S6E19: I Survived Cancer. Can We Survive Betrayal? A Conversation About Rebuilding Intimacy

Trigger warning: This episode discusses infidelity, depression, and the emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis on relationships. Can a relationship really recover after an affair? And what happens when infidelity collides with a breast cancer diagnosis? In this episode, the Besties sit down for a second time with Angela Skurtu — licensed marriage and family therapist, certified sex therapist, and author of Helping Couples Overcome Infidelity — to tackle one of the hardest questions a relationship can face: can you rebuild trust after it's been broken? The conversation goes deep into the root causes of infidelity, challenging the assumption that cheating is simply about a partner's unavailability or a changing body after cancer. Angela unpacks how burnout, hustle culture, and our society's inability to talk about sex honestly create the conditions where affairs take root — often in midlife, often after a brush with death, and often when two people's identities have quietly diverged. Along the way, the hosts and Angela get real about why intimacy feels so much harder as we age (it's not just hormones), how the parasympathetic nervous system affects everything from your sex life to your digestion, and why couples who do the raw, honest work after an affair can come out stronger — even if they can never go back to the marriage they had before. Plus: a very unhinged "Boobs in the News" segment involving a camper, a pair of sunglasses, and a vault toilet. Learn more or support Faith Through Fire at: faiththroughfire.org Connect with Angela Skurtu: https://www.openbedroomdoors.com/contact youtube.com/openbedroomdoors instagram.com/openbedroomdoors Companies mentioned in this episode: Faith Through Fire Thrivent Gateway Financial Group