Unfiltered wisdom on life and growing your relationship with God and your significant other. We're a married couple with over 16 years of experience, sharing our stories of overcoming hard things, including cheating, death of family members, parenting, business and more to grow closer together and closer to God everyday. Discover practical tips for building a strong spiritual foundation, better communication, and building a loving, lasting relationship, all while depending on and giving glory to Jesus for the strength and guidance along the way. We hope you enjoy and we'll see you in the comments!
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Unfiltered wisdom on life and growing your relationship with God and your significant other. We're a married couple with over 16 years of experience, sharing our stories of overcoming hard things, including cheating, death of family members, parenting, business and more to grow closer together and closer to God everyday. Discover practical tips for building a strong spiritual foundation, better communication, and building a loving, lasting relationship, all while depending on and giving glory to Jesus for the strength and guidance along the way. We hope you enjoy and we'll see you in the comments!
How to Rebuild Trust & Intimacy After Infidelity | Stop Defensiveness, Start Healing
The ANTD Podcast
22 minutes
1 month ago
How to Rebuild Trust & Intimacy After Infidelity | Stop Defensiveness, Start Healing
In Episode 72 of The ANTD Podcast Amee and D. Widders dive DEEP into the topic of DEFENSIVENESS in relationships and how it DESTROYS TRUST and STOPS INTIMACY.
Follow along as we explain how being defensive after infidelity blocks healing and transparency, shifts focus away from responsibility, and delays the rebuilding of trust and intimacy.
If you apply what we teach in this episode you will drastically speed up yoru healing after betrayal and through humility, accountability, and transparency - not defensiveness -you can being to heal, rebuild trust and have a stronger relationship that WILL LAST!
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⏱️ Episode Time Stamps
0:00 – 0:37 | Intro & Theme: Defensiveness as a silent killer in relationships
0:37 – 1:09 | Why defensiveness destroys rebuilding after betrayal
1:09 – 3:48 | Point 1: Defensiveness blocks healing and transparency
3:48 – 5:35 | How to approach your partner without triggering defensiveness
5:35 – 11:26 | Point 2: Defensiveness shifts focus away from responsibility
11:26 – 13:41 | Intimacy, defensiveness, and different phases of relationships
13:41 – 15:25 | Why prayer and intentional intimacy matter in marriage
15:25 – 19:35 | Point 3: Defensiveness delays rebuilding trust and intimacy
19:35 – 20:37 | Healing takes humility, patience, and accountability
20:37 – 22:52 | Closing thoughts, resources, and prayer
The ANTD Podcast
Unfiltered wisdom on life and growing your relationship with God and your significant other. We're a married couple with over 16 years of experience, sharing our stories of overcoming hard things, including cheating, death of family members, parenting, business and more to grow closer together and closer to God everyday. Discover practical tips for building a strong spiritual foundation, better communication, and building a loving, lasting relationship, all while depending on and giving glory to Jesus for the strength and guidance along the way. We hope you enjoy and we'll see you in the comments!
