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Beyond the Facade with Choose Recovery Services and Blueprint Institute

Luke Gordon with Choose Recovery Services and Blueprint Institute
Betrayal Trauma
Recovery
Emotional Healing
Choose Recovery Services
Addiction Recovery
Addiction
Therapy
Authenticity
Intimacy
Vulnerability
Toxic Masculinity
Self-Compassion
Relationships
Somatic Healing
Shame
Sexual Addiction
Breaking Through Denial
Emotional Safety
Empathy
Mental Health

Beyond the Facade explores authenticity, healing, and recovery from betrayal trauma, sexual addiction, and infidelity. Host Luke Gordon (men's program director at Choose Recovery Services and founder of Blueprint Institute) and his guests share tools for addiction recovery, relationship repair, and emotional healing. Learn to rebuild trust, live with integrity, and create authentic connections as ... more

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Latest Episodes

You’ve stopped the pornography. You’ve ended the affair. You’re in therapy and doing the recovery work—so why does your partner still not feel safe?

In this powerful conversation, Luke Gordon is joined by Amie Woolsey and together they unpack the hi... more

What does it really mean to be a safe person? This week, Luke is joined by Alana Gordon. Together they explore why physical protection is only one part of creating safety—and how emotional regulation, honesty, vulnerability, and the environment we cr... more

Don’t miss part 1! Listen here.

What happens when sobriety, accountability, counseling, and recovery efforts still don’t create lasting change?

Scott and Lela continue to share their journey through repeated betrayal, separation, rock bottom, and ... more

What if confession, accountability, sobriety, and marriage counseling still weren't enough?

Scott and Lela experienced four D-Days and repeatedly believed that things would finally be different—only to find themselves back in the same cycle.

In Par... more

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Recent Guests

Rich Tyler
Licensed marriage and family therapist; recovery advocate
Therapy Brothers (with Brennan); recovery consultant
Episode: 108: When Her Healing Feels Like She's Leaving: Differentiation in Betrayal Recovery - with Tyler Patrick
Sammy Uyama
Coach at Choose Recovery Services and Blueprint Institute, with 10 years of experience supporting men in recovery
Choose Recovery Services; Blueprint Institute
Episode: 106: What's Really Underneath Sexual Acting Out? With Sammy Uyama
Scott Blundo
Trauma-informed certified coach; ICF certified; trained in multi-dimensional partner trauma model; APSATS candidate; guides through full disclosures
Choose Recovery Services
Episode: 100: Making Sense of His Behavior
Jacob Fletcher
CSAT therapist with EMDR and accelerated resolution therapy training
Choose Recovery Services
Episode: 98: Are All CSAT Therapists the Same? What Actually Matters in Addiction Recovery - with Jacob Fletcher
Ryan Collins
Guest who shares his recovery journey and leadership in a men's group
Recovery community member
Episode: 95: Humility in Recovery: Why Men Protect Their Identity After Betrayal - with Ryan Collins
Steven Roccazzella
Breathwork practitioner trained in Wim Hof Method
Independent breathwork coach
Episode: 92: Breathwork and Somatic Healing: How to Reconnect With Your Body - with Steven Roccazzella
Hallie Roderick
Professional who has lived through betrayal recovery
Choose Recovery Services team
Episode: 85: The Addictive System: Why Stopping Behavior Isn't Enough
Michelle Mays
Relational Recovery Institute / author of The Betrayal Bind
Episode: 77: The Betrayal Bind with Michelle Mays: Healing the Attachment Wound After Infidelity
Izzy Williams
Coach specializing in betrayal trauma recovery for women and couples seeking restoration in their marriages
Choose Recovery Services
Episode: 67: What Real Recovery Looks Like to Your Partner

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Luke Gordon
Host of Beyond the Facade
Alana
Co-host facilitating the conversation

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112: What Does It Really Mean to Be a Protector?
Q: What does protection really mean beyond guarding someone physically?
Protection includes maintaining an emotionally safe environment, regulating one's own emotions, and creating a relationship climate where vulnerability and honesty can thrive.
108: When Her Healing Feels Like She's Leaving: Differentiation in Betrayal Recovery - with Tyler Patrick
Q: What does differentiation look like in a relationship where one partner is expanding their life outside the relationship?
Differentiation means supporting the partner's growth and autonomy while maintaining your own integrity and self-definition, recognizing that the relationship thrives when both individuals bring their authentic selves to the table and choose to stay from a place of connection, not fear.
106: What's Really Underneath Sexual Acting Out? With Sammy Uyama
Q: What makes genuine connection more difficult than sexual attention?
The risk involved in exposing the real self—being denied or rejected for who you truly are—whereas sexual attention can feel safer because it provides a predictable, low-risk form of closeness without genuine vulnerability.
94: Why You Feel Stuck: The Difference Between Sobriety and Real Change
Q: What should betrayed partners expect when their partner goes through an intensive?
They should expect some distance to let their nervous systems settle, a built-in reset with boundaries and a plan, and a deeper understanding of why behaviors happen, which can empower both partners to move toward healthier dynamics.
94: Why You Feel Stuck: The Difference Between Sobriety and Real Change
Q: From your experience, what does an intensive actually do, and how does it differ from longer programs?
An intensive slows down the pace, provides focused, eight-hour-a-day therapy, and creates a cohesive, immersive environment that addresses emotional and nervous-system patterns, making it possible for clients to develop genuine, long-term change rather than just habit-forming routines.

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This show centers on healing from betrayal trauma, sexual addiction, and infidelity, with a practical focus on turning insights into action. Across episodes, hosts and guest experts share tools for emotional regulation, somatic healing, and relationship repair, often tying recovery practices to real-world programs and structured groups. The conversations blend clinical perspectives, personal journeys, and program details to help listeners move from awareness to durable change, with happening emphasis on safety, accountability, and embodied practice. A notable strength is the consistent integration of somatic modalities (breathwork, nervous-system regulation) alongside traditional therapeutic approaches, plus clear invitations to participate... more

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