After a partner has been unfaithful, renowned marital counselor Dr. Stefanie Carnes shares the tried-and-true method she uses to assist partners in overcoming their anxiety and regaining their trust, intimacy, and connection.

Betrayal is the single most effective way to sever the love connection that exists between a man and a woman. It doesn't matter whether your relationship has been harmed by adultery, pornography, or obsessive and addictive sexual activity; Courageous Love offers a step-by-step strategy for rebuilding it. Dr. Carnes instructs partners in how to react to one another with compassion and understanding, as well as how to maintain hope for the future of their partnership.

For married couples dealing with the fallout of an affair or other kind of infidelity, this book is an absolute need. Sexual dishonesty may have a catastrophic effect. It destroys the intimate relationship you had with one of the most important persons in your life, namely your spouse. As of right now, while the injury is still new, it may be difficult to conceive how you and your partner would ever be able to fit the pieces of the jigsaw back together again. Whatever it is that you are now thinking, feeling, and fearing, you should know that if you are willing to attempt to heal yourself and your relationship, you can be successful in that quest. If you are willing to try to heal yourself and your relationship, you should know that right now. This form of healing and restoration is achievable if both you and your spouse are suffering but still really love one other and want to make it work.