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Nicole Ballard-Smith
Nicole Ballard-Smith writes about the things that make us human, like love, loss, growth, and the search for peace after a painful change. Her work invites readers to slow down, reflect, and rediscover strength in unexpected places. Known for her clear, compassionate voice, she brings together research, storytelling, and lived experience to offer perspective and calm in difficult times. She believes that healing isn’t just about moving on, but about understanding who we become along the way. Guiding readers through healing, calm and peace after infidelity.
Deciding
After The Affair
Healing
After The Affair
Leaving
After The Affair
About
Nicole Ballard-Smith is a prolific author whose books help readers move from heartbreak to healing. Her 'After the Affair' series offers a calm, honest path through the emotional challenges of infidelity, healing separation, or divorce. Drawing from research, therapy, and lived experience, she writes for anyone ready to find clarity, self-respect, and lasting peace.
Nicole Ballard-Smith knows firsthand the shattering terrain of betrayal. She is a fellow traveler who has walked the difficult path of healing after an affair and has come through the darkness with hard-won wisdom and a renewed sense of self.
In the wake of her own devastating experience, she searched for a guide, a compassionate voice from someone who truly understood the overwhelming confusion, and the profound loneliness of the journey. When she was unable to quickly find the friendly advice she so desperately needed, she started a journal, writing about her experiences. This book is the result. It is a lifeline written from the trenches, bridging the gap between professional advice and the lonely reality of surviving infidelity.
Now in her early fifties, Nicole is offering the practical, soul-level support she wishes she'd had. Her hope is that by sharing knowledge and experiences, she can remind others that they are not broken and that healing is possible.
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Reviews
"This book approaches this delicate topic with deep empathy combined with therapeutic insight. It doesn’t sugar coat the heartbreak or the chaos but it also reminds readers that healing is possible."
-Amazon
"Ballard-Smith's book is a detailed and finely-tuned discussion of communication between spouses/partners. Even if you agree to go separate ways, you can leave feeling as though you have examined what went wrong and why; and have given full effort to resolving the breakdown."
-Amazon.com
Honest, Hopeful, and Incredibly Healing
"Ballard-Smith's book is a detailed and finely-tuned discussion of communication between spouses/partners. Even if you agree to go separate ways, you can leave feeling as though you have examined what went wrong and why; and have given full effort to resolving the breakdown."
-Amazon
"Thank you, Nicole, your very kind and intelligent review of the research and clear pathway will be helpful to many looking for healing. After a very validating and compassionate review of the impact of betrayal trauma, describing the physical, emotional, logistical and psychic affects of these events, I found a way to proceed. "
-Amazon
"This is a deeply compassionate and practical guide for anyone standing at the crossroads after infidelity. Rather than offering quick fixes or moral judgments, this book takes readers through a thoughtful, step-by-step process that emphasizes clarity, emotional healing, and self-empowerment."
-Amazon
"The author approaches such a painful topic with empathy, clarity, and step-by-step strategies that truly make healing feel possible."
-Amazon