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Cottage Conversations

Cottage Conversations

Hosted by: Bethany and Nicole

Cottage Conversations are conversations around betrayal trauma, lonely marriage, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, betrayal, bad marriage advice, healthy marriage advice, marriage therapy, how to find a...

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Cottage Conversations

Season #1 Episode #1

Bethany and Nicole give overviews of their own marriage stories while exploring Dr. Omar Minwalla's model of The Secret Sexual Basement and IMR (Intentionally Manipulating Reality) which differs significantly from the...
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Episode 2

Season #1 Episode #2

Nicole and Bethany are continuing our conversation from last week about Dr. Minwalla's model of The Secret Sexual Basement.
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Episode 3

Season #1 Episode #3

Podcast Resources: The voice of the Heart by Dr. Chip Dodd https://www.amazon.com/Voice-Heart-Call-Full-Living/dp/098439916X Scream Free Parenting by Hal Runkel...
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The Truth Is In His Actions

Season #1 Episode #4

We call these The 5 Ws and they are your guide to knowing if there is a real change on the horizon in your partner. He says it's going to be different this time and that he will do whatever it takes to save your...
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Guilt, Anger and Internal Family Systems therapy

Season #1 Episode #5

We tackle a few questions from our listeners today. We discuss the feelings of guilt and shame that overwhelmingly surround women leaving or considering leaving their marriages, even when it's toxic. We also explore...
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The F Word

Season #1 Episode #6

Today's discussion is about forgiveness-including the complexities and nuance and how there is no right or wrong way to go about this. It is not a one-size-fits-all like some brand of underwear Nicole talks about...
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A Thankgiving Story

Season #1 Episode #7

In this episode, Nicole shares her insights from the year that she discovered her husband's infidelity. Link to support network: https://sanon.org/
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Thoughts on "It Ends With Us"

Season #1 Episode #8

Bethany and Nicole share how specific scenes in the movie relate to the lessons they've learned in recovery and their experiences with abuse, whether directly or indirectly.Ā  National Domestic Violence...
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Co-Parenting

Season #1 Episode #9

In this episode, Bethany and Nicole share tools that have helped them navigate the co-parenting dynamic with an abusive partner. You can find Bethany on Instagram and TikTok @toolsoftexascottages Find out more about...
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