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Aug 2021
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33 - Healing through Infidelity - A Coup...

EJ AND TARAH KERWIN
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In this compelling and heartfelt episode Tarah and EJ interview Brian and Jaime, a couple who went through the Relationship Renovation program several years ago. They share intimate details of their decades-long relationship and the healing path through infidelity. In a rare exploration of the process of healing, Brian and Jaime share how the stresses of life can slowly pull a couple apart and leave them feeling like strangers to each other and themselves. They share the non-linear road that led them to rebuild and strengthen their relationship and the inspiring story of becoming their best selves together.

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