Hurt Meets Healer Podcast

Kim Capps
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Hurt people, hurt people. Are you ready to work through the pain of your past? Healing is possible! Join us on our healing journey, a journey to freedom, where you'll get straight truth from genuine people. We use our story and experience to help others walk through the trauma of intimate betrayal. This is raw and real talk from average people who are walking the path of healing. Kim is a Certified Professional Mentor™ through BraveHearts University, and a Certified Christian Life Coach through the Board of Christian Life Coaching.

  1. 2D AGO

    I'm Your Spouse & Partner, Please Include Me

    ****Life Unscripted: Our stories, unfiltered. We are walking through life, sharing our stories. If at any point you become triggered by this conversation, please care for yourself. You can end the sexual acting out and still be living a double life. We open up about the painful space where porn stops but secrecy survives, and how that “respectable betrayal” quietly starves a relationship of safety, partnership, and desire. From hidden financial moves and unilateral decisions to trickle truth and using recovery as a shield, we trace how old dopamine loops find new disguises when accountability is missing. We get honest about shame and inadequacy, the posture of entitlement in recovery clothing, and why defensiveness during hard conversations sends one message: it’s not safe to lean on me. Then we get practical. We outline clear non‑negotiables that rebuild trust in real time: full financial transparency, the 24‑hour rule for significant decisions, daily or weekly check‑ins, open devices, and proactive disclosure of anything that feels tempting to hide. We also draw a crucial distinction between honesty and transparency—one answers when asked, the other goes first so a partner doesn’t have to live like a detective. This conversation challenges the myth that sobriety equals safety. Real repair begins when the double life ends across every domain—money, time, communication, and decisions—and when amends show up as consistent, boring integrity. If you’ve felt excluded, minimized, or asked to “trust the process” while staying in the dark, you’ll find language, tools, and validation here. And if you’re the wayward partner, you’ll hear a path forward grounded in humility, inclusion, and daily choices that make protection more than a promise. If this resonates, share it with someone who needs language for what they’re living, subscribe for the next episode on regrets, and leave a review to help others find the show. Your story can change. Start by ending the secrecy—together. Thank you for listening! For more information about us and the services we offer, visit www.hurtmeetshealer.com. Intro & Outro music written, performed, and produced by Kim Capps. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, medical, or professional advice. The views expressed by the Host or any Guest(s) are strictly their own and in no way constitute legal, medical, or professional advice. Copyright ©️ 2025, Hurt Meets Healer, LLC. All rights reserved.

    51 min

  2. JAN 19

    Do Liars Know They’re Lying? Recovery, Self-Deception, And Trust

    What if the most dangerous lie is the one you tell yourself first? We dig into the hard question—do liars know when they’re lying—and follow it through the real-world fallout: broken trust, numbed empathy, and a slow drift from love into image management. From conscious deceit to self-deception and memory distortions, we unpack how small compromises become a lifestyle, and how that lifestyle quietly erodes marriages, faith, and self-respect. John opens up about the progression from self-protection to self-deception during addiction, and the painful realization that came only when he could finally see the damage up close. We talk about the difference between a quick “sorry” and the long grind of repair, and why allowing consequences to land is often the only way truth gets a hearing. For those navigating faith, we call out the misuse of Scripture to justify control and spotlight mutual submission, humility, and accountability as the actual path back to integrity. If you’re stuck in patterns of lying, or loving someone who is, this conversation offers a roadmap: name entitlement, stop rationalizing, welcome feedback that stings, and take the first honest step toward repentance. Practical takeaways include building community support, setting clear boundaries, embracing measurable repair (transparency, follow-through, consistency), and recognizing guilt and shame as prompts to seek help rather than hide. Ready to trade image for truth and start rebuilding trust? Listen now, share this with someone who needs it, and subscribe so you never miss an episode. If this helped you, leave a review and tell us the next hard question you want us to tackle. Thank you for listening! For more information about us and the services we offer, visit www.hurtmeetshealer.com. Intro & Outro music written, performed, and produced by Kim Capps. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, medical, or professional advice. The views expressed by the Host or any Guest(s) are strictly their own and in no way constitute legal, medical, or professional advice. Copyright ©️ 2025, Hurt Meets Healer, LLC. All rights reserved.

    45 min

  3. JAN 5

    I’m Taking Off The Kid Gloves

    If you’ve ever felt forced to be “the understanding one” while your heart keeps bleeding, this conversation will feel like oxygen. Kim and John dive straight into the cost of kid gloves after betrayal—how minimizing, DARVO, and conflict avoidance prolong pain—and what it actually takes to restore safety. We draw a sharp line between confidence and self awareness, unpack how trauma bonds keep partners stuck, and name the moment the betrayed spouse chooses reality over appeasement. You’ll hear a clear framework for boundaries and consequences that isn’t about punishment—it’s about safety. We break down the four healthy responses every betraying partner must practice: listen without defense, ask what’s needed, act immediately with proactive transparency, and accept that trust is earned over time. Through a vivid boat analogy, we show why constant course corrections don’t work if the person steering denies the storm, and why stepping into community—therapy, groups, coaching—often becomes the turning point. Healing accelerates when witnesses help separate facts from gaslighting and teach steady presence in conflict. Throughout, we return to the core truth: reconciliation requires accountability. Sobriety without honesty won’t rebuild trust. Integrity isn’t a speech; it’s a daily pattern of calm, consistent, boring choices that prove safety. If you’re the betrayed partner, expect to hear validation, language for boundaries, and encouragement to stop managing someone else’s emotions. If you’re the betrayer, expect a path forward that is hard, humbling, and absolutely possible. If this resonates, share it with someone who needs courage today. Subscribe, leave a review to support the show, and tell us: what boundary or action step are you ready to take next? Thank you for listening! For more information about us and the services we offer, visit www.hurtmeetshealer.com. Intro & Outro music written, performed, and produced by Kim Capps. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, medical, or professional advice. The views expressed by the Host or any Guest(s) are strictly their own and in no way constitute legal, medical, or professional advice. Copyright ©️ 2025, Hurt Meets Healer, LLC. All rights reserved.

    57 min

  4. 12/22/2025

    Why Is Change So Darn Hard? - part 2

    I Stopped Acting Out… So Why Do I Still Act Like a Jerk? (The Arrogance Trap in Recovery) Sobriety stops the behavior, but does it actually make your partner feel safe? We go straight at the hard stuff: why pride can feel like progress, how “ego doping” keeps the reward system hooked, and what real humility looks like when the acting out ends but healing hasn’t begun. Kim and John unpack the difference between dry sobriety and meaningful recovery, naming the subtle dynamics that quietly wreck trust—minimizing, spiritual bypassing, scorekeeping, and defending intentions instead of owning impact. We don’t stay theoretical. You’ll hear a practical path forward: a handwritten daily inventory that targets selfishness, fear, and dishonesty; direct amends for recovery behaviors like impatience and stonewalling; and a weekly ritual where you ask, “Where was I arrogant or insensitive this week?” and listen without defending. We talk about practicing being wrong on purpose, saying “I don’t know,” and building a support circle that tells you the truth instead of nodding along. You’ll also hear an anchoring question that reshapes the entire journey: if you stayed exactly as unhealed and proud as you are today, even while staying sober, would your partner feel safe and loved? Rooted in faith and real-world recovery work, this conversation blends scripture’s call to humility with trauma-aware repair skills couples can use right away. Expect candor, tension, and hope as we map how humility becomes the engine of change—replacing ego with empathy and making room for trust to grow back. If you’re ready to trade pride for peace and sobriety for safety, press play and take the next honest step with us. If this resonated, subscribe, share with someone who needs it, and leave a review to help others find the show. Your story could be the hope someone else is searching for. Thank you for listening! For more information about us and the services we offer, visit www.hurtmeetshealer.com. Intro & Outro music written, performed, and produced by Kim Capps. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, medical, or professional advice. The views expressed by the Host or any Guest(s) are strictly their own and in no way constitute legal, medical, or professional advice. Copyright ©️ 2025, Hurt Meets Healer, LLC. All rights reserved.

    57 min

  5. 12/08/2025

    Why Is Change So Darn Hard? - part 1

    Change isn’t hard because you’re weak; it’s hard because it rewires how you survive. We open up about the messy middle of recovery after sexual betrayal and infidelity, where deep ruts—neural and emotional—fight to keep things the same. Together we unpack why willpower alone fails, how dopamine trains the brain to cling to secrecy and validation, and why early sobriety can feel painfully flat compared to the highs of acting out. Naming the biology clears shame and gives us a plan. We also draw a firm, necessary line around encouragement. Contrast changes people more than conflict, but timing is everything. Encouragement can pull a willing partner toward risk and growth only when honesty and safety are present. If blame, defensiveness, or deceit continue, the betrayed spouse is in the ICU; their job is not to inspire the person who hurt them. We lay out a simple intimacy pyramid—honesty, safety, trust, vulnerability, intimacy—that keeps recovery grounded. Expecting closeness without the base is a setup for more pain. From there, we share five non‑negotiables that make change stick: daily recovery work, rigorous honesty that kills secrecy, trauma healing for the roots beneath behavior, building a new identity in sobriety with words and actions, and radical acceptance that your spouse may never trust you again—and recovery must stand regardless. We also talk through real-life moments where small, sincere actions soften hard soil, and when boundaries or separation are the most loving choice. We pray you’ll leave with clarity, hope anchored to practice, and next steps you can start today. If this helped, subscribe, share with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find the show. Ready for support? Connect with us at www.hurtmeetshealer.com and tell us what you want us to tackle next. Thank you for listening! For more information about us and the services we offer, visit www.hurtmeetshealer.com. Intro & Outro music written, performed, and produced by Kim Capps. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, medical, or professional advice. The views expressed by the Host or any Guest(s) are strictly their own and in no way constitute legal, medical, or professional advice. Copyright ©️ 2025, Hurt Meets Healer, LLC. All rights reserved.

    57 min

  6. 11/24/2025

    FBS - Faulty Belief Systems

    **Disclaimer: We discuss real issues about our relationship. This, at times, is raw, emotional, and extremely hard. Use caution and employ grounding techniques if you become triggered by this discussion. What if the story you tell yourself about pain is the very thing keeping you in it? We go straight at faulty belief systems—those sticky, inherited, and often spiritualized narratives that shape how we interpret betrayal, minimize abuse, and call silence “peace.” From the “elephant in the parlor” of family secrets to church myths about divorce, we unpack how bias, fear, and shame create a reality distortion that blocks healing and keeps couples locked in patterns that feel holy but harm the heart. Together, we name how FBS shows up in marriages hit by sexual addiction and infidelity: apologies without change, entitlement around sex, and the belief that keeping the peace means burying the truth. We contrast enabling with love, and we talk about the real work of repair—honesty, humility, boundaries, and accountability. You’ll hear raw reflections on fear’s grip, why “you don’t know what you don’t know” becomes a shield, and how head‑on collisions with reality—though painful—often expose the lies we’ve been living under. If you need a compass, we offer three simple questions to test your thinking: What evidence supports this belief? Am I confusing a thought with a fact? Do I know for certain the worst will happen? We also revisit a grounding principle: mental health is a commitment to reality at all costs. Whether you’re the betrayed or the betraying partner, expect practical language, honest tension, and a call to redefine peace as the presence of truth, humility, and accountability. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs clarity, and leave a review telling us which belief you’re ready to challenge next. Thank you for listening! For more information about us and the services we offer, visit www.hurtmeetshealer.com. Intro & Outro music written, performed, and produced by Kim Capps. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, medical, or professional advice. The views expressed by the Host or any Guest(s) are strictly their own and in no way constitute legal, medical, or professional advice. Copyright ©️ 2025, Hurt Meets Healer, LLC. All rights reserved.

    52 min

  7. 11/10/2025

    When You Choose You, You Lose Me - part 2

    “When you choose you, you lose me” is a hard sentence to hear—and a necessary one to explore. We unpack how selfish patterns, secrecy, and transactional bargains corrode love after betrayal, and why safety-focused boundaries are not punishment but the first scaffolding of repair. From raw personal stories to faith-grounded principles, we trace the slow work of rebuilding trust day by day, drop by drop. We dig into the difference between self-care and self-centeredness, especially in the wake of sexual addiction or infidelity. The betrayed partner needs protective space; the betraying partner often misreads that space as rejection and withdraws. We reframe boundaries as signals for safety, not walls for distance. Then we get practical: how to replace defensiveness with curiosity, how to offer empathy without centering yourself, and how to establish predictable accountability that lowers anxiety and stops the cycle of wound, promise, repeat. You’ll hear a vivid metaphor for change—plowing fallow ground. Trust won’t grow in hardened soil. It takes repeated passes: honest disclosure, consistent transparency, and small daily acts that demonstrate care without keeping score. We also face a hard truth about timelines: the distance into deception often equals the distance out. Slower is safer, because slower sticks. Action proves love, consistency proves trust, and change proves sorry. If you’re navigating betrayal trauma or working to rebuild after breaking trust, this conversation offers clarity, language, and next steps. Tap into group support and trauma-informed coaching, align your actions with your values, and practice empathy that heals rather than explains. Subscribe, share with someone who needs hope today, and leave a review with one takeaway you’ll put into practice this week. Thank you for listening! For more information about us and the services we offer, visit www.hurtmeetshealer.com. Intro & Outro music written, performed, and produced by Kim Capps. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, medical, or professional advice. The views expressed by the Host or any Guest(s) are strictly their own and in no way constitute legal, medical, or professional advice. Copyright ©️ 2025, Hurt Meets Healer, LLC. All rights reserved.

    47 min

  8. 10/27/2025

    When You Choose You, You Lose Me, part 1

    A single sentence—“When you choose you, you lose me”—can crack open the truth about why relationships crumble after betrayal. We take you inside that reality with a candid look at selfishness versus self-care, what safety actually feels like in the body, and how boundaries function as bridges instead of walls. From the first minute, we name the hard parts: gaslighting that reframes feelings as attacks, entitlement that calls harm “fairness,” and the slow burn of repeated deception that turns homes into places where nervous systems never rest. You’ll hear why accountability starts where defensiveness ends, and how “sorry” changes shape when trust needs proof, not poetry. We pull from relationship research and lived experience to outline practices that work in the real world: clear boundaries that protect dignity, empathy that holds pain without correction, and routines that remove secrecy from daily life. We talk about the trap of tit for tat thinking, the power of saying what is true before it is comfortable, and the reason unresolved issues don’t disappear—they stack up until someone says stop. Faith meets psychology through a simple call from Zechariah: tell the truth, don’t scheme, and work for peace. If you’ve wondered whether stepping back is unloving, you’ll find language for healthy detachment that creates space for real change. If you’re the partner seeking repair, you’ll learn how to listen to understand, respect boundaries as acts of love, and sit with pain without dismissing it as punishment. And if your gut has been your only compass, we’ll help you trust it while you build a plan that turns intention into consistent action. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs clarity and courage, and leave a review with the one boundary that helped you breathe again. Thank you for listening! For more information about us and the services we offer, visit www.hurtmeetshealer.com. Intro & Outro music written, performed, and produced by Kim Capps. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, medical, or professional advice. The views expressed by the Host or any Guest(s) are strictly their own and in no way constitute legal, medical, or professional advice. Copyright ©️ 2025, Hurt Meets Healer, LLC. All rights reserved.

    37 min
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Hurt people, hurt people. Are you ready to work through the pain of your past? Healing is possible! Join us on our healing journey, a journey to freedom, where you'll get straight truth from genuine people. We use our story and experience to help others walk through the trauma of intimate betrayal. This is raw and real talk from average people who are walking the path of healing. Kim is a Certified Professional Mentor™ through BraveHearts University, and a Certified Christian Life Coach through the Board of Christian Life Coaching.

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  • Creator
    Kim Capps
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Hurt Meets Healer Podcast
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