Repair After Betrayal: Rebuilding Trust, Intimacy, and Self With Joanna Kristensen

A raw and deeply honest conversation on betrayal, repair, and the slow work of rebuilding a relationship after rupture. Kait sits with Joanna Kristensen to explore what happens when infidelity collides with early motherhood, grief, and disconnection. This episode moves beyond blame into responsibility, beyond collapse into conscious reconstruction. Together they unpack the emotional reality of betrayal, the phases of healing, and what it truly takes to create a new relationship from the ashes of the old.About Joanna KristensenJoanna Kristensen is a relationship and sex coach specialising in helping long-term couples repair disconnection, rebuild intimacy, and reignite desire. Drawing from both professional training and lived experience, she supports couples through challenges such as infidelity, mismatched libido, and major life transitions.Key TakeawaysBetrayal is rarely just about sex. It often reflects disconnection and parallel lives forming within a relationshipHealing moves through phases: crisis, integration, and eventual reconnectionRepair requires choosing whether to stay or leave, then acting in alignment with that decisionRadical honesty and self-responsibility are essential, without collapsing into self-blameMonogamy must be defined explicitly. Assumptions are where many ruptures beginMemorable Quote“I didn’t forget what happened, but I chose how I wanted to shape what came next.”Connect with Joanna KristensenJoanna Kristensen Coaching: https://joannakristensen.com@kristensenjoannaConnect with Kait + PhenXXKait on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitlyntregenza/PhenXX: https://www.phenxx.comPhenXX on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovephenxxBecoming Flame Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/becomingflame.podYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lovephenxxSponsored by PhenXX.com — use promo code "podcast" for 10% off your first purchase.