Understanding the Reasons for Infidelity | Richard Nicastro, PhD
The reasons why someone is unfaithful is often complicated and takes time and effort to understand. Therapy can help uncover deeper motives for infidelity.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
The reasons why someone is unfaithful is often complicated and takes time and effort to understand. Therapy can help uncover deeper motives for infidelity.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Understanding your attachment style is an important part of self-growth. Avoidant attachment patterns keep you from getting your emotional needs met.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Do you or your partner have an avoidant attachment style? Understand the dynamics of why someone relies on avoidance strategies in their relationships.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
We all have an inner critic. A critical inner voice that can hamper our satisfaction and joy in life, and at the extreme, make us feel unworthy.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Healing after infidelity is challenging, but recognizing signs of progress can guide couples toward rebuilding trust and connection.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
There are many reasons why men cheat on their wife/partner. This is the first article in a series that examines this complex issue of what motivates men.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
A profound loss follows an affair. Creating space to explore grief and process multiple layers of loss is crucial for healing after infidelity.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
A moral injury occurs when we act in ways that violate our own core values. Both the betrayed and unfaithful spouse/partner can suffer from a moral injury.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Trust is shattered after an affair. Healing from infidelity centers on understanding the core dynamics and steps that go into rebuilding trust.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Surviving infidelity is possible but it takes effort, patience and information to help you plan for what’s ahead. We explore the main issues couples face.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Obsessive thoughts and questioning is common after infidelity. Often the answers to questions do not help. The betrayed needs a loving witness to her pain.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
How the cheating spouse deals with the affair recovery process is essential to it’s success. The shame/guilt of the cheating spouse can derail affair recovery.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Affair recovery requires an understanding of what goes into creating a relationship environment where healing is possible. Remorse is central to healing.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
There are many myths and falsehoods about infidelity and cheating that can negatively impact the affair recovery process.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Betrayal traumas are best understood as a complex series of traumas and woundings rather than a single traumatic experience.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Surviving infidelity and rebuilding trust after a betrayal trauma is a challenging journey. Hope is an essential ingredient to this healing process.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Central to recovering from betrayal trauma is understanding the role of anger in the post-affair recovery process. This helps couples manage anger effectively.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy helps us understand how our past attachment wounds are alive in the present and these wounds require healing.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
