Make Some Noise Podcast: Betrayal in Romantic Relationships with Michelle Mays
This week’s episode is based on a listener’s request about how to recover from the betrayal of infidelity. Michelle Mays joins me to discuss cheating, the betrayal bind, and solutions for healing.
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
Cheating and what makes sexual betrayal so devastating and problematic? (3:37)
The betrayal bind is what happens when we experience betrayal at the hands of our most significant other. (8:08)
Every betrayed partner goes through three specific injuries. (16:08)
The role of gaslighting when a partner is cheating (19:54)
Michelle answers, “Can you actually heal from betrayal and cheating?” (28:08)
“Your relationship may not be salvageable, but you can absolutely heal from betrayal and move into the rest of your life and thrive and flourish afterward.” AND “If you are trying to heal your relationship, that is possible. The deciding factor is whether you are both in it 100%.” (29:50)
Michelle Mays is a Licensed Professional Counselor and expert in treating sexual betrayal and trauma. She’s also the author of the new book The Betrayal Bind: How to Heal When the Person You Love the Most Has Hurt You the Worst. Michelle has created a new treatment model to address the devastating dilemma that betrayed partners face when their significant other is unsafe to connect to, yet connection is the key to healing.
10 cosas que hacer (y que no hacer) después de una traición.
Este libro está diseñado para ayudarte a afrontar los difíciles días posteriores al descubrimiento de una traición, brindándote orientación y apoyo concretos. Cada capítulo describe los diez pasos que debes seguir para avanzar rápidamente hacia la sanación y los diez errores que debes evitar para no obstaculizar tu progreso.
Nada puede prepararte para el momento en que descubres que la persona más cercana a ti, en quien más confías, te ha traicionado. Si has sufrido una traición sexual, necesitas ayuda para afrontar la devastación emocional que le sigue. Comprender lo sucedido es el primer paso hacia la sanación.
This book is designed to help you navigate the pivotal days following the discovery of betrayal by providing concrete guidance and support. Each chapter outlines the ten steps to take to quickly move you toward healing and the ten pitfalls to avoid that can hijack your progress.
Nothing can prepare you for the moment you discover that the person closest to you, who you count on the most, has betrayed you. If you have experienced sexual betrayal, you need help navigating the emotional devastation that follows. Making sense of your experience is the first step toward healing.
How to Heal When the Person You Love the Most Hurts You the Worst
In the revised and updated Second Edition of The Betrayal Bind, find out how to resolve the crucial relational dilemma that betrayed partners face when their significant other is unsafe to connect to, yet connection is the key to healing.
