The Empathy Gap

If you’ve ever heard “I’m sorry” and still felt completely alone, you already know the difference between words and empathy. We sit down as a couple living in the fallout of sexual addiction and infidelity and tell the truth about the empathy gap: why it’s so hard, why it matters, and why “saying the right thing” can still miss the point by a mile. We get specific about betrayal trauma and what empathy actually requires: attunement to terror, grief, shattered safety, self-doubt, and ongoing ...