Episode 102: Why women stay after betrayal with Anne Michaud

Anne Michaud is a veteran political journalist who reported for the Wall Street Journal and Newsday. She was named columnist of the year by the New York News Publishers Association. She recently published a new edition of her book Why They Stay: Sex scandals, deals, and hidden agendas of eight political wives. It’s a riveting read! It’s fascinating to explore the similarities and differences between how political wives behave and the rest of us!

We talk about:

Why Anne chose to update her book
The common traits of women who stay in marriages after husbands have cheated
Why Elizabeth Woodville is the perfect embodiment of these common traits
The British couple Anne included in the book and why she specifically included them
How the behaviors of these wives have changed over the years
How the Trumps are different to everybody that Anne had previously researched
Who most surprised Anne amongst the couples she researched
What motivated Anne to write this book
The parallels and differences between political and non-political wives

And more!

Find more about Anne:

Anne’s website: annemichaud.com

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Anne’s latest book: Why They Stay