Many betrayed partners start down the road of dealing with cheating in their relationship only to at some point begin to realize that their ... Read More »
Is My Partner A Sex Addict (or Not)?
Betrayed partners often ask me, “How do I know if my partner is a sex addict?“ Usually, they are looking at the pattern of sexual behavior involved in ... Read More »
Why Disclosure Does Not Heal the Pain of Betrayal – And What Does
At the Center for Relational Recovery, we will occasionally have couples call asking to do disclosure with us. We walk them through the disclosure ... Read More »
What Disclosure Can (and Can’t) Do for Your Relationship After Betrayal
Disclosure. Just the word is freighted with questions, anxiety, hopes and fears. For couples dealing with infidelity and betrayal, completing ... Read More »
How to Get Support as a Couple After Betrayal
One of the things that I see happen with betrayed partners and their significant others post-discovery is that they enter therapy and are immediately ... Read More »
Culture-Based Attachment Shaming
As a culture, how we live within our relationships and what we believe about our relationships is incongruent with how our bodily-based attachment ... Read More »
Factors Contributing to Attachment Shame, Part 2: Am I Staying or Am I Stuck?
In last week’s blog post we started to discuss the issues that frequently contribute to attachment shame for betrayed partners. The first issue we ... Read More »
Factors Contributing to Attachment Shame, Part 1
In the last several blog posts, we have looked at how betrayed partners experience attachment shame. This shame occurs when betrayed partners feel the ... Read More »
Attachment Shame and Relational Connection
Two weeks ago, we looked at the way that the relational disconnection caused by betrayal triggers shame about our worthiness, value and our ability to ... Read More »
