#803 Treating Predators & Infidelity - Dr. Monique Thompson
Mental Illness Happy Hour
Paul Gilmartin
4.8 • 6.1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2026
⏱️ 109 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Monique Thompson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps couples heal from infidelity. She also has significant experience with treating predatory sexual behavior. She offers her insights on how people can heal from both issues and specifically offers resources for couples and individuals who have cheated and have been cheated on.
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https://doctormoniquethompson.com/
Best-Selling Author: Infidelity Recovery Workbook for Couples: Tools and Exercises to Rebuild Your Relationship
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 803 with my guest, Dr. Monique Thompson. My name's Paul Gilmartin. I'm the host. I'm the producer. |
| 0:08.2 | Yeah, I wear a lot of hats. If you're new to the podcast, welcome. I hope you find this to be a place for honesty about all the battles in our heads from medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas and sexual dysfunction to everyday compulsive |
| 0:22.5 | negative thinking. |
| 0:23.6 | And this show is not meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling. |
| 0:27.9 | I am not a therapist. |
| 0:29.4 | This is more like a waiting room that doesn't suck. |
| 0:34.3 | The website for this show is metalpod.com. |
| 0:37.5 | Metalpod, also the social media handle you can follow us at. |
| 0:42.9 | What do I want to share with you? |
| 0:44.4 | Well, I suppose I should share since I talk about my life on the podcast. |
| 0:50.3 | I share this with the Zoom group, Patreon people over the weekend, but Saturday is in a week ago |
| 0:57.6 | in my wood shop. |
| 0:59.9 | And I told you that Gracie, my dog, is getting a little older, a little fatter, a little slower, |
| 1:04.9 | and she's having trouble getting through the doggie door. |
| 1:07.3 | So I'm like, well, I'm going to go out in the wood shop and I'm going to build her a ramp so |
| 1:11.7 | she doesn't have to jump so high to get through the doggy door and so I'm doing it I put a couple of |
| 1:17.5 | screws in and then it's too long so I bring it to the table saw and I'm trimming a little bit off |
| 1:24.0 | it and I hit a screw that I forgot was in there. A shower of sparks. |
| 1:29.4 | I got a dust collector which pulls air from the machines. |
| 1:35.6 | All the sparks travel down the ducts and start fires in the dust collection ducts. |
| 1:50.2 | And at first I don't notice that. |
| 1:51.9 | First, I just noticed that there was a little ember in my table saw, |
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