Juliet Rosenfeld talks to Catrin Nye

One in five people will have an affair in their lifetimes – but the reasons behind the affairs might not be what you think. Psychotherapist Juliet Rosenfeld shares the secrets, lies and motivations behind real affairs, and considers the psychological and childhood roots that may help explain why an affair happens.

Rosenfeld’s new book looks without judgement at five different true stories of people who had affairs, from a man who left his wife in the delivery suite to visit his young mistress to the psychologist who put attraction to a patient above career ethics. A psychoanalytic psychotherapist and author, Rosenfeld has a special interest in couples and the difficulties they encounter in long term relationships. She talks to award-winning investigative journalist, documentary maker and presenter Catrin Nye.