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Beyond the Facade with Choose Recovery Services

Luke Gordon with Choose Recovery Services
Betrayal Trauma
Recovery
Emotional Healing
Addiction
Breaking Through Denial
Authenticity
Intimacy
Sexual Addiction
Empathy
Process Addiction
Neurodiversity
Boundaries
Parts Work
Communication
Self-Pity
Demand Avoidance
ADHD
Lust
Anger
Self-Love

Beyond the Facade explores authenticity, healing, and recovery from betrayal trauma, sexual addiction, and infidelity. Host Luke Gordon, cofounder of Choose Recovery Services, and his guests share tools for addiction recovery, relationship repair, and emotional healing. Learn to rebuild trust, live with integrity, and create authentic connections as you heal from pain and go Beyond the Facade.

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What does real healing look like after betrayal?This week Chance and Crystal join Luke for an honest conversation about boundaries, nervous system healing, resentment, parts work, and rebuilding safety after years of secrecy.

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Why don’t you and your partner agree on “what really happened”? In early recovery, trauma, shame, and denial collide — creating two completely different versions of reality that both feel true.

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How do you recover when the person you love has betrayed you? Author Michelle Mays (LPC, CSAT-S) joins Luke Gordon to explore The Betrayal Bind — the painful paradox of needing the very person who hurt you. Discover how attachment theory, betrayal tr... more

Ever notice how defensiveness shows up even when your intentions are good?

In this episode, Luke Gordon reveals why defensiveness is a biological protection strategy — not a moral failure — and how to shift it into connection.

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Izzy Williams
Coach specializing in betrayal trauma recovery for women and couples seeking restoration in their marriages
Choose Recovery Services
Episode: 67: What Real Recovery Looks Like to Your Partner
Sy Bee
Coach at Choose Recovery Services with a background in addiction and recovery.
Choose Recovery Services
Episode: 60: Find Out What You Are Capable Of - with Sy Bee
Stephen Thomas
A new coach with Choose Recovery Services, experienced in leading recovery programs.
Choose Recovery Services
Episode: 59: A Deeper Dive Into Objectification - with Stephen Thomas
Hope Ray
Therapist and creator of the Dyer model focusing on entitlement and recovery
Self-employed
Episode: 56: Understanding Entitlement vs. Authentic Needs
Hali Roderick
Facilitator of the Help Her Heal group
Choose Recovery Services
Episode: 54: Why Isn't She Healing Yet? 3 Myths Men Need to Unlearn
Hallie Roderick
Facilitator of recovery intensives for women healing from trauma.
Choose Recovery Services
Episode: 45: Applying Monastic Discipline to Daily Recovery
Gary Katz
Licensed clinical social worker, certified sexual addiction therapist, certified betrayal trauma therapist.
Center for Intimacy Recovery
Episode: 36: What is Process Addiction?
Kevin Meek
Mentor and co-founder of Living Stones Coaching, diagnosed with autism.
Living Stones Coaching
Episode: 33: Navigating Neurodiversity, Betrayal, and Healing
Rachel Smith
New coach at Choose Recovery Services with a master's in social work, focusing on betrayal trauma coaching.
Choose Recovery Services
Episode: 31: Individual vs. Couples Work - Where Do We Start?

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Luke Gordon
Host of discussions on authenticity, healing, and recovery, focusing on emotional maturity and personal stories. He engages with various guests to unpack complex themes in both recovery and relationships.

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45: Applying Monastic Discipline to Daily Recovery
Q: How do you measure consistency compared to perfectionism?
Perfection is unattainable, consistency produces results more gently.
45: Applying Monastic Discipline to Daily Recovery
Q: What do you think about self-care having to do with recovery?
It's taken on a holistic view, including quality of physical and spiritual health.
31: Individual vs. Couples Work - Where Do We Start?
Q: What would look like for the individual seeking recovery doing their individual work?
It involves understanding core values and triggers, finding worth independently and prioritizing personal growth over merely pleasing their partner.
31: Individual vs. Couples Work - Where Do We Start?
Q: Can you give examples for both of a loop and a mesh?
A loop shows a reactive disconnection, where one partner decides not to communicate, while enmeshment is where partners are so intertwined they cannot distinguish their own feelings from each other's.
30: I Wish My Partner Had a Softer Approach
Q: What makes you think using a script makes it less authentic?
Hali explains that learning empathy is like learning a foreign language, and initially, responses may feel scripted but will become more natural with practice and sincerity.

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2. Sy Bee
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4. Hope Ray
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