Restored: Helping Children of Divorce
Oct 6, 2026 · 51 min · 12 segments
When Michael Comstock was 17, he discovered that his mom was having an affair. The betrayal didn’t just affect his parents’ marriage—it shattered his sense of safety, trust, and family. Years later…
Joey PontarelliHost
So that's a big jump to go from, "I don't know if I'm capable of building a healthy marriage and family," to now being in it.

And yeah, like you, I don't do it perfectly, but we're trying and I'm a dad of three kids, and we've been married eight years now.

And um, man, it's like the hardest thing you've ever done and it's like the most-

What was the most healing thing that got you to the point where you were even thinking it was possible for, for you-
... uh, very jaded towards the, towards the institution, towards the sacrament.
Why would I, why would I, you know, take that chance, take that risk? And it was, you know, not worth it.

So that's a big jump to go from, "I don't know if I'm capable of building a healthy marriage and family," to now being in it.

And yeah, like you, I don't do it perfectly, but we're trying and I'm a dad of three kids, and we've been married eight years now.

And um, man, it's like the hardest thing you've ever done and it's like the most-

What was the most healing thing that got you to the point where you were even thinking it was possible for, for you-
... uh, very jaded towards the, towards the institution, towards the sacrament.
Why would I, why would I, you know, take that chance, take that risk? And it was, you know, not worth it.
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