Pure Desire Podcast 191 - Tools For Betrayal: FASTER Scale
Mar 2, 2021
Ashley Jameson, a leader in Pure Desire, specializes in guiding women through recovery from betrayal trauma. In this discussion, she introduces the FASTER Scale, an emotional awareness tool designed to help betrayed spouses navigate their healing journey. The conversation delves into how FASTER can prevent relapse and support self-awareness beyond sexual behavior, applying to areas like workaholism and binge eating. Ashley emphasizes its role in stabilizing emotions and fostering empathy in relationships, along with practical tips for couples to use it effectively.
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FASTER Works Beyond Sexual Addiction
- The FASTER Scale is an emotional and behavioral awareness tool that applies beyond sexual addiction to everyday life struggles.
- It reveals patterns that lead people toward relapse so they can choose differently earlier.
Highlight Behaviors Weekly
- Use FASTER weekly to highlight behaviors you're already doing instead of judging yourself for them.
- Let the scale guide concrete goals to prevent sliding toward relapse.
Awareness, Not A Performance Score
- The FASTER Scale isn't a performance metric; awareness is the aim, not scoring good or bad weeks.
- Awareness enables deliberate choices to avert predictable downward tracks toward relapse.