s.a. lifeline

In this Q&A episode, host Tara McCausland interviews Steven and Rhyll Croshaw,  co-founders of S.A.  Lifeline Foundation, who share their experiences and insights on setting boundaries and bottom lines in relationships and personal recovery. They discuss the differences between boundaries and bottom lines. Steven explains how he sets his 'bottom lines' - personal safeguards established to protect him from negative triggers. Rhyll talks about the importance of allowing individuals to set their own bottom lines and that boundaries give betrayed partners choice in responding to behaviors that cause them to feel unsafe.  They conclude with how a lifestyle of setting and holding boundaries and bottom lines has healed and enriched their marriage which has been affected by sexual betrayal and addiction.

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This week Tara talks with licensed marriage and family counselor, author and podcaster Geoff Steurer. Part of the recovery puzzle for both pornography addiction and betrayal truama is to find quality education and therapy. How does one go about this? How do you know what sort of sources to trust? Tara and Geoff discuss these issues as well as timelines for healing and if there is such a thing as a "quick fix" in recovery. 

Connect with Geoff at https://www.geoffsteurer.com/. 

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Host Tara McCausland speaks with betrayal trauma expert, Dr. Jill Manning,  about how a betrayed partner can apply the  recovery puzzle pieces of a willing heart, honesty,  humility, accountability, commitment, and seeking spiritual connection to facilitate healing.  As a betrayed spouse, it is easy to feel like a victim of our addicted partner's behavior and believe recovery work is theirs to do, not ours. While this is understandable, Jill and Tara discuss why some partners might  struggle with this and how staying in that mindset can stifle growth.  Jill discusses how  betrayed partners can move out of a victim mindset to a willingness to step on and stay on the recovery path to experience true, long-term healing. 

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In this episode, host Tara McCausland reviews the S.A. Lifeline heart and mind Recovery Puzzle pieces (e.g. willing heart, humble, accountable, committed, honesty, seeking spiritual connection) with guest expert, Dr. Eddie Capparucci. They compare them with the transformational elements in Eddie's latest book Why Men Struggle to Love: Overcoming Relational Blindspots and discuss how these critical elements not only help a person heal from the effects of sexual addiction but how they can transform a person's character and life. They also discuss why sobriety alone is not enough for lasting recovery and healing of individuals and relationships.

Learn more about Dr. Capparucci and his therapeutic approach at https://abundantlifecounselingga.com/meet-eddie/. 

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