Infidelity recovery / INF-A18-5
Rebuilding or Separating with Care — Review journal
Review an attempt at rebuilding or separating with care and choose what to keep, change, or leave aside.
10 minutes · Journal prompts · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Lee is exploring whether to continue the relationship and wants practical clarity.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Planning can support either repair or separation without privileging an outcome.
Before looking back
Choose one ordinary attempt or decide to review the fictional example instead. This journal has no scores, required disclosure, or expectation of progress.
Revisit the practice
Map practical needs, personal priorities, and appropriate professional consultation for the path currently being considered.
Notice context and impact
Record what actually happened, including an unhelpful or neutral outcome. Note resources, power differences, accessibility, and changed conditions rather than attributing everything to personal effort.
Choose a revision
What would support agency whichever path you choose? Keep the approach, change one part, ask for support, or set it aside. A mismatch is useful information.
Prompts for this resource
- What I tried, or what happened in the fictional example:
- What I noticed before, during, and after; what remains uncertain:
- What helped, did not help, or was outside my control:
- What would support agency whichever path you choose? My optional adjustment or support request:
Conceptual background
Integrative Model of Affair Recovery — American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.