Welcome to betrayal trauma recovery. I'm Anne. If you're wondering who I am and why I do this, I'm a woman who has experienced betrayal.

My ex-husband is a sex addict and he exhibited lying, gaslighting, and emotional abuse when he lived in the home and he is still exhibiting those behaviors.

He's still a sex addict, still exhibiting lying, gaslighting, and emotional abuse and narcissistic traits.

I am here podcasting through my own recovery process and we have M.J. Dennis here with us last week.

She's back again.

MJ is a licensed professional counselor.

She's a licensed marriage and family therapist

associate, a certified sex therapist.

And she has been certified through AbSats

as a clinical partner trauma specialist.

She works in Austin, Texas, in private practice at Crossroads Counseling Associates,

where she counsels individuals and couples who have experienced or been affected by sex addiction.

Welcome back, MJ.

Hi, thank you for having me.

It's good to be back.

So today we're going to talk about healthy sexuality after sexual betrayal.

Last week we talked about more or less

that you have the right to say no, that you can say no,

that saying no may be in your best interest.

It may help you establish safety.

Today we're going to talk about the other side of that.

So how do couples get from D-Day to healthy sexuality

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