Ep 81 - Surviving the Holidays 10 Strategies After Infidelity
Healing Broken Trust In Your Marriage After Infidelity
Brad and Morgan Robinson
4.6 • 737 Ratings
🗓️ 26 November 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Brad Robinson, LMFT delves into the complexities of supporting a betrayed spouse during the emotionally charged holiday season. Discover ten actionable strategies to help navigate the festive period with empathy and understanding. From initiating open conversations and creating new traditions to offering reassurance and protecting boundaries, this episode provides a comprehensive guide to turning negative cycles into positive ones. Whether you're dealing with emotional triggers or seeking to build a supportive environment, these tips aim to foster healing and connection. Join us as we explore how to be a proactive emotional ally and create a safe space for healing during the holidays.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Brad Robinson, and today I'm going to talk with you about 10 things that we can do to be supportive of the betrayed spouse during the holiday season. |
| 0:13.2 | As you may already know, navigating the holidays after infidelity can be one of the most emotionally charged and vulnerable times for couples. |
| 0:22.3 | That is especially true for the betrayed spouse. |
| 0:26.0 | Holidays are often packed with emotional triggers like memories, traditions, family dynamics, |
| 0:32.4 | social obligations, and on top of all of that, there's this pressure to be joyful, to have your act together, |
| 0:38.6 | to act like nothing's wrong in your life, that you're perfect. |
| 0:42.4 | For the unfaithful partner, this is a powerful opportunity to show up emotionally, |
| 0:46.3 | not by fixing everything, but by being present and by being proactively supportive. |
| 0:53.4 | I want to go over with you today 10 ways that we can navigate infidelity during the holiday season. |
| 1:01.4 | The first is start with a holiday checking conversation. |
| 1:04.7 | This is something that you want to do before the season starts or before you go to Thanksgiving |
| 1:09.1 | at a family member's house or before you welcome |
| 1:11.2 | guests. You want to have a checking conversation before Christmas, before other holidays that you |
| 1:17.6 | may celebrate. And the conversation may go something like this. The holidays are coming up and I want |
| 1:23.6 | to make sure we approach them in a way that supports you. Other things you're worried about that might be triggering. |
| 1:30.1 | Is there anything you like to skip, change, or do differently this year? |
| 1:34.8 | Many betrayed spouses feel like they have to fake their way through traditions |
| 1:38.2 | that may feel tainted. |
| 1:40.5 | Asking that and giving that by being proactively supportive, you're giving them permission to rewrite the script on how things should normally go. |
| 1:49.0 | The second way that we can turn our negative cycles into positive cycles during the holiday season is don't assume, but ask what your mate needs. |
| 2:00.0 | Do they want you to participate in certain gatherings or not? but ask what your mate needs. |
| 2:04.6 | Do they want you to participate in certain gatherings or not? |
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