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Sex, Love & Elephants with Dr. Cheryl · May 14 · 12 min

Marriage 911—After the Affair

ON Saturday, May 16 from 10am–1pm PST join me, Dr. Cheryl, live on Zoom for a special FREE Relationship Reboot Workshop designed to help you take stock, reconnect, and create your next step as a couple. Previously only offered inside Become Passion, this live workshop will help you identify what’s working, what’s struggling, and where to focus! Are you and your sweetheart finally ready to join my Become Passion program? The doors open May 26, 2026— click HERE to join the wait list! Still not sure? Check out some testimonials from real couples just like you and your partner. Marriage 911! What's your emergency? HELP! How can I ever get over the pain of my partner’s affair? Believe it or not, it is possible to recover from a betrayal in your relationship. It may not be easy, but great relationships always revolve around intention. On today’s Best Of episode of Sex, Love, and Elephants, I’m teaching you everything you need to know about affairs—and what you and your partner can do in the aftermath to try and reestablish trust in your relationship. In This Episode, You’ll Learn: (02:18) There are sexual affairs and emotional affairs and they can be equally devastating (03:29) An emotional affair is when you're sharing intimate hopes and dreams with someone who's not your spouse and your spouse doesn’t know (06:49) All sympathy tends to go to the person who’s been cheated on, but we’re all just bozos on the bus who make mistakes (09:40) No one can earn our trust, they can only choose to act in a trustworthy manner (10:33) Very few things hurt as much as being betrayed, but there is hope Want to learn more about Buddhism and relationships? Cheryl's book Buddha's Bedroom is a great resource! Follow @drcherylfraser on Instagram Let's Connect! About Me Instagram Website - Sign up for Weekly LoveBytes here Facebook Page Youtube If you want to rate your relationship, take the Passion Quiz

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ON Saturday, May 16 from 10am–1pm PST join me, Dr. Cheryl, live on Zoom for a special FREE Relationship Reboot Workshop designed to help you take stock, reconnect, and create your next step as a couple. Previously only offered inside Become Passion, this live workshop will help you identify what’s working, what’s struggling, and where to focus!

Are you and your sweetheart finally ready to join my Become Passion program? The doors open May 26, 2026— click HERE to join the wait list! Still not sure? Check out some testimonials from real couples just like you and your partner.


Marriage 911! What's your emergency? 

HELP! How can I ever get over the pain of my partner’s affair? 

Believe it or not, it is possible to recover from a betrayal in your relationship. It may not be easy, but great relationships always revolve around intention.


On today’s Best Of episode of Sex, Love, and Elephants, I’m teaching you everything you need to know about affairs—and what you and your partner can do in the aftermath to try and reestablish trust in your relationship. 


In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

(02:18) There are sexual affairs and emotional affairs and they can be equally devastating 

(03:29) An emotional affair is when you're sharing intimate hopes and dreams with someone who's not your spouse and your spouse doesn’t know 

(06:49) All sympathy tends to go to the person who’s been cheated on, but we’re all just bozos on the bus who make mistakes 

(09:40) No one can earn our trust, they can only choose to act in a trustworthy manner 

(10:33) Very few things hurt as much as being betrayed, but there is hope 

Want to learn more about Buddhism and relationships? Cheryl's book Buddha's Bedroom is a great resource!

Follow @drcherylfraser on Instagram


Let's Connect!

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