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Broken Together
A guide to recovery from sexual integrity issues, while embracing your recovery and helping your partner heal. Podcast by author and licensed clinical professional counselor, Francoise Mastroianni.
Episodes

Broken TogetherWe separate because.....and practice respectful time outs because.
To find the resources for the "Separation Agreement" go to the resources in my book "Becoming- A guide to recovery from Sexual Addiction while helping your…
Broken TogetherSeparation Agreement
Separation agreement is meant to build trust, and give you both the space to rebuild from within.



Broken TogetherRadical Transformation-2
A check point for negative and self-destructive talk and behaviors
Broken TogetherRadical Transformation
Transformation evolves through the ability to be genuinely authentic and radically honest.
Broken TogetherGetting to know your addiction
The CDQ's Core Dialogue Queries, take you through 40 days of dialogue between you, the healthy recovering you and the addict. This is from Patrick Carnes…
Broken TogetherReed's Story
Using the "Core Dialogues" you can gain an understanding of how and why your addiction came to exist and take on a life of it's own.


Broken TogetherRecovery with a Covenant
It is not your partners responsibility to police the work you do or not in your recovery process; commit yourself to figuring out your own consequences if you…
Broken TogetherSticky Notes
The "Sticky Note" exercise exemplifies the losses and cost effect for partners to stay or not.
Broken TogetherWait with Expectation
Having patience is a virtue. It does not come natural for most of us. Digging in the trenches of our lives require that we sit in stillness, while God is doing…
Broken TogetherSilence in Worship
Abbott Pastor said: Any trial whatever comes to you can be conquered by silence." (Scazzero, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality)
Broken TogetherTaking time to know yourself
Taking time to know yourself is a process of knowing God to know thyself.

Broken TogetherWhich Circle are you in?
Relational Circles, staying in the outer circle to create more space for recovery.
Broken TogetherLooking back to move forward
An important part of recovery is to look back into your childhood and pull up painfull memories, so you can began to process how they impacted you in the hear…
Broken TogetherHelping you Heal
Healing through the trauma in your life. Let's start by writing your own personal mission statement and what it means to you.
Broken TogetherBrotherhood/Accountability
Completion of the "Amends Matrix" and what it means to have accountability within the brotherhood.
Broken TogetherAMENDS MATRIX
Having to say your sorry is a process of leaning into the offended's story, their thoughts and feelings. What makes them hurt over your thoughts, behaviors and…
Broken Together12 Step Program-2- Making an Amends
Step 8 speaks into making an amend, using the "Amends Matrix" is a thorough apology.
Broken TogetherThe 12 Steps to Recovery and Healing
Some of our hardest moments are when we reach the" bottom of the pit," this is exactly what Bill Wilson cried out, "if there is a God let him show himself, I…
Broken TogetherShame 11
History of your emotions. Learn what its like to recognize shame and turn it around before it consumes you and robs you of a precious moment to repair.


Broken TogetherTrauma on the Body and Mind
The induced trauma and impact on the mind and body from sexual integrity issues can have a devastating impact on your spouse's physical body, it can affect…
Broken TogetherHow sexual trauma is related to sexual integrity issues
Don't take for advantage that your partner "will get over this." In due time she figures out how to move forward, but the impact on her sexuality, physically…
Broken TogetherCrisis and Destabilization
Destabilization is a state of decreased optimism in maintaining status quo for what is familiar and constant. It undermines ones ability to trust their own…
Broken TogetherTrauma's impact on the mind and body
The induced trauma and impact on the mind and body from sexual integrity issues can have a devastating impact on your spouses physical body.
Broken TogetherTrauma Model
Helping you to understand the level of trauma your partner experiences in the aftermath of discovery/disclosure.


Broken TogetherDisclosure 4
WRITING DISCLOSURE, an acronym providing the outline and details of writing your disclosure.

Broken TogetherDisclosure 2
Why Disclose? A formal therapeutic disclosure (FTD) is hard enough to work through, any dribbling or trickling of held secrets and lies will only delay the…
Broken TogetherDisclosure1
Disclosures are never an easy process. Take a listen and learn about a formal therapeutic disclosure (FTD). A step by step protocol that will guide and direct…
Broken TogetherDisclosure 1
Disclosures are never an easy process. Take a listen and learn about a formal therapeutic disclosure (FTD). A step by step protocol that will guide and direct…
Broken TogetherThe Brotherhood
The Brotherhood is a vital attribution to your recovery process. It can be a matter of a slip or relapse to a difference of involving the brotherhood and…
Broken TogetherUnderstanding Her Pain
For the man who is willing to work his own recovery program to help his partner heal; I present a twenty minute episode on your past sexual integrity issues as…
Broken TogetherBeautifully Broken
We are beautifully broken together. B-Beautifully Broken R-Responsible, Remorse, Repair and No Repeat (Dr. Laura Schlesinger) O-Own your Own K-Kindness…
Broken TogetherVunerability
What does it mean to be seen and heard. I am a partner and your podcast host "Broken Together" sharing my story from a place of healing and vunerability.
Broken TogetherIntroduction to Broken Together
Broken Together with host Francoise Mastroianni, a twenty minute weekly podcast on sexual integrity issues. www.newreflectionsclinical.com