Welcome to Betrayal Trauma Recovery, BTR.org. I'm Anne. I'm sure you remember what it was like when you were searching for help, maybe for your husband, hoping to find the right program or therapist. That's why I started podcasting. I supported my husband through seven years of pornography addiction recovery and not one therapist during that time told me I was experiencing emotional

and psychological abuse and sexual coercion. I didn't want any other woman on the planet to be in

the dark. If you're like the majority of my listeners, you're experiencing the type of abuse that's

invisible and difficult to wrap your head around. Your husband is using porn or having

affairs or lying to you, and you're getting the same bad advice about how to improve communication

or your relationship. If you need support from women who totally understand, check out our daily

group session schedule at BTR.org slash group. We'd love to see you in a session today. One simple, anonymous way to help spread the word

is to click, follow, or subscribe to the Betrayal Trauma Recovery podcast on your favorite

podcasting app. While you're there, every five-star rating helps make this podcast more visible

and will help save other women from getting the wrong kind of help, like a couple

program that will make this type of abuse worse. For those of you who follow or subscribe to this

podcast, thank you so much. Your support means so much to me. Kathleen, a member of our community

is on today's podcast. I recorded this episode a few years ago. Before we get to that, here's a five-star review on Apple Podcasts.

She said, it's life-giving to know you'll be believed when no one else will believe you.

You're not crazy.

This podcast and the BTR group sessions are giving me strength.

I will forever be grateful.

Thank you so much for supporting this podcast by following

the podcast and by giving this review. All right. Kathleen, I'm so grateful that you're here and you're

bravely sharing your story to help other women. It helps all of us feel heard. If you're

interested in sharing your story, please contact my

assistant at podcast at BTR.org. She'll set up an interview. I love hearing all of your stories.

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