Common Betrayal Trauma Triggers to Look Out For
“Triggered” has become a bit of a buzzword over the past few years, often used throughout social media to put down someone deemed too delicate and absurd. This cultural phenomenon even twisted a video...
View Article7 Stages of Betrayal Trauma
Betrayal is a harrowing experience that has been shown to trigger feelings of intense emotional pain, confusion, anger, fear, sadness, guilt, shame, loneliness, depression, anxiety, and even...
View ArticleCarlie’s Betrayal Trauma Story
Carlie always believed one should leave their spouse after infidelity – until she found out about her own husband’s affair and pornography addiction. Her husband, Ryan, was exposed to porn from a...
View ArticleJeni’s Betrayal Trauma Story
A few years into Jeni’s marriage, she stumbled along her husband’s pornography. When she confronted him about it, she was first met with denial, which changed to claims that “this is normal” and...
View ArticleGuest Post: Betrayal Trauma and Anxiety
It happened again. I should have been used to it by then, but it still felt like a whole new shock to my system. I struggled to form words. I shook. I paced. I couldn’t catch my breath. It was as...
View ArticleGuest Post: Anxiety, an invitation to heal.
Anxiety is a feeling I am well acquainted with. You may know the feeling too. It’s that feeling that something bad could happen at any moment and pull the rug out from under you, and there’s nothing...
View ArticleGuest Post: Anxiety and Betrayal Trauma
Anxiety might seem irrational when it shows up. Most of us have become accustomed to judging our emotions, especially the inconvenient ones. Anxiety shows up unannounced and pulls us in, it can rob us...
View ArticleSix Common Betrayal Trauma Treatments
Betrayal trauma occurs when someone trusted or relied upon for support commits an act of betrayal. It is a unique trauma that can be very difficult to treat. Betrayal trauma often leads to feelings of...
View ArticleLiving Centered after Betrayal Trauma
Our Co-Founder and Clinical Director, Dr. Kevin Skinner, sat down with Lindsey and Mickenzie from the Living Centered Podcast to discuss betrayal trauma, infidelity, and how to show up for ourselves...
View ArticleHope
Obviously, everyone’s situation is different. We’re going to have different experiences and outcomes – one size does not fit all in this journey. It’s important to have hope for the future, whether...
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