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When Secrets Surface: Healing the Wound of Hidden Porn Use in Marriage
The discovery of secret porn use in a marriage can leave partners reeling. In this post, we explore why secrecy hurts, what emotional repair requires, and how couples therapy creates a path forward. If you're feeling lost after a breach of trust, you're not alone—and healing is possible.
What If I Never Trust Again?
Trust doesn’t just break after betrayal—it unravels your sense of reality. In this post, we explore what it means to rebuild trust from the inside out, starting not with the betrayer, but with yourself.
When Anger Becomes the Foundation: The Betrayal Pyramid
After betrayal, couples often feel emotionally distant and confused. This post introduces the Betrayal Pyramid—a tool we use at Insights Counseling Center to explain what happens beneath the surface, and how to begin healing together.
Is the Difficult Person in Your Life a Narcissist? Understanding the Spectrum of Narcissism
Not all narcissism is toxic, but when it is, it can threaten the foundation of your relationship. Learn how to recognize healthy, moderate, and extreme narcissistic traits—and what to do if you find yourself stuck.
How to Handle Changes in Sexual Intimacy in Your Relationship
Changes in sexual intimacy are normal, but they don’t have to create distance. Learn why intimacy shifts, how to respond with curiosity and compassion, and when it might be time to seek support. Insights Counseling Center offers therapy for couples, individuals, and those healing after betrayal.
Fearing the Worst: When Thought-Action Fusion Fuels Hypervigilance After Betrayal
For betrayed partners, even thoughts can feel threatening. This post explores how Thought-Action Fusion shows up after betrayal, how it contributes to hypervigilance, and how therapy helps you reclaim emotional safety.
When the Problem Is Serious: How to Navigate Affairs, Addictions, and Abuse in Marriage
What do you do when your marriage faces one of the “Triple A’s”—affairs, addictions, or abuse? This post helps you explore how to respond with clarity and courage, and when Discernment Counseling can help you find a path forward.
Emotional Affairs and the “Friendship” That’s Hurting Your Marriage
Is it just a friendship—or something more? This post explores the signs of emotional affairs, how they create distrust in relationships, and how discernment counseling can help couples navigate the gray areas with clarity and care.
“I Don’t Know What to Feel Anymore:” Navigating the Emotional Aftermath of an Affair
Feeling overwhelmed after betrayal? This blog explores the emotional impact of infidelity and offers guidance for stabilizing in the aftermath. You don’t have to feel certain—just supported.
Living on High Alert: Why Betrayal Makes You Hypervigilant—and How to Heal
Betrayal trauma often leaves you feeling hyper-alert, reactive, and unable to relax. This post explains why trauma makes you hypervigilant, how it affects your nervous system, and what healing looks like. If you're ready to stop living in survival mode, therapy can help.