Finally — answers from someone who has been there.

A safe space for unfaithful partners in recovery and betrayed partners seeking understanding — hosted by two unfaithfuls with over two decades of lived experience.

A Podcast for Both Partners

You deserve to understand what happened — and why.

Your pain is real, your questions are valid, and your nervous system is responding exactly as it should after betrayal. This podcast gives you insight into the mind of the unfaithful partner — not to excuse their choices, but to help you make sense of what happened so you can begin to heal.

If you are betrayed

Understanding your behavior is where meaningful change begins.

Stopping the behavior is only the beginning. Real recovery requires understanding why it happened, how it affected your partner at a neurological level, and how to become the emotionally safe person that genuine repair demands. James and Sam have lived this — and they will not let you off easy or leave you without hope.

If you are unfaithful

Recent Episodes

Episode 64

Do Men and Women Cheat For Different Reasons?

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Episode 65

This “Recovery Behavior” is Actually Another Form of Betrayal

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Episode 66

3 Core Misunderstandings the Unfaithful Have That Block Relational Recover

In this episode of Ask The Unfaithful, we break down the 3 core misunderstandings that block recovery after infidelity—and why many unfaithful partners unintentionally slow down healing without realizing it.

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Two unfaithfuls in long-term recovery.

Your Hosts

James and Sam have lived the destruction of infidelity from the inside — and rebuilt. That is why this show exists.

James Annear

Therapist · Coach · Co-host

James is a therapist and coach with over a decade of experience helping couples recover from infidelity, sexually compulsive behaviors, and addiction. Together with his wife Sharon, he runs CORE Relationship Recovery — a practice built on the same work he had to do himself.

Samuel

Coach · Producer · Co-host

Formerly with Affair Recovery, Sam has spent nearly 15 years walking alongside people in crisis due to infidelity and addiction. He brings both hard-won personal experience and nearly a decade of producing content that has reached hundreds of thousands of people navigating betrayal.

What You'll Find Here

James and Sam have lived the destruction of infidelity from the inside — and rebuilt. That is why this show exists.

Honest Answers

James and Sam will not tell you what you want to hear. They will tell you what you need to hear — with the compassion of people who have been in your exact position.

Tools for Today

Every episode includes practical tools — impact statements, safety responses, distress tolerance practices — that you can apply in real time, not after months of theory.

Perspective

Most infidelity content is written for betrayed partners or by outside professionals. This show brings the unfaithful perspective — something both audiences need and rarely get.

Your questions drive this show.

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