The Marriage We Built After Infidelity with Carl & Laura Lentz

The Marriage We Built After Infidelity with Carl & Laura Lentz

October 19, 2026 · 51 min

Carl and Laura Lentz open up about rebuilding their marriage after infidelity, betrayal, and the very public fallout that followed. They join Dave and Ashley to share what healing has required of each of them, why rebuilding trust takes evidence, and how they stopped trying to recover their old marriage and began building a new one.

Listener Question: My husband and I have been married almost 20 years. I always believed we were each other's firsts, but he recently told me he had sexual relationships back in high school and college that he'd never disclosed before. It happened 25+ years ago to him, but it feels brand new to me. How do I process this loss and distrust while extending grace — without constantly bringing it back up?

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Dave and Ashley Willis spent thirteen years in full-time church ministry before devoting their work entirely toward the global mission of building stronger, Christ-centered marriages. Their marriage-related books, blogs, podcast, speaking events and media resources have reached millions of couples around the world making Dave and Ashley one of the most recognized and trusted couples in marriage ministry.

Dave and Ashley partnered with XO Marriage in 2018. XO Marriage is the nation's largest marriage-focused ministry.

The Willis family includes four sons and a rescue dog named "Chi Chi." When Dave and Ashley aren't writing and speaking, they love hanging out with their family, watching movies and going on long walks which is also where they develop many of their marriage ministry content ideas.

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