Helping Couples and Individuals Heal After Infidelity
Beyond Affairs was created by Anne and Brian Bercht—a husband and wife team who personally survived the devastation of infidelity and rebuilt their marriage after betrayal.
Today they help individuals and couples navigate affair recovery, betrayal trauma, rebuilding trust, restoring intimacy, and healing relationships that often feel beyond repair.
What makes their work unique is not only their decades of experience coaching couples, but the fact that they have personally walked through both sides of infidelity recovery and now lead retreats, coaching programs, and mentorship together.
Our Mission
To bring healing, restoration, and hope to individuals and marriages devastated by infidelity—and to help create a world where children are raised by parents who genuinely love each other.
Our Story
Married in 1981, Anne and Brian had what appeared to be a strong and loving marriage. But in 2000, after eighteen years together, their lives were shattered by Brian’s affair.
The road to healing was long, painful, and deeply transformative. Through years of rebuilding trust, confronting brokenness, and learning how to reconnect emotionally, spiritually, and relationally, they ultimately restored their marriage and family.
As they recovered, they became increasingly aware of how little meaningful support existed for couples devastated by infidelity. They found that many people struggling after an affair felt isolated, misunderstood, hopeless, or pressured toward quick solutions that failed to address the depth of the trauma and damage involved.
Out of their own healing journey, Beyond Affairs was born.
Today Anne and Brian dedicate their lives to helping others find hope, healing, restoration, and a path forward after betrayal.
What We Believe
We believe infidelity is one of the most devastating experiences a person or family can endure—but we also believe healing and transformation are possible.
We believe marriages can recover when truth is confronted honestly, trust is rebuilt intentionally, and both individuals are willing to pursue genuine change and healing.
Our mission is:
- To help individuals and couples heal from the pain and trauma of infidelity
- To restore hope where relationships feel broken beyond repair
- To equip people to live passionate, healthy, and meaningful lives after betrayal
- To strengthen marriages through affair prevention, education, and emotional honesty
- To support professionals and communities in addressing infidelity more effectively
- To positively influence the culture surrounding marriage, fidelity, healing, and restoration
At the heart of our work is a simple belief: The world becomes a better place when children are raised by parents who genuinely love each other.
Experience & Leadership
For more than twenty years, Anne and Brian have personally coached thousands of individuals and couples navigating affair recovery and marriage restoration.
They are the authors of the bestselling book My Husband’s Affair Became the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me and creators of intensive recovery programs designed to help people rebuild their lives after infidelity.
They are also sought-after speakers for marriage retreats, recovery events, faith-based organizations, and professional counseling communities seeking deeper insight into the realities of affair recovery and betrayal trauma.
Together they have developed a growing network of mentors and coaches dedicated to supporting those impacted by infidelity and relational trauma.
The Beyond Affairs Network (BAN)
Anne is also the founder and director of BAN (Beyond Affairs Network), an international grassroots support network connecting individuals and groups affected by the trauma of infidelity.
BAN was created to provide compassionate support, education, community, and hope for those whose lives have been deeply impacted by betrayal.
More Than a Profession—A Calling
For Anne and Brian, this work is deeply personal.
They understand firsthand the confusion, grief, rage, fear, shame, and hopelessness that often follow infidelity. They also understand the courage, humility, forgiveness, accountability, and perseverance required to rebuild a marriage and a life afterward.
Their approach combines lived experience, years of working with couples and individuals, practical recovery tools, emotional honesty, and a deep belief that healing is possible even after profound betrayal.
Family & Life Today
Anne and Brian have now shared more than four decades of marriage, including many years of restored trust, healing, and renewed commitment after infidelity.
They are parents, grandparents, retreat leaders, coaches, authors, and passionate advocates for couples seeking hope after betrayal.
They currently reside in Ohio, USA.
Learn More
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