Healing from Relationship Betrayal | The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast
Michelle Mays, author of The Betrayal Bind: How to Heal When the Person You Love the Most Hurts You the Worst, joins Kate Anthony on the Divorce Survival Guide Podcast for an in-depth conversation about healing from betrayal.
“Divorce is common, and cheating is common. Because they are common, it doesn’t mean they’re not tremendously significant and have enormous ramifications for our mental and physical health,” says Michelle. During our conversation, we discuss the importance of understanding what happened, explore betrayal through the lens of attachment systems, and unravel what happens to us when we experience this enormous injury.”
Featured topics include:
A new attachment-based model for understanding the impacts of cheating in relationships (8:58)
Some of the binds in relationships that we can get stuck in including the shame bind and relational binds (12:01)
What gets in the way of leaving when we want or know we need to leave (35:43)
Healing and repairing relationships: what it means to stay, and what it takes to repair the fractures betrayal has caused (45:02)
The difference between rebuilding emotional connection and rebuilding sexual connection (50:21)
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.
