Looking for hope and redemption after sexual betrayal? Then this is the podcast for you! We’re Shelley and Jason Martinkus, authors of four books, including Worthy of Her Trust and we’ve been there. We’re nearly two decades into our own recovery work, and have dedicated our lives to helping other men, wives and marriages on the journey toward wholeness. With candor, vulnerability and authenticity we want to walk with you, too! Tune in as we address the highs and lows, the hard questions and the challenges couples face as they pursue redemptive living.
This week on RL Radio - Holding Her in High Esteem
How can he hold her in high esteem? Being able to do this is - per Jason, a "quick win" and something guys can start doing today to make a differenc…
This week on RL Radio - A Rubric for Living Out Recovery in Life
What does it look like to "live out recovery” in day to day life? Maybe he is going to groups, getting therapy, not acting out - which…
This week on RL Radio - Holding the Tension Between Two Truths
In this episode we talk about holding the tension between two truths. This can be a challenge for men in recovery because of the compart…
This week on RL Radio - Thomas’s story - Part Two
In part two, we pick up with where we left off with one more of Thomas’s rock bottoms (in addition to the others mentioned in Part One) that became a…
This week on RL Radio - Thomas’s story - Part One
Trigger Warning: We want to make sure that you protect yourself (and your children) if you choose to listen to this episode. Thomas shares his story,…
This week on RL Radio - part three of the Empowerment Miniseries - A “Who Knows” of Hope
Oh my goodness, enjoy the first five minutes of the episode as you get a first-hand glimpse into the communica…
This week on RL Radio - part two of the Empower miniseries - Reclaiming What Was Lost
{Side note: this episode made me laugh several times while I was doing these show notes. Whatever you do, listen …
This week on RL Radio - we start our Empowerment Miniseries - starting with a question we have received multiple times - how can we get over the legitimate fear of seeing and interacting with “attrac…
This week on RL Radio - we start by talking about adversarial language. Jason gives a lot of examples - “swim toward the sharks”, “stand in front of the firing line”, “she’s on the gurney”, “tossing …
This week on the RL Radio Podcast - we talk about a place a lot of women find themselves in: doing her recovery work AND his recovery work at the same time. While this might “work” for a while, at so…
This week on the RL Radio podcast - part two of the two-part series on what it looks like when he takes the blame versus what it looks like for him to take ownership. In this episode, we focus on the…
Welcome back to RL Radio! We are starting this fifth season with a two part series on what it looks like when he takes the blame versus what it looks like for him to take ownership. In this first epi…
In this final episode of season #4 - we talk about the importance of him validating the totality of her experience - not just what she has experienced since D-day but before then as well. Here is wh…
Hi all! We're a little behind on recording, so our next new episode will be out next friday.
In this episode, we talk about how hard it is for her as she is wondering: is he doing recovery work? Or not?
Some of the things women wonder about:
We start this episode with a big announcement - the 2nd RLW retreat will be in Scottsdale, AZ October 6th-9th. I really hope you will consider joining me! Ticket sales go live on July 2nd but we wi…