“As with all trauma, betrayal trauma is a shockingly deep wound of disbelief melded with grief resulting in an unexpected wounding of the mind, heart, and soul by a betrayal,”Dr. Virginia Marie Love(or Dr. Gin, as she prefers to be called), an intuitive psychotherapist and relationship ...
Editorial Betrayal trauma: how do we hear it, how do we heal it?No AbstractRichardson, SueAttachment
In the world of disposable things, it is easy to value the new. It is easy to overlook the value of repaired things. But the art of kintsugi reminds us that the repaired and the timeless can be better than the new. People are not plastic cups. When we change, w...
In her new bookIntimate Deception: Healing the Wounds of Sexual Betrayal, Dr. Keffer invites you to discover the healing you can have after the trauma of sexual betrayal. As a marriage and family therapist and a woman who has personally experienced the devastation of sexual betrayal,Dr. Keffer...
7 Things You Can Do to Heal Sexual Repression What is Sexual Repression? Put simply, sexual repression is the experience of being unable to express one’s natural sexuality in a fulfilling way. When a person is sexually repressed, their sexual urges, drives, and instincts are stunted. This ...
Inner Child Work: 5 Ways to Heal Deep-Rooted Trauma 39 Self-Care Ideas For Those Who Struggle With Self-Love Inner Child Journal Self-Love Journal When Wounds Turn into Scars, and Scars Turn into Wisdom To close, I’ll leave you with the words of author Steve Goodier, ...
you might choose couples therapy, but you can also go alone to a therapist in person or online. Therapists who specialize in trauma can help you heal from the betrayal as well. Professionals can help you cope with and get over the betrayal more easily than trying to do it on your own....
Before one can determine how to get over a betrayal (or if they wish to), it must be acknowledged that one or more parties in the relationship may have experienced or be experiencing trauma as a result of the betrayal. This type of lingering emotional distress is calledbetrayal trauma, as...
While it may be tempting to stuff all of the anger and emotions down, it is imperative that betrayed partners tune in andreflect on all the feelings they have. Consider the impact of your partner's betrayal on you and others. Reflect on how life has been disrupted, including thinking about...
Childhood trauma doesn’t go away just because you grow up. There can be a long-term impact on mental health, relationships, and sense of self-worth. Fortunately, knowing the symptoms of childhood trauma in adults, the effect it can have, and how to treat it can help you heal from a ...