What happens when the life you thought you knew turns out to be built on secrets?
This week on Strong Enough, Claudia King sits down with author Venus Morris Griffin to talk about her new memoir, The Other Side of Perfect: A True Story of Love, Lies, and Learning to Forgive.
Venus shares what inspired her to finally tell the full story of her marriage, the devastating discovery that her husband had been living a double life, and what it was like to watch the future she thought she had disappear as he ultimately went to prison.
But this conversation is about much more than betrayal.
Venus and Claudia talk about what happens after the crisis, when the headlines fade and you are left to figure out who you are, how you rebuild, and whether forgiveness is possible without excusing what happened. Venus opens up about moving forward, creating a new life for herself and her family, and learning that healing does not require pretending the past never happened.
This is an honest conversation about betrayal, survival, forgiveness, identity, and finding the courage to build a life that looks very different from the one you originally imagined.
Learn more about Venus and The Other Side of Perfect at VenusMorrisGriffin.com.
Topics include: betrayal trauma, infidelity, marriage, forgiveness, resilience, healing after betrayal, starting over, family trauma, surviving adversity, rebuilding your life, women’s stories, memoirs, and personal growth.