There's something I see over and over again in my work with couples navigating betrayal recovery, and I think it gets overlooked far too often in the ... Read More »
The Fear Bind: Why Healing After Sexual Betrayal Requires Risking More Loss
When sexual betrayal is discovered, it creates a cascade of losses that is hard to quantify. We lose our relational safety, sexual safety, and ... Read More »
The Betrayal Bind: Why Infidelity Leaves You Feeling Stuck, Conflicted, and Unable to Move on
If you have experienced betrayal, you know the feeling of being stuck. You feel trapped between the desperate need to leave and the desperate need to ... Read More »
When Gratitude Feels Hard: A Thanksgiving Message for the Hurting Heart
Thanksgiving can be a beautiful holiday and a brutally complicated one when you’re healing from betrayal. As the world around us leans into ... Read More »
Putting Forgiveness into Practice After Betrayal
Last week, we discussed the often-misunderstood concept of forgiveness and what it means for you and your relationships after betrayal. Today, we are ... Read More »
The Power of Forgiveness After Betrayal
For betrayed partners, forgiveness is a topic that is often fraught with expectation, pressure, and a great deal of misunderstanding. Today, we are ... Read More »
Stay or Leave: Shamed If You Do, Shamed If You Don’t
In the last two posts we’ve been looking at the complex issues that partners face when deciding whether to stay or leave the relationship with the ... Read More »
3 Key Skills to Help You Stay or Leave from a Place of Emotional Health, Part 2
In last week’s post we looked at the emotionally charged issues around staying or leaving the relationship with the cheating partner. I am challenging ... Read More »
3 Skills to Help You Stay or Leave from a Place of Emotional Health, Part 1
If you have spent any time in online forums or groups for betrayed partners, you know that a big topic of discussion is whether to stay or leave your ... Read More »
