FOR PARTNERS

You are hurting. And the betrayal is disorienting — the trust is broken, and you’re exhausted from holding everything together while wondering if real change is even possible. We see you — and this program was built with you in mind, not just him.

Discovery is its own trauma. Maybe you can’t sleep, can’t stop checking, can’t trust your own memory of your marriage. Maybe you swing between rage and grief and a numbness that scares you. None of that means something is wrong with you — it means something happened to you. You need care that is about your healing, not just his recovery. That’s why your support is built into the program, not bolted on.

during the intensive.

Erin Wysong Warren

Erin Wysong-Warren
CSAT-S, CPTT-S

While he’s in the intensive, you meet with Erin Wysong-Warren, LPC-S, CSAT, CPTT, SEP — a recognized leader in betrayal-trauma care. A safe space to be heard, to make sense of what you’re feeling, and to begin your own healing.

$0 No cost to you ever

A practical, emotional roadmap for the weeks after discovery.

f you just found out, you don’t have to decide anything today. What you need right now is some orientation. This guide walks you through the four phases most partners move through in the first month, from the shock of the first five days to slowly finding your footing again. Each phase ends with three practical anchors: one thing to do, one thing to stop, and one thing to protect.

What you’ll see inside:

  • Why your body won’t settle, and what the Red, Blue, and Green states are telling you
  • Who to tell, who not to tell yet, and what to do with the anger
  • What real change in him looks like, and what it doesn’t

90 Days
DAYS OF INTEGRATION

“I love you, and I’m not saying this to punish you. I’m saying it because I want us to have a real chance. I found a program in Colorado – a 5-day intensive with Dr. Barta – that works on the root cause, not just the behavior. Partners get free support too, and there’s 90 days of help afterward so you’re not doing it alone. I can’t do this part for you, and I wouldn’t want to. But if you’re willing, I’d love for you to look at it and decide for yourself. The application is at drmichaelbarta.com. That would mean everything to me.”
  • Share a resource calmly.
  • Name your own hopes and limits.
  • Make it easy: send a link, then leave the decision to him.
  • Fill out an application for him or pressure a deadline.
  • Repeat the ask daily.
  • Tie your self‑worth to whether he agrees.

When he came back from the Intensive, I didn’t just hear apologies – I started to feel something different. He stays present now in moments where he used to shut down, and that’s what’s finally giving me hope.

L.R.

Something shifted for him during that week, and I can feel it now. It’s not just what he says – it’s how he responds to me and to himself.

K.T.

After being away for the Intensive, the biggest change is that he’s actually present. Not perfect, but emotionally here in a way I haven’t experienced in a long time.

A.S.

That makes sense, and you don’t have to be. The First 30 Days was written for the woman who just found out and is trying to understand what happened, what she’s feeling, and what to do next. It isn’t about whether to stay or leave. It’s about getting through right now.