90. From Regression to Repair: Continuing the Conversation with Jon Lee

In this follow-up conversation with therapist and author Jon Lee, we continue our deep dive into emotional regression and its profound impact on couples recovering from betrayal. Building on the foundation we laid in Part 1, Jon and I explore how regression shows up in relationships—when intense pain, fear, or shame pulls partners back into younger emotional states that can feel overwhelming and destabilizing. We discuss the ways regression complicates communication, trust-building, and repair, and how it can create cycles of disconnection even when both partners desperately want to heal. Jon offers clinical insight and compassionate strategies for recognizing regression in real time, staying grounded, and learning how to respond to one another with empathy instead of reactivity. Whether you’re a betrayed partner, a person working to rebuild integrity, or a couple navigating the aftermath together, this episode provides tools and perspective to help you move toward connection rather than getting stuck in regressed patterns. Want to connect with us? Click here to book a free 15-minute call.

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90. From Regression to Repair: Continuing the Conversation with Jon Lee is an episode from Helping Couples Heal Podcast by Marnie Breecker.

This episode is 54:50 long.

This episode was published on Aug 26, 2025.

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