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A Boundary Without an Agreement is Not a Boundary

February 7, 2019

Over the years, I’ve heard so many stories of betrayed partners who were told that the way for them to create boundaries was to sit down and make a list of boundaries to present to their unfaithful spouse. Believing that this was the way to create boundaries, she (or he) did what she was told,… Continue Reading…

When an Affair Partner is a Co-Worker

September 14, 2017

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Discovering that your spouse had an affair is painful enough. But finding out that the affair partner is a co-worker, supervisor, or employee can be doubly devastating. Imagine your spouse leaving each day to go to work, and the feelings of powerlessness—knowing that he will spend the majority of his day with a former affair… Continue Reading…

Let Go of These 5 Things Before the New Year

December 27, 2016

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I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season! With the New Year fast approaching, I want to invite you to step into 2017 a little lighter  — in your heart and soul. It’s a simple fact that in the first one to two years post-discovery or disclosure, partners of sex addicts carry a number of burdens:… Continue Reading…

Can I (Partners + Addicts) Ask for THAT?

October 26, 2016

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I just finished up the sixth Live Q&A Call with members of my Partner’s Healing & Empowerment Online Community Forum a couple of hours ago. One of the members submitted this question for me to answer on the call: “Is it okay to ask an addict to sell a car, furniture, or even a home if… Continue Reading…

My Partner Ignored My Request—What Should I Do?

September 5, 2016

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Happy Labor Day to my US and Canadian Friends!   I was recently asked this question by a partner in my international online community (Partner’s Healing & Empowerment Online Forum): I made a request of my (sex addict) partner, and he never gave me answer. In the meantime, the requests I made have become requirements for… Continue Reading…

My “Failure” and Why You Should Increase Your NOs

June 29, 2016

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It’s funny about failure stories. Most of us try to hide our failures, but they’re the stories everyone most likes to hear. What I love most about failure stories is that they’re almost always about learning or redemption. It’s a mistake to think of events or circumstances that don’t go our way as failures. For example, when someone… Continue Reading…

Requests, Demands & Ultimatums

January 21, 2015

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If you want to learn how to practice great self-care through using effective boundaries, you’ll need to understand the difference between requests, demands, and ultimatums. Let’s start with the formal, dictionary definitions: Request an act of asking politely or formally for something Demand a forceful statement in which you say that something must be done… Continue Reading…

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Vicki is the best-selling author of Moving Beyond Betrayal, host of the Beyond Bitchy Podcast: Mastering the Art of Boundaries, and blogger for Thriving After Betrayal blog, ranked one of the Top 15 Infidelity Blogs and Websites to Follow in 2019. Her latest project, unveiled on International Women’s Day 2020, is The Radiant Threefold Path | Return+Reclaim+Receive.  read more…

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