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Beyond Broken Vows | Christian Marriage, Adultery, Pornography Addiction, Sexual Betrayal, Infidelity

Emily & Johnny Spigelmire | Christian Marriage Recovery Coaches
Beyond Broken Vows | Christian Marriage, Adultery, Pornography Addiction, Sexual Betrayal, Infidelity
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  • Beyond Broken Vows | Christian Marriage, Adultery, Pornography Addiction, Sexual Betrayal, Infidelity

    167 | Summer Stories of Hope: Betrayal from the Beginning, with Heidi

    2026/07/20 | 33 mins.
    The trauma in Heidi’s marriage didn’t start with a slow fade. It started the day after her wedding, when she answered a phone call from a woman her new husband had been sexually involved with.

     

    For the next 17 years, Heidi lived in the fog of a marriage that looked fine on the outside. But inside, she felt married to a stranger.

     

    Then the facade broke again when she discovered extensive pornography on her husband’s phone, and everything she had buried came rushing to the surface.

     

    Heidi opens up about the “messy middle” of healing—the exhausting vigilance, the high highs and low lows, the daily choice to ask hard questions instead of retreating into silence.

     

    And she shares the deepest truth she has discovered along the way: that God sees her. In the middle of the wreckage, He has been calling her His beloved daughter all along.

     

    If you have spent years silently carrying the weight of a marriage that feels hollow, Heidi’s story will remind you that you are not invisible. You are not forgotten. You are seen by the One who never looks away.

     

    We pray this blesses you,

     

    Johnny and Emily

     

    💜Work with us! coaching.beyondbrokenvows.com

    💜Hang out with us and support our ministry on Patreon, beyondbrokenvows.com/partner

    💜Become a Beyond Broken Vows Insider! Receive our weekly newsletter with behind-the-scenes stories, marriage tips, podcast previews and early access to giveaways and promotions! insider.beyondbrokenvows.com

    💜Send us a voice message on SpeakPipe

     

    RESOURCES:

    Download our e-book, “9 Steps to Healing After Sexual Betrayal: For Couples Who Have Chosen to Stay Married”

    Covenant Eyes Use promo Code BBV to get 30 days free! (website purchase only)

     

    RELATED EPISODES:

    Episode 165. Summer Stories of Hope: Healing From Sexual Betrayal and Relapse, with Suzanne

    Episode 166. Summer Stories of Hope: Beyond Extortion and Trickle Truth, with R.D.

     

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  • Beyond Broken Vows | Christian Marriage, Adultery, Pornography Addiction, Sexual Betrayal, Infidelity

    166 | Summer Stories of Hope: Beyond Extortion and Trickle Truth, with R.D.

    2026/07/13 | 25 mins.
    On paper, R.D. and his wife had a life built on a foundation of faith and family. But in the quiet moments, the immense weight of family life and financial strain left R.D. looking for an escape.

     

    He found it in pornography and online chat rooms—a secret life that kept him isolated from the people he loved most.

     

    When a digital extortionist threatened to expose his hidden life, the secret didn’t just leak—it exploded.

     

    What followed was the agonizing process of “trickle-truth” and the devastating, slow revelation of how deep his betrayal actually went.

     

    R.D.’s story is a raw look at what happens when a marriage is forced to reckon with the absolute wreckage of a life built on lies.

     

    But there is always hope when we surrender our mess to the only One who can redeem it!

     

    Whether you are the husband fighting to kill the shame, or the wife trying to make sense of the deceit, this episode offers a glimpse of the grueling—but necessary—work of recovery.

     

    Listen now to hear how R.D. moved from the darkness of hidden sin into the light of radical honesty.

     

    We pray this blesses you,

     

    Johnny and Emily

     

    💜Work with us! coaching.beyondbrokenvows.com

    💜Hang out with us and support our ministry on Patreon, beyondbrokenvows.com/partner

    💜Become a Beyond Broken Vows Insider! Receive our weekly newsletter with behind-the-scenes stories, marriage tips, podcast previews and early access to giveaways and promotions! insider.beyondbrokenvows.com

    💜Send us a voice message on SpeakPipe

     

    RESOURCES:

    Download our e-book, “9 Steps to Healing After Sexual Betrayal: For Couples Who Have Chosen to Stay Married”

    Covenant Eyes Use promo Code BBV to get 30 days free! (website purchase only)

     

    RELATED EPISODES:

    Episode 164. Summer Stories of Hope: Discovering True Intimacy After Infidelity, with Jacob and Leah

    Episode 165. Summer Stories of Hope: Healing From Sexual Betrayal and Relapse, with Suzanne

     

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    ✔️ You can connect with us at support@beyondbrokenvows.com.
  • Beyond Broken Vows | Christian Marriage, Adultery, Pornography Addiction, Sexual Betrayal, Infidelity

    165 | Summer Stories of Hope: Healing From Sexual Betrayal and Relapse, with Suzanne

    2026/07/06 | 21 mins.
    Note: Our guest’s name has been changed for privacy.

     

    Before she and her husband got married, he told her about his childhood sexual abuse and same-sex attraction. He said he was in counseling. She thought it was handled.

     

    It wasn’t.

     

    Thirty-eight years, four children, multiple betrayals, a rehab stint, and a relapse later, Suzanne knows the truth: healing is not a one-time decision. It’s a daily surrender.

     

    This story does not wrap up in a nice neat bow. It is a raw, honest account of a wife who walked through the fog of betrayal, held her family together while her world fell apart, and clung to God in the midst of her fear and doubt.

     

    But it is also a story full of hope. Even in the messy middle, Suzanne has seen the miraculous hand of God at work in her life and marriage.

     

    If you are tired of pretending everything is fine, you need to hear her story.

     

    In this episode, Suzanne shares:

    The weight of keeping secrets to protect his reputation

    What it felt like to discover betrayal after betrayal over decades

    How she endured separation, rehab, and relapse

    What God has been teaching her layer by layer in the long war

     

    Listen now to be reminded that God sees you in the fight, and He is not finished yet.

     

    We pray this blesses you,

     

    Johnny and Emily

     

    💜Work with us! coaching.beyondbrokenvows.com

    💜Hang out with us and support our ministry on Patreon, beyondbrokenvows.com/partner

    💜Become a Beyond Broken Vows Insider! Receive our weekly newsletter with behind-the-scenes stories, marriage tips, podcast previews and early access to giveaways and promotions! insider.beyondbrokenvows.com

    💜Send us a voice message on SpeakPipe

     

    RESOURCES:

    Download our e-book, “9 Steps to Healing After Sexual Betrayal: For Couples Who Have Chosen to Stay Married”

    Covenant Eyes Use promo Code BBV to get 30 days free! (website purchase only)

     

    RELATED EPISODES:

    Episode 164. Summer Stories of Hope: Discovering True Intimacy After Infidelity, with Jacob and Leah

    Episode 163. Summer Stories of Hope: Beyond Porn-Fueled Infidelity, with Felicia

     

    NEXT STEPS:    

    ✔️FOLLOW so you don’t miss a show!    

    ✔️Leave a 5-star rating & written review on Apple Podcast.

    ✔️ You can connect with us at support@beyondbrokenvows.com.
  • Beyond Broken Vows | Christian Marriage, Adultery, Pornography Addiction, Sexual Betrayal, Infidelity

    164 | Summer Stories of Hope: Discovering True Intimacy After Infidelity, with Jacob and Leah

    2026/06/29 | 43 mins.
    They met at a homeschool ski lesson when they were eight. Married young. Kids came fast. On paper, it was a dream.

     

    Behind closed doors, it was falling apart.

     

    Poor communication. Resentment. Faith tension. And in secret, Jacob’s pornography addiction escalated into sexual experiences outside his marriage. They were living entirely separate lives.

     

    Then God showed up at a marriage retreat.

     

    During deliverance prayer, Jacob experienced supernatural freedom from lust. On the drive home, he told Leah everything.

     

    The confession broke them. But it also saved them.

     

    Through family, church leaders, recovery programs, coaching, and even a therapeutic separation while Leah was pregnant, they fought for their marriage.

     

    Today, he is nearly three years free from sexual sin. Real character change. A stronger marriage and faith than they’ve ever had.

     

    If your marriage feels like it’s quietly crumbling, take heart. The God who met two eight-year-olds on a ski hill is the same God who meets us in the valley.

     

    He’s still in the business of rebuilding what sin tried to destroy.

     

    Listen now to hear their full story.

     

    We pray this blesses you,

     

    Johnny and Emily

     

    💜Work with us! coaching.beyondbrokenvows.com

    💜Hang out with us and support our ministry on Patreon, beyondbrokenvows.com/partner

    💜Become a Beyond Broken Vows Insider! Receive our weekly newsletter with behind-the-scenes stories, marriage tips, podcast previews and early access to giveaways and promotions! insider.beyondbrokenvows.com

    💜Send us a voice message on SpeakPipe

     

    RESOURCES:

    Download our e-book, “9 Steps to Healing After Sexual Betrayal: For Couples Who Have Chosen to Stay Married”

    Covenant Eyes Use promo Code BBV to get 30 days free! (website purchase only)

     

    RELATED EPISODES:

    Episode 162. Summer Stories of Hope:- From Isolation to Connection, with Kevin

    Episode 163. Summer Stories of Hope: Beyond Porn-Fueled Infidelity, with Felicia

     

    NEXT STEPS:    

    ✔️FOLLOW so you don’t miss a show!    

    ✔️Leave a 5-star rating & written review on Apple Podcast.

    ✔️ You can connect with us at support@beyondbrokenvows.com.
  • Beyond Broken Vows | Christian Marriage, Adultery, Pornography Addiction, Sexual Betrayal, Infidelity

    163 | Summer Stories of Hope: Beyond Porn-Fueled Infidelity, with Felicia

    2026/06/22 | 16 mins.
    For decades, Felicia believed she was in a close, happy marriage—until a quiet afternoon in October 2022 revealed a
    hidden reality that shattered her world in an instant.
     
     

    Felicia walks us through the profound shock of discovering her husband’s secret pornography addiction. She shares the painful aftermath: the feelings of isolation, the well-meaning but misguided advice to “just forgive,” and the difficult journey of navigating despair and anger toward God while her entire sense of reality was being dismantled.
     

     
    This isn’t just a story of betrayal, though; it is a powerful testimony of what happens when a couple commits to radical, transparent recovery. 
     
     
    If you are currently navigating the fallout of infidelity in your marriage, or if you are wondering if intimacy can ever be restored after such a deep betrayal, this episode is for you.
     
     
    Felicia’s journey is a powerful reminder that recovery is a lifelong commitment, but God’s grace is sufficient for every step of that journey.
     
     

    We pray this blesses you,

     

    Johnny and Emily

     

    💜Work with us! coaching.beyondbrokenvows.com

    💜Hang out with us and support our ministry on Patreon, beyondbrokenvows.com/partner

    💜Become a Beyond Broken Vows Insider! Receive our weekly newsletter with behind-the-scenes stories, marriage tips, podcast previews and early access to giveaways and promotions! insider.beyondbrokenvows.com

    💜Send us a voice message on SpeakPipe

     

    RESOURCES:

    Download our e-book, “9 Steps to Healing After Sexual Betrayal: For Couples Who Have Chosen to Stay Married”

    Covenant Eyes Use promo Code BBV to get 30 days free! (website purchase only)

     

    RELATED EPISODES:

    Episode 161. Summer Stories of Hope: Beyond Infidelity, with Aimee

    Episode 162. Summer Stories of Hope:- From Isolation to Connection, with Kevin

     

    NEXT STEPS:    

    ✔️FOLLOW so you don’t miss a show!    

    ✔️Leave a 5-star rating & written review on Apple Podcast.

    ✔️ You can connect with us at support@beyondbrokenvows.com.
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***Top 1.5% Global Podcast***Dear Betrayed,Are you in shock? Confused, devastated, hurt, angry and feeling like you are not enough? Do you feel like it must be your fault, like you should have somehow seen the signs? Are you grieving the death of the marriage you thought you had?Dear Betrayer,Have you been believing the lie that if people knew what was really in your heart and mind, they would turn their back on you? Have you been convinced that your wife and family would leave you and you would lose everything if/when you came clean? Beloved, do you both feel like your marriage is over?Well, you’re right. That marriage full of secrets and lies IS over. But now there is hope for an honest and transparent marriage - one full of trust, safety, connection, forgiveness, acceptance, and intimacy that you’ve never known before. Bold statement, right? You may be thinking, “No way!” That’s okay. We understand…Hi, we are Johnny and Emily Spigelmire and we have been where you are...As a result of adultery fueled by pornography, the marriage vows we had exchanged as starry-eyed newlyweds and had worked so hard to keep were eventually shattered. We’ve been through hell and back. But we are here, together, to let you know that this devastation we experienced was actually a gift.Of course, we didn’t see it that way at first and you probably don’t either. But, through a commitment to recovery, our faith in God, and our hope for redemption, we set out on a journey of healing, and we can’t wait to share what we’ve learned with you. We now have a marriage that continually blows our minds, and we give God all the glory!So, if you’re ready to move from heartbreak and pain to hope and healing, grab your favorite beverage, get comfy, and join us on a journey of faith as we talk through difficult questions like;Is there hope for our marriage?Can I fix all the damage I’ve done?Can I ever trust again?Is true intimacy even possible?We will also do deep dives into the topics of:* Isolation* Guilt and Shame* Anger* Rejection* Addiction* Trauma* Body Image* Triggers* Communication* And more…Our story, like yours, is a messy one. But, with God’s help, it is possible to recover what was lost, stolen, or given away. We know this because God has turned the ashes of our lives into something beautiful and we believe he can do that for you too.You can connect with us at:support@beyondbrokenvows.comhttps://insider.beyondbrokenvows.com/https://coaching.beyondbrokenvows.com/We would love to be part of your journey to healing and wholeness!
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