
Are you feeling stuck not knowing how to find closure and repair the damage of pornography use in your marriage?
Most couples get stuck when discussing the pain and hurt they feel and conversations end in fights or distance.
In today's episode, I want to share with you, one specific tool that you can implement immediately to have better conversations with each other.
And when you know how to have conversations in a way that creates closure, you can discuss any difficult topic without it spiraling into an argument.
For therapy with Sam:
I will work with you for 12 weeks to help you eliminate pornography use and the root cause that started it.
If after the 12 weeks you haven’t fully been able to quit, I’ll work with you 1-1 for free until you do.
Click here for info to work with me directly.
Have questions you want me to address on future podcast episodes?
Email me here:
support@healingcouples.org
Get access to my trust building workshop:
Want access to a free course I created for my podcast listeners?
Click the Couples Healing website and in the course you'll learn some top strategies to find healing from addiction and trauma, rebuild trust, experience freedom, and begin to reconnect with each other in the relationship.
Follow Me on Instagram for daily tips and tools you can implement to overcome pornography addiction.
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
Thursday Oct 24, 2024
When a man struggles with porn pornography use, it can cause a lot discouragement and fear for both him and his wife.
So many women live in constant anxiety that the other shoes going to drop and they're gonna get hurt again.
Husbands often feel an underlying sense of inadequacy because they haven't been able to quit despite their best efforts to stop.
In today's episode, I share with you some specific things you do in order to break out of the negative pattern and find hope of overcoming this issue.
Is the difference between managing your triggers and actually being free from them, and that’s what makes progress and growth sustainable.
For therapy with Sam:
I will work with you for 12 weeks to help you eliminate pornography use and the root cause that started it.
If after the 12 weeks you haven’t fully been able to quit, I’ll work with you 1-1 for free until you do.
Click here for info to work with me directly.
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Want access to a free course I created for my podcast listeners?
Click the Couples Healing website and in the course you'll learn some top strategies to find healing from addiction and trauma, rebuild trust, experience freedom, and begin to reconnect with each other in the relationship.
Follow Me on Instagram for daily tips and tools you can implement to overcome pornography addiction.