Love After Lies
Welcome to the Love After Lies podcast, where we help couples who have been devastated by infidelity find hope and healing for their relationship. We're your hosts, Josh and Avonlea Roy.
We've walked the painful road of infidelity in our own marriage, and we're going to show you how we overcame the impossible so that you can have more love, freedom, connection, intimacy, and happiness in your marriage.
Episodes
16 episodes
16. When the Healing Hurts: Suicidal Thoughts, Sex Addiction & the Fight for Connection
In this vulnerable episode, we pick up our story in September 2023—a month marked by emotional extremes, deep spiritual wrestling, and pivotal moments in our healing journey after betrayal trauma.Avonlea opens up about her dark...
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Episode 16
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36:30
15. Glimmers of Hope
In this episode, we invite you into a raw, God-centered conversation about what it means to cast a vision for a new kind of love. You’ll hear Avonlea’s personal journal entries from “Calling in the One,” and the cautious moments of reuniting in...
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Episode 15
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24:34
14. Fighting Through Fear
In this episode, we return to the raw and painful moments of August 2023—the second month in our healing journey. We talk about the impossible odds of saving our marriage after betrayal, the emotional weight of therapeutic separation, and the h...
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Episode 14
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32:31
13. Sacred Wounds & the Ezer Kenegdo
In a spiritual context, a "sacred wound" refers to a deep, transformative trauma or suffering that, instead of being a source of negativity, becomes a catalyst for growth, healing, and a deeper connection with the divine or oneself.When ...
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Episode 13
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30:07
12. Can You Trust Your Spouse?
Josh and Avonlea dive deeper into their journey of recovery and healing and share some of the resources that helped them navigate through the process.Affair R...
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Episode 12
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1:04:35
11. Getting Down to Business
Josh and Avonlea share more details about their journey and specifics about how they handled the first month after D Day.
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Episode 11
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40:32
10. Betrayal Trauma & Post Traumatic Growth
In this episode, Avonlea and Josh talk about trauma and betrayal trauma, as well as a lesser known subject: post traumatic growth.
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Episode 10
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33:18
9. Sex & Addiction
Josh and Avonlea share what they have learned about lust, sex, and addiction, and how that knowledge empowered them on their journey of healing and recovery.
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Episode 9
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47:08
8. To Divorce or Not?
Josh and Avonlea discuss the question of divorce after infidelity.
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Episode 8
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22:17
7. Therapeutic Separation & Sex Addiction
Josh and Avonlea talk about their decision to separate, and how they first learned about sex and lust addiction and how it might be impacting their relationship.
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Episode 7
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28:01
6. Let's Talk About Sex
In this episode, Josh and Avonlea talk about how sex went wrong in their lives.
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Episode 6
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33:10
5. Avonlea's Betrayal Trauma Coping Tools and Strategies
Avonlea talks about her journey and navigating betrayal trauma.
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Episode 5
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29:57
4. Shell Shock
Josh and Avonlea share their initial reactions to the disclosure of infidelity in their marriage.
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Episode 4
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37:39
3. D-Day
Josh and Avonlea share about the disclosure of infidelity in their marriage.
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Episode 3
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29:48