S-WG, Texas

... also helpful. It was also good to be given the homework of attending 12 Step meetings. Just a month prior, [my husband] had felt he didn't have the same issue as guys at 12 step meetings ... after disclosure and polygraph, that all changed.
I found it [the Intensive] to be a powerful experience that hopefully will set the stage for new beginnings and life change in our marriage. I don't think we could have achieved the heart awareness, knowledge, commitment to recovery and next steps within the context of weekly hour long therapy. Each session built on the prior with homework in the evening being a further powerful add-on to learning and awareness. The experience forced us to deal with the reality of the issues, see it's impact on our lives, commit to work together and get tools for recovery. I deeply appreciated feeling that my feelings were acknowledged, understood and validated. For so many years, I have felt pain in my marriage and had that pain minimized. It felt freeing to finally be able to talk about it with him and not be shut down. Seeing him come to brokenness was moving... and having him acknowledge the high price of his behavior brought me to seeing a potential for hope in our relationship, if he chooses to work his recovery. It was so helpful to go home with specific tools and plans for recovery.  I would highly recommend this experience to any couple struggling with SA. It is a powerful and effective way to get the issues out in the open where they can be dealt with."
WG, Texas
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