My Husband’s Affair BECAME the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me

Anne and Brian Bercht are authors, speakers and relationship coaches. They specialize in helping couples and individuals restore their lives after infidelity, and their marriages when both desire to do so and are willing to do the work.
They are founders of Beyond Affairs, and hosts of the beyondaffairs.com website, where they have published more than one hundred articles and podcasts to help people recover from affairs. Anne is also the director of BAN - Beyond Affairs Network, an international network of support groups for betrayed spouses.

Brian and Anne have co-created seminars and courses that have positively impacted thousands of lives, which include Healing from Affairs, Healing from Affairs Online, Take Your Life Back and Man of Honor. They have shared their story and expertise around the world through magazines, newspapers, radio interviews, television documentaries and talk shows including appearances on Oprah three times.

Together they have four children and ten grandchildren, which are the joy of their lives. They live in Washington, where, in addition to their seminar work they are busy writing new books and planning more ways to bring healing and health to families.

"When Brian told me of his affair, my whole world was shattered. Since the affair, and since the difficult recovery period, I have excelled in amazing ways in every area of my life. I look and feel better than I did when I was in my twenties. I have more energy, more zeal and more enthusiasm for life. Since I have gotten over my insecurities, I experience far better relationships with my husband, children and others. I also have more fun. No matter what tragedies happen in our lives, we always have a choice, not a choice over what will happen to us, but a choice over how we will react to it. Will we become bitter
or better? I chose to become better, and now my greatest tragedy has also become my greatest personal victory." - Anne Bercht

"Would I want to go back to our marriage before the affair? Not a chance! Would I have liked to have gotten to this point some other way? Absolutely! Would I recommend an affair to others so they can reach a greater love and better marriage? Absolutely not! If you have experienced an affair, is rebuilding your marriage worth it? You bet it is! As long as you love each other and are willing to do the work." - Brian Bercht