Beyond Broken Vows | Christian Marriage, Adultery, Pornography Addiction, Sexual Betrayal, Infidelity
Emily & Johnny Spigelmire | Christian Marriage Recovery Coaches
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- Last week, we introduced a path toward true intimacy after infidelity is brought to light, beginning with full therapeutic disclosure.
Now we are unpacking five hard works worth doing for each spouse after infidelity disclosure. This week we will focus on the spouse who was unfaithful in the marriage, and because of our experience we will be speaking to husbands.
We’ll cover maintaining the integrity of the disclosure, participating in a meaningful recovery program, sharing the process with their wives, learning to speak the language of empathy, and rebuilding trust by becoming trustworthy.
Next week we will look at five hard works for betrayed wives. We will explore maintaining healthy biblical boundaries, resisting the temptation to manage their husband’s recovery, pursuing their own healing, reconnecting with God, and practicing forgiveness in its proper biblical context.
These lists are not exhaustive, but offer a practical foundation for moving beyond the immediate shock of discovery and beginning the work of faithful restoration.
We pray this blesses you,
Johnny and Emily
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Episode 127. 12 Markers of a Trustworthy Husband (Series Intro)
Episode 173. From Manager to Ally: Finding True Safety Without Policing His Healing
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✔️ You can connect with us at support@beyondbrokenvows.com. - Surviving the initial blast radius of infidelity is brutal, but living in the fallout of the "status quo" will slowly poison your marriage.
God never designed you to settle for a double life, partial truth, or a fragile truce built on eggshells.
He designed you to be fully known and fully loved—naked and unashamed.
In this episode, we move past immediate crisis management and lay out the concrete path toward true intimacy God’s way.
You will discover why false intimacy keeps couples trapped in lingering pain, the three-legged stool required to hold up genuine connection, and the four non-negotiable shifts every couple must make to drag the darkness into the light and protect their future.
If you are fighting to rebuild your marriage on solid rock instead of shifting sand, this episode provides the blueprint.
We pray this blesses you,
Johnny and Emily
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RESOURCES:
Download our e-book, “9 Steps to Healing After Sexual Betrayal: For Couples Who Have Chosen to Stay Married”
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RELATED EPISODES:
Episode 111. Need a Full Therapeutic Disclosure After Infidelity? (Part 1)
Episode 112. Need a Full Therapeutic Disclosure After Infidelity? (Part 2)
Episode 124. From Hurt to Hope Through Rigorous Honesty
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✔️ You can connect with us at support@beyondbrokenvows.com. 181 | Red Flag Warnings of Infidelity: The Discovery We Kept Secret—and What It Cost Us
26-10-2026 | 27 Min.In 2011, we had an early discovery of betrayal that should have brought us to our knees before God and driven us straight to professional help.
Instead, we handled it the way far too many couples do: privately, quickly, and entirely on our own.
Johnny wept, apologized, and even placed a phone call in Emily’s presence to break off contact with the other woman.
Emily wanted to believe it was over. Johnny felt the relief of dodging a bullet.
Yet days later, the underground connection resumed, turning into a four-year physical affair and three additional years of deception before our world completely blew apart in 2018.
In this episode, we unpack the dangerous warning signs we missed, the pseudo-repairs that gave us false hope, and the fuse that kept burning because we chose isolation over true accountability.
We also give you hope through God’s word and encouragement to face your fears to help you make the decision to be done facing this alone.
We pray this blesses you,
Johnny and Emily
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Download our e-book, “9 Steps to Healing After Sexual Betrayal: For Couples Who Have Chosen to Stay Married”
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RELATED EPISODES:
Episode 155. Beyond the Wall of Isolation: Fears of the Husband (The Mask)
Episode 156. Beyond the Wall of Isolation: Fears of the Wife (The Burden)
Episode 100. Getting Real Help for Your Marriage: 10 Obstacles to Counseling and Coaching
Episode 103. 9 Steps to Healing After Sexual Betrayal for Him and Her
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✔️ You can connect with us at support@beyondbrokenvows.com.- Have you just found out that your spouse has been unfaithful to you? Or, have your own secret sexual choices just been discovered?
Whichever side of this painful discovery you find yourself, your mind is racing with the same terrifying questions: Now what? Where do we go from here? Is our marriage over?
The truth is hard to swallow: Yes, the marriage you had is dead.
Facing life after infidelity means stepping onto a path you never asked for, never anticipated, and don’t know how to navigate.
The fear is real, the confusion is overwhelming, and the security you built your life upon feels completely shattered.
The old normal cannot be salvaged, and trying to patch up the rubble on your own will only lead to further heartbreak.
In this episode, we pull back the curtain on an early discovery story from our own marriage. We reveal the devastating mistake we made—sweeping the truth under the rug without qualified help, leaving an unexploded fuse that detonated years later.
You cannot navigate the fallout of sexual betrayal alone. Hit play to trade panic for direction and find your footing in the middle of the storm.
We pray this blesses you!
Johnny and Emily
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💜Become a Beyond Broken Vows Insider! Receive our weekly newsletter with behind-the-scenes stories, marriage tips, podcast previews and early access to giveaways and promotions! insider.beyondbrokenvows.com
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RESOURCES:
Download our e-book, “9 Steps to Healing After Sexual Betrayal: For Couples Who Have Chosen to Stay Married”
Covenant Eyes https://covenanteyes.sjv.io/xJ3JJO Use promo Code BBV to get 30 days free! (website purchase only)
RELATED EPISODES:
Episode 59. Is It Over? Take These 5 Steps to Save Your Marriage After Adultery
Episode 89. Considering Divorce After Sexual Betrayal? 3 Good Reasons to Stay Married
Episode 100. Getting Real Help for Your Marriage: 10 Obstacles to Counseling and Coaching
Episode 103. 9 Steps to Healing After Sexual Betrayal for Him and Her
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✔️FOLLOW so you don’t miss a show!
✔️Leave a 5-star rating & written review on Apple Podcast.
✔️ Connect with us at support@beyondbrokenvows.com. - We have a quick episode for you today with some important reminders, some encouragement, plus a beautiful word of hope from scripture.
Join us for a few minutes to help you get grounded this week and remember that you are not alone and there is hope!
We pray this blesses you,
Johnny and Emily
💚TIP JAR - If this, or any of our episodes, brought you hope or encouragement, please leave us a little blessing to help us keep our content ad-free!
💜Work with us! coaching.beyondbrokenvows.com
💜Hang out with us and support our ministry on Patreon, beyondbrokenvows.com/partner
💜Become a Beyond Broken Vows Insider! Receive our weekly newsletter with behind-the-scenes stories, marriage tips, podcast previews and early access to giveaways and promotions! insider.beyondbrokenvows.com
💜Send us a voice message on SpeakPipe
RESOURCES:
Download our e-book, “9 Steps to Healing After Sexual Betrayal: For Couples Who Have Chosen to Stay Married”
Covenant Eyes Use promo Code BBV to get 30 days free! (website purchase only)
RELATED EPISODES:
Episode 72. Praising God While in the Storm of Sexual Betrayal and Porn-Fueled Infidelity
Episode 118. Is It Okay to Take a Break While Recovering from Sexual Betrayal?
NEXT STEPS:
✔️FOLLOW so you don’t miss a show!
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✔️ You can connect with us at support@beyondbrokenvows.com.
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***Top 1.5% Global Podcast***Dear Betrayed,Are you in shock? Confused, devastated, hurt, angry and feeling like you are not enough? Do you feel like it must be your fault, like you should have somehow seen the signs? Are you grieving the death of the marriage you thought you had?Dear Betrayer,Have you been believing the lie that if people knew what was really in your heart and mind, they would turn their back on you? Have you been convinced that your wife and family would leave you and you would lose everything if/when you came clean? Beloved, do you both feel like your marriage is over?Well, you’re right. That marriage full of secrets and lies IS over. But now there is hope for an honest and transparent marriage - one full of trust, safety, connection, forgiveness, acceptance, and intimacy that you’ve never known before. Bold statement, right? You may be thinking, “No way!” That’s okay. We understand…Hi, we are Johnny and Emily Spigelmire and we have been where you are...As a result of adultery fueled by pornography, the marriage vows we had exchanged as starry-eyed newlyweds and had worked so hard to keep were eventually shattered. We’ve been through hell and back. But we are here, together, to let you know that this devastation we experienced was actually a gift.Of course, we didn’t see it that way at first and you probably don’t either. But, through a commitment to recovery, our faith in God, and our hope for redemption, we set out on a journey of healing, and we can’t wait to share what we’ve learned with you. We now have a marriage that continually blows our minds, and we give God all the glory!So, if you’re ready to move from heartbreak and pain to hope and healing, grab your favorite beverage, get comfy, and join us on a journey of faith as we talk through difficult questions like;Is there hope for our marriage?Can I fix all the damage I’ve done?Can I ever trust again?Is true intimacy even possible?We will also do deep dives into the topics of:* Isolation* Guilt and Shame* Anger* Rejection* Addiction* Trauma* Body Image* Triggers* Communication* And more…Our story, like yours, is a messy one. But, with God’s help, it is possible to recover what was lost, stolen, or given away. We know this because God has turned the ashes of our lives into something beautiful and we believe he can do that for you too.You can connect with us at:support@beyondbrokenvows.comhttps://insider.beyondbrokenvows.com/https://coaching.beyondbrokenvows.com/We would love to be part of your journey to healing and wholeness!
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