Your Secret Is Safe With Me

Updated: 23 Oct 2025 • 219 episodes
www.mariemurphyphd.com/podcast

Dr. Marie Murphy talks about infidelity and other challenging relationship situations from a non-judgmental perspective. She shares practical tools and advice from her own coaching practice to help you make changes in your love life, and interviews professionals with complementary expertise, such as family law attorneys, mediators, non-violent communication specialists, and more. In addition, Marie discusses the social and historical context of romantic relationships to provide perspective on our taken-for-granted assumptions about how relationships are supposed to be. To learn more, visit mariemurphyphd.com.

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Maybe you're in the midst of an affair, paralyzed by guilt and uncertainty. Maybe you're losing sleep, watching your health decline, and feeling like there's no good way out.   Today, I want to share a remarkable story that might change how you see what's possible.   The guilt was unbearable. Michael couldn't sleep, hi

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You're already making plans for tomorrow without knowing if the internet will crash, your dog will have an emergency, or an earthquake will hit.   You're creating your future every single day, despite life's fundamental uncertainty. Yet when it comes to your infidelity situation, you might be waiting for a crystal ball

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Have you ever felt proud of yourself for telling the truth… only to later wonder if you should have approached it differently?   We often think of truth-telling as an absolute good - something that's always right and beneficial. But what if I told you that, sometimes, the truth we choose to tell isn't necessarily the m

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Have you ever had someone walk out of your life without warning, only to reappear months later as if nothing happened?   It's complicated enough when it happens in regular relationships. But when it involves an affair partner, the complexity multiplies tenfold.   This kind of heartbreak hits differently when the relati

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Have you ever thought about "checking out your options" before making a big relationship decision?   It seems logical, right? Why make a life-changing choice without knowing what else is out there?   When you're married but questioning whether you want to stay that way, the unknown can feel paralyzing.    Join me this

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Have you ever been paralyzed by the fear of making the "wrong" decision about your relationship(s)?   Maybe you're considering leaving your marriage, ending an affair, or making another significant change in your relationship status. And maybe the fear of regret is keeping you stuck.   Making major relationship decisio

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