Rise: Hope and Healing Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Dr. Kevin Skinner
Podcast Overview
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Rise</strong> is a podcast for anyone navigating the devastating impact of sexual betrayal. Season one, hosted by <strong>Dr. Kevin Skinner</strong>, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, and Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, alongside <strong>MaryAnn Michaelis</strong>, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, brings together over 50 years of combined professional and personal experience to offer hope, direction, and healing.<br /><br />Season two, hosted by <strong>MaryAnn Michaelis</strong> features weekly conversations with leading betrayal trauma experts exploring personal and clinical experience and observations, tools and resources for stabilizing, then thriving in post traumatic betrayal growth. </p> <p style="text-align: left;">Each episode blends <strong>research, clinical expertise, and real-life experience</strong> to address the most pressing questions betrayed partners face: Am I going to be okay? Why does my mind keep racing? Can I ever trust again? How do I make sense of the shattering that just happened?</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Listeners will gain:</p> <ul style="text-align:left;"> <li> <p><strong>Validation</strong> that what they’re experiencing is real and normal.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Practical tools</strong> like grounding techniques and emotional regulation exercises.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Research-backed insights</strong> from studies with thousands of betrayed partners.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Guidance for couples</strong> seeking to rebuild trust and safety after betrayal.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Hope-filled stories</strong> that remind you healing is possible—one step, one breath at a time.</p> </li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;">Whether you’ve just discovered betrayal or are months or years into your healing journey, Rise offers a safe place to learn, reflect, and gather the tools needed to rebuild your life and reclaim your sense of self.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">To learn more and access additional resources, visit <a href="https://www.humanintimacy.com/reclaim" title="humanintimacy.com/reclaim" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>humanintimacy.com/reclaim</strong>.</a></p>
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Publishing Since
10/14/2025
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Recent Episodes
June 23, 2026
Just When I Thought It Couldn’t Get Worse: Debra Kaplan and The Hidden Relationship Between Financial Infidelity and Sexual Betrayal | Rise Season 2, Episode 24
This episode features conversation with Debra Kaplan and sheds light on the profound impacts of financial secrecy, hidden accounts, debt accumulation, and violations of agreed-upon financial boundaries on betrayed partners. Examining how financial betrayal impacts not only trust and emotional safety, but also financial security, stability, and long-term planning, often leaving betrayed partners overwhelmed and unsure of where to begin. This episode also offers practical, grounded guidance for early discovery—how to begin identifying financial information, what steps to take first, and how to rebuild both emotional and financial self-trust after betrayal.
June 16, 2026
Braving with Michelle Mays: Attachment, Identity, Belonging, Self-Trust, and the Betrayal Bind | Rise Season 2, Episode 23
In this episode of Rise, MaryAnn Michaelis sits down with Michelle Mays for a deeply grounded conversation on BRAVING, attachment injury, identity, belonging, self-trust, and the Betrayal Bind. Together, MaryAnn and Michelle explore how betrayal disrupts not only relationships, but also internal identity structures, emotional safety, and the sense of belonging to self and others. They discuss how the nervous system organizes around attachment injury and why healing requires both relational understanding and internal reconnection.
June 9, 2026
Betrayal Didn’t Create All of the Pain—It Exposed Old Wounds: Why Healing Requires More Than Understanding the Betrayal with Dr. Karen Strange Rise Season 2, Episode 22
After discovery or disclosure, many betrayed partners find themselves searching for answers. They read books, listen to podcasts, join support groups, and begin learning about betrayal trauma. Yet even with all of that information, many continue to feel overwhelmed, disconnected, and deeply wounded. In this episode of Rise, MaryAnn Michaelis, LCSW, CSAT, CPTT, and Dr. Karen Strange, LMFT, CSAT, CPTT, explore the deeper work of betrayal trauma recovery. They discuss how betrayal impacts identity, confidence, self-worth, and attachment, and why healing often requires more than simply understanding what happened. Together, they explore the connection between present pain and earlier life wounds, the role of support groups and therapy, the challenge of integrating head knowledge into heart healing, and the surprising growth that can emerge through recovery. If you have ever wondered why betrayal feels so devastating—or why healing takes more than time—this conversation offers insight, validation, and hope. In This Episode Why Betrayal Trauma Impacts Identity Betrayal often causes people to question who they are. Many betrayed partners experience significant drops in: Confidence Self-worth Self-trust Sense of identity Feelings of attractiveness and value MaryAnn and Karen discuss how betrayal can trigger long-standing insecurities and attachment wounds that may have originated years before the relationship. Understanding Core Beliefs After Betrayal Many betrayed partners find themselves asking: Was I not enough? Am I too much? If I were different, would this have happened? The episode explores how betrayal can activate deeply rooted beliefs formed in childhood, adolescence, or previous relationships, and why identifying those beliefs is a critical part of healing.
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- What is Rise: Hope and Healing Podcast?
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Rise</strong> is a podcast for anyone navigating the devastating impact of sexual betrayal. Season one, hosted by <strong>Dr. Kevin Skinner</strong>, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, and Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, alongside <strong>MaryAnn Michaelis</strong>, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, brings together over 50 years of combined professional and personal experience to offer hope, direction, and healing.<br /><br />Season two, hosted by <strong>MaryAnn Michaelis</strong> features weekly conversations with leading betrayal trauma experts exploring personal and clinical experience and observations, tools and resources for stabilizing, then thriving in post traumatic betrayal growth. </p> <p style="text-align: left;">Each episode blends <strong>research, clinical expertise, and real-life experience</strong> to address the most pressing questions betrayed partners face: Am I going to be okay? Why does my mind keep racing? Can I ever trust again? How do I make sense of the shattering that just happened?</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Listeners will gain:</p> <ul style="text-align:left;"> <li> <p><strong>Validation</strong> that what they’re experiencing is real and normal.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Practical tools</strong> like grounding techniques and emotional regulation exercises.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Research-backed insights</strong> from studies with thousands of betrayed partners.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Guidance for couples</strong> seeking to rebuild trust and safety after betrayal.</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Hope-filled stories</strong> that remind you healing is possible—one step, one breath at a time.</p> </li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left;">Whether you’ve just discovered betrayal or are months or years into your healing journey, Rise offers a safe place to learn, reflect, and gather the tools needed to rebuild your life and reclaim your sense of self.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">To learn more and access additional resources, visit <a href="https://www.humanintimacy.com/reclaim" title="humanintimacy.com/reclaim" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>humanintimacy.com/reclaim</strong>.</a></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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