Acknowledgment
Giving up; yielding to what is. Only when you reach this point can you even begin to deal with the situation. At this point your thinking becomes possible, allowing you to get out from under being totally ruled by your emotions.
Adaptation and Change
Establishing a new world and a sense of worth. This is the “true” recovery period. So you can see that recovery does not begin right away. The first steps must be gotten through before recovery can be undertaken. The key is to get to this point of beginning the recovery as soon as possible.

Feelings: Hopeful, happy, content, strong, confident, empowered, high self-esteem

They know they have weathered the storm and have come out stronger for it. They know they can make it on their own if they ever need too. They feel stronger as a person and they have more confidence in themselves. Hopefully, they have a stronger and happier marriage.