Coach’s Corner – The Impasse

Case study:

He as left the home after she discovered the infidelity. He initially declared he wanted a divorce, but later backed down.

She is “holding the fort” together and he is basically an emotional mess. (Affair #6: I need to prove my desirability.”) He non-verbally expresses guilt and “freezes” emotionally when together.

She wants to save the marriage and has been a pursuer, trying to get him to “open up.”

He appears to be overwhelmed by her verbosity, her questions and her need to have him end the affair and come home.

Suggestions: The strategy is to make short but powerful, non-threatening comments that initiate movement in the relationship. She can make short, concise meta comments: “We are stuck.” “This is awful for both of us, is is not?” I wonder how this will end?” “I wonder when our pain will fade…” “This is a long painful process for both of us.”

Make the comments, back away and observe the response. Notice any shifts or movement.

Rebuild Your Life Whether You Can Rebuild Your Marriage or Not

by Infidelity Coach, Jeryl Swantack

Last blog I talked about the importance of having and holding onto our dreams, in spite of seemingly impossible obstacles and delays. I continued Dr. Bob’s discussion of our amazing new heroine and cultural icon on the world scene, Susan Boyle. I talked about how she never gave up her dream of becoming a singing star in spite of years of living in quiet anonymity while caring for her mother. She never let go of the picture in her mind of becoming a star through and with her magnificent voice. She sang daily in front of her mirror, likely using a hairbrush or something similar for a “microphone,” imagining herself to be singing to the entire world!! Now that is a powerful dream and a powerful image, energizing and giving life to that dream!

If you haven’t read books or seen films like The Secret or What the Bleep Do We Know or The Moses Code, I strongly suggest that you get to your nearest library or video store and get your hands on any one of these films to give you a taste of the power contained in our thoughts and dreams. There is great power for great shift and change in our lives in releasing our dreams to the world. Now IS the time to realize that, to make that real in your own life.

Where possible, use your creative power to rebuild your marriage. Dr. Bob provides precious and invaluable insights and suggestions about how to do this in his books, Break Free from the Affair and Marriage Makeover, both available on this site. If you have not yet done so, I encourage you to get and read these books so that you don’t stay stuck in old patterns of thinking about affairs and marriage.

Learn what you need to know to decide whether your marriage can be saved and rebuilt. Not all can, nor should be, no matter how much we might think we want to save them. Dr. Bob created, and I joined him on this site, because we want you, all of you, to live lives of purpose, of deep meaning and fulfillment.

We don’t want to see you trapped in relationships that keep you locked into patterns of relating that keep you from experiencing your dreams and all the fullness and richness of life.

I just read and listened to some fascinating information about another hot news item these days, one that often arouses fear rather than the tears of hope and joy elicited by the story of Susan Boyle. I am talking about the swine flu virus that has surfaced again and is causing the fear level of the general population worldwide to elevate.

The information I just came across reminds us that the best defense against fear or dis-ease of any kind, is A LIFE WELL LIVED! Your immune system is strongest when you are living well, meaning pursuing goals and dreams of health, wealth and abundance! Live the life of your dreams, and refuse to settle for less, and boost your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual immune systems!

En-joy life, in spite of its current circumstances, knowing that they are temporary and that they will change. See yourself as resilient and capable of adapting to your challenges, always moving in the direction of your goals and a life lived with great purpose. Each of us has a unique contribution to make on this planet. Constant movement in the direction of making that contribution will keep us strong and vital and able to weather the inevitable storms and squalls of life.

Fear makes us more vulnerable to the lower vibrating forms of life (including viruses). Living with purpose and meaning empowers us, on all levels, to take on challenges that serve to grow us and expand our lives. And THAT makes us very attractive, attracting into our lives more of that which we desire, whether it is love and deep connection, or money, health and prosperity.

Dr. Bob and I have lived and do live all that we teach. We would be honored to assist you through coaching to rebuild your life, and get moving again in the direction of your own personal dreams, so that you too might live a rich and fulfilling life, eager to see what is next around the corner in this magnificent adventure called life! Break free from the affair and live the life you most want to live!