Normalize therapy.
Formerly: The Marriage Podcast for Smart People. Co-hosted by Caleb and Verlynda Simonyi-Gindele. We are married to each other and are both counselors who have worked extensively with couples and individuals. We own Therapevo Counselling Inc., a counselling agency that delivers hope and healing to c...
Recent Episodes
Oct. 19, 2026
Compulsive Lying in Relationships: Why You Lie When You Don't Need To (and How to Stop)
For anyone who lies to their partner, even about small things, and hates that they do. Caleb and Verlynda explain why some lies come out before you've decided anything, why the brain's alarm about lying goes quiet with practice, and the six steps that actually help you stop, from correcting a lie in the moment to the trauma work underneath it. https://therapevo.com/help-for-the-betrayer/?utm_source=podcast
Oct. 12, 2026
Am I Addicted to Porn? The Signs That Actually Matter
If you've wondered whether you're actually addicted to porn or just watch a lot, this episode is for you. Caleb Simonyi-Gindele, a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, explains why frequency isn't the test, what your own broken rules reveal, and whether you can moderate or need to quit. https://therapevo.com/porn-addiction/?utm_source=podcast
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Oct. 5, 2026
Is Paying for OnlyFans Cheating? Why It Feels Like an Affair to Betrayed Partners
You found the messages, the tips, the custom videos, and you were told it was "just porn." Caleb and Verlynda explain why paid, two-way contact with a real person tends to land much closer to an affair, what the choosing does to a bond, and what real honesty and recovery look like from here, whichever side of this you're on. https://therapevo.com/healing-for-the-betrayed/?utm_source=podcast
Sept. 21, 2026
The Anxious-Avoidant Trap: Why One of You Reaches and the Other Goes Quiet
For couples where one of you keeps reaching and the other keeps shutting down, this episode goes underneath the pursue-withdraw pattern to the two attachment fears driving it, "I will be abandoned" and "I will never be enough," and explains why the partner who looks calm is often the most flooded person in the room. By the end you will know why "just calm down" fails the anxious partner, and the two-part agreement (a named return time, a lowered reach) that actually interrupts the cycle. Free co
Sept. 17, 2026
I Ended the Affair. Why Isn't That Enough?
For the person who ended the affair and cannot understand why their partner is still devastated, and for the partner watching that relief from inside the worst week of their life. By the end you will understand why ending an affair stops the harm but does not treat it, why "I ended it" cannot land as reassurance, and what the repair actually asks over the next months. https://therapevo.com/help-for-the-betrayer/?utm_source=podcast
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Sept. 14, 2026
When You Find the Money: Financial Infidelity After Sexual Betrayal
For the betrayed partner who found the hidden card, the cash withdrawals, or the monthly transfer, and was surprised by how much the money part hurt. Caleb and Verlynda explain why financial infidelity inside sexual betrayal sets off a second alarm in your nervous system, what the secret spending usually contains, why caring about the money is grief and not greed, and how the financial disclosure belongs inside the recovery work rather than with an accountant. Learn more at https://therapevo.com