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When your partner betrays, what are the first steps to picking up the pieces of your shattered heart? Many unsuspecting people wake up every day to discover their loved one, the one person whom they are supposed to trust completely, has been living a life of lies and deceit, because they suffer from a disease: sex addiction. This is a disease shrouded in secrecy and shame. This is your go-to guide for what to do when you discover your partner is a sex addict.

When trust breaks, so do we. But being shattered doesn't mean you're broken forever. Infidelity is not just a relationship crisis; it is a betrayal trauma that shatters your sense of safety, self-worth, and reality. When the person you trusted most becomes the source of your deepest wound, you're left with sleepless nights, relentless what-ifs, and agonizing self-doubt. How do you calm the storm in your mind? How do you rebuild when your identity is shattered? And how do you answer the impossible question: Should I leave, or is it possible to heal and rebuild?

When Ann Carbine marries Larry Best in the Salt Lake temple in 1961, she's certain their marriage will last forever. Eleven years later, she learns that he's been having affairs with men. Devastated by the revelation, Ann feels betrayed and abandoned. She still loves Larry and wants to save their marriage. However, powerful emotions pull Larry away from his family, just as AIDS is beginning its relentless march through the gay community.