The conversations I can’t fit into a reel


Dear Reader,

When an affair touches your life, you look for answers everywhere. Ugh, I've been there.
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In the words of the author Anne Lamott, it's exhausting, and it's crazymaking.
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You're up scrolling for answers all night. You search the same questions over and over. Most of what you find is short and fast, and it leaves you with more questions than you started with.

That is why I started my YouTube channel.

A 60-second reel on Instagram opens the door, but it's not enough. A long video gives us time to walk through things together, and since affairs are complex, it's the content the topic deserves.
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I wanted a place where I could slow down and teach the realities of affairs, the same way I would teach my clients in session.

On my channel, I explain what an affair does to everyone it touches, and what it takes to get unstuck. Most people never hear these things until they are deep in it. Some never hear them at all.

You can’t see an affair clearly from the inside. It's just the way it operates.

It was true for me, and it is true for every person I work with. My videos show you what is hard to see from where you’re swirling right now, so you can get the bird's eye view and make better sense of what you’re living inside of.

If you haven’t watched yet, here are the three videos people watch the most. Start with the one that speaks to you:

  1. ​The Affair Truth That Blindsides Most Betrayed Spouses: What most betrayed spouses get wrong after affair discovery (and why your unfaithful spouse isn't recommitting to your marriage).
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  2. ​Why Affair Relapse Is So Common: Why relapse and continued contact with an affair partner after discovery are common and often more likely than fully cutting contact.
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  3. ​This Is How An Affair Distorts Your Reality: How being in an affair can profoundly distort perception through a measurable state called “affair fog.”

These are long-form, so give yourself some time with them. Listen on a drive or on a walk.

If they help you, subscribe so you see each new video when it goes up. I post a new one every Monday.

Hit reply to tell me which video you watched first and why it mattered, or to tell me what you want me to talk about next.
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I read every reply!

Until next week,
Lauren

P.S. - If you haven't get watched my free, completely private Masterclass for spouses in an affair, this is your invitation. Just head to www.laurenlarusso.com/masterclass to save your seat. See you there.
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Lauren LaRusso

Letters from Lauren is for anyone whose life has been touched by infidelity, on any side of the triangle: the betrayed spouse, the person caught between a marriage and an affair, the affair partner, and the people who love them. If you're tired of advice that picks a side, assigns blame, or rushes you toward an outcome, you're in the right place. Every week, you'll get a personal letter from me about what I'm noticing, learning, and thinking about from inside 15 years of working with people on every side of an affair. It will always be honest, clinically grounded, and free of judgment. Real insight, real stories, including my own, and the steady reminder that you're not alone, and you don't have to figure this out on your own. I'm here to help you see what's hard to see from inside the pain.

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