Coming Back From Infidelity: How To Heal After An Affair

Coming back from an affair can be one of the toughest challenges for a couple.

The first video speaks to the partner who has been hurt, the video covers:

  • The two aspects that define infidelity
  • Infidelity as a trauma
  • How infidelity is like grief
  • How long the healing process typically takes

The second video speaks to the involved partner (the one who had the affair), the video covers:

  • The two most important characteristics the involved partner needs to move into repair
  • The built-in asymmetry between the hurt and involved partner
  • Being sorry for the infidelity vs. being sorry for the damage
  • Moving out of shame and into remorse

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Terry Real is a family therapist and the founder of Relational Life Therapy. Over more than four decades working with couples he has written four books on intimacy and connection, including I Don’t Want to Talk About It and Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship. His work has been featured in The New York Times, on Good Morning America and on CNN.

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