Being cheated on can make you lose your self-control completely and utterly. In the aftermath of discovering both sexual betrayal and the enormous ... Read More »
When Crisis and Chaos Become Normal in a Relationship After Betrayal
Discovering betrayal in your relationship plunges you into unprecedented stress and distress. For most betrayed partners, this high level of stress ... Read More »
Risk vs. Hope: Learning to Tolerate Relational Loss After Betrayal, Part 2
In my previous post, we discussed the fact that the road to a new healthy relationship includes many moments where relational disconnection and loss ... Read More »
Staying Stuck to Avoid Relational Loss After Betrayal, Part 1
In my previous two posts, I talked about the fear of attachment loss that comes when we contemplate leaving the relationship with the cheating ... Read More »
Learning How to Deal with Attachment Loss After Betrayal, Part 2
The vast majority of the betrayed partners I have worked with over the years have an anxious attachment style, as discussed in my previous post. There ... Read More »
Learning How to Deal with Attachment Loss After Betrayal, Part 1
We are in the middle of a series where I am sharing with you the key lessons I learned as I earned my way out of my relationship with my sexually ... Read More »
Lesson #2, Part 2: Learning to Stop Talking and Start Observing After Betrayal
In my previous post, I introduced the idea that betrayed partners often find it helpful to stop talking and start observing. Simply stated, when you ... Read More »
Lesson #2, Part 1: Learning to Stop Talking and Start Observing After Betrayal
We are in the middle of a series where I am sharing with you the key lessons I learned as I earned my way out of my relationship with my sexually ... Read More »
Lesson #1: Stepping Out of the Cheater’s Gaslighting Game, Part 2
Hear ye, hear ye betrayed partners. Gaslighting does not just happen to you, and it does not just stop happening and then you are fine. Gaslighting is ... Read More »