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Trauma vs. Suffering, part 4 of 4

Trauma vs. Suffering, part 4 of 4

In this series we’ve covered how trauma is more than suffering. Trauma acts like a sledgehammer on a person’s brain. Traumatized brains don’t function in an integrated manner, making it nearly impossible to process our new reality and heal. Your very survival and self-concept have suffered a mortal blow. We have a severely-decreased capacity to handle life… We must take the healing process seriously. Your brain, body, and heart must feel SAFE to heal. No matter what happens, you CAN…

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Trauma vs. Suffering, part 3 of 4

Trauma vs. Suffering, part 3 of 4

In part 2, we looked at how trauma reduces our capacity. With that in mind, I want to share the six things I think are most important to healing betrayal trauma over time. This process will take years. However these trauma-healing practices are gold! God will use these things for your good for decades to come. They’re tools of healing you can pass onto to others, too! Your healing is your daily priority, not your husband’s sobriety and not the…

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Trauma vs. Suffering, part 2 of 4

Trauma vs. Suffering, part 2 of 4

In part 1 we looked at how trauma and suffering are different. Chances are, you had survived many hardships before learning of your partner’s betrayal. But this feels different. You can’t snap back, you can’t face the people in your life like before, you feel as if you’ve lost yourself – past, present, and future. If you’re experiencing trauma due your partner’s infidelity, healing will look different than the hardships you’ve suffered in your life up to now. Trauma reduces…

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Hello Friend

Hello Friend

Infidelity and broken hearts are what brought you to this site. The pain you are feeling is overwhelming. We hope this site can provide you with the resources and insight you need as you navigate your own healing journey. We want this to be a safe and understanding place for you as a betrayed partner. We will share a lot of information, snippets of our own personal stories, and guest posts from others (including the betrayed and those that are…

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Now…..September 16, 2020

Now…..September 16, 2020

Where are you right now? In this journey through betrayal, we are all at different places and in different stages. Don’t feel like you are way behind in your growth compared to others. Let’s face it, we all started at the bottom. And no matter how far along we’ve gotten, guess what? Some days, we are right back there: at the bottom. It’s been two years since I sat through around 4-6 hours of a Therapeutic Disclosure in my therapist’s…

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