{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"EP 65: Interview with a Betrayed Male Spouse: Healing from Narcissistic Abuse and Doing the Work","description":"Today you'll meet Bill.  It's a rare and powerful look into what it means for a man to walk through hell and choose healing, truth, and self-respect on the other side of infidelity and abuse.  As a betrayed male spouse who also grew up under relentless narcissistic abuse, Bill didn\u2019t just survive infidelity and emotional devastation\u2014he confronted it head-on and rebuilt every part of his life from the ground up. The pain and confusion he carried started long before betrayal, in a childhood marked by gaslighting, control, and chronic invalidation that left him feeling defective, disposable, and utterly alone. At a painfully young age, the abuse and hopelessness ran so deep that he even considered ending his own life, convinced there was no escape and no version of himself that could ever be enough. What makes Bill\u2019s story so compelling is that he refuses to sugarcoat anything. He\u2019s direct, no-nonsense, and cuts through the clich\u00e9s about \u201cjust getting over it,\u201d naming the rage, shame, and suicidal thoughts many male survivors quietly carry but rarely speak aloud. Instead of staying stuck in that darkness, Bill chose a different path.  He did the deep therapeutic work, faced his trauma history, and began the slow, courageous process of reclaiming his voice, his boundaries, and his sense of worth. He stopped abandoning himself to keep the peace, learned to listen to his own body and intuition, and started building a life that was no longer organized around managing other people\u2019s egos and emotions. Today, Bill is not the man he once was. His life has taken a completely new turn\u2014not just externally, but internally, where it matters most. He doesn\u2019t just enjoy life; he actually enjoys himself. He can sit in his own company without shame, look in the mirror, and see a man he respects, trusts, and genuinely loves. He talks about rediscovering joy, purpose, and simple pleasures that used to be buried under survival mode, and how his relationships changed as he began to show up grounded, clear, and unwilling to tolerate abuse in any form. This episode is for the warriors\u2014the men and women who have been betrayed, minimized, or driven to the edge, yet still feel a quiet fight inside them that refuses to die. Bill stands as living proof that you can come from profound narcissistic abuse, walk through the devastation of infidelity and even suicidal despair, and still choose a life marked by dignity, strength, and peace. If you\u2019re tired of carrying shame that never belonged to you and ready to stop rescuing everyone else while abandoning yourself, Bill\u2019s story will call you higher.  His message is clear: you are not powerless, you are not crazy, and you are not alone. There is a path to healing where you don\u2019t just get your life back\u2014you finally get yourself back, and you learn to love and respect that man without apology. To Healing, Sam samshealingpodcast@gmail.com @samuel_healing ","author_name":"Sam's Healing Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/470367","html":"