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From Apology to Reconciling
150 150 Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D.

From apology to reconciling is a journey as you save your marriage.You have already journeyed to here.  Maybe your relationship is hurting and in pain.  Maybe your connection has gone cold.  But however you got here, whatever the path, you want to get somewhere different.

Somewhere better.

It may seem cliche, but it is a journey.  And this last part of the journey, it has some stops along the way.

Many times, people think (and want) it to be a linear path, stopping along the way, but arriving at the end, reconciled and in love.

Those four big stops?

  • Apology
  • Forgiving
  • Trusting
  • Reconciling

Many assume that one follows the other, just points along the road.  But it is more like a subway system that might arrive at one station, having never paused at another.  You may pass one or more, or even arrive at each one, seemingly out of order.

In reality, each of those four stops are distinct and separate.  They can happen separate from, or even without, the other stops.

Let’s talk about these four stops in this episode of the Save The Marriage Podcast. Listen below.

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Ready to Forgive?
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“How Long?” Trust, Trauma, and Towels
150 150 Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D.

How long does it take to recover from broken trust?  How long before you throw in the towel?I’m still answering your questions!  If you have a question you want me to cover on the podcast, just SEND ME AN EMAIL HERE.

Today, we cover “time.”  Or more specifically, “How Long?”  The questions come from 2 listeners, “B” and “J.”

B asked about how long it takes to recover from broken trust.  He follows up with wondering about PTSD symptoms and breaking trust.  If your relationship suffers from broken trust, I cover the issue of healing time… and what you can do about that time.

I also go into some discussion about trust and trauma, to make sure you understand how that might affect your relationship.

And J is interested in how long to keep up the efforts before you “throw in the towel.”  J says that they are in a “lock.”  I disagree, and I cover how to think through the stuck spot… what it means, why you might be wrong, and how to keep on moving forward.

Trauma, Time, and Towels.  I cover them in this episode of the Save The Marriage Podcast.  Don’t miss it!  Listen below.

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What You CAN Control
Trust and Marriage
Importance of Apology
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Save The Marriage System
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