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Understanding the Difference Between Codependency and Betrayal Trauma
Codependency and Betrayal Trauma may seem similar at first glance, but they actually represent distinct experiences that require different approaches to healing. It is critical to shed light on the difference between codependency and betrayal trauma to help you navigate your path towards healing and growth.
Why Nonverbal Communication Matters
Nonverbal communication encompasses all the ways in which we communicate that aren’t spoken or written. And they are just as important.
Am I Suffering From Betrayal Trauma Or Codependency: Does It Matter? Who Can Help?
Navigating a difficult relationship with a partner who struggles with addiction or infidelity can be overwhelming and confusing. It's common to feel lost amidst the various terms and definitions surrounding the emotional trauma that has surfaced in your relationship.
Finding Freedom from Intrusive Thoughts: A Path to Inner Peace
Intrusive thoughts can be unbearable. They seem to sneak into our minds without warning and immediately create feelings of anxiety, guilt, and shame. We may wonder, "Why am I having these thoughts? What do they mean?" It's important to remember that intrusive thoughts are a common experience, and you are not alone in this struggle.
Partner Assessment: iPAST
We recognize the impact of betrayal as trauma and have assessments available through our specialized training with the International Institute for Trauma & Addiction Professional (IITAP) to sort through the many components of infidelity and its impact on your marriage.
let’s talk with Teresa | Suicide
“Studies show that asking people about suicidal thoughts and behaviors does not cause or increase such thought. Asking someone directly, ‘Are you thinking of killing yourself?’ can be the bet way to identify someone at risk for suicide.”
Trauma And How Your Body Can Remember It
Trauma is defined as a response to a distressing or disturbing event or situation. Trauma can overwhelm someone’s ability to cope.
To make matters worse, the traumatic experience can be stored in your body just like any other type of memory. Each individual has a mind-body connection.
Emotional Infidelity: 4 Things You Should Know
Emotional infidelity is a type of cheating when “one partner shares emotional intimacy and connection with someone other than their partner.” With emotional infidelity, the bond that you share with the person that isn’t your partner may match the emotional bond shared with your partner. Nothing physical or sexual happens when it comes to emotional infidelity. That being said, it may still feel like some type of boundary has been crossed.
Women’s Betrayal Infidelity Group To Help Both Individual Healing And Relationships
Therapeutic group work is a combination of psychoeducation about betrayal trauma and addiction combined with processing and connection in a safe space. Here, you will find support, education, and tools to help re-establish stability in your life.
let’s talk with Teresa | How To Choose An Empowering Response Over A Reaction
Becoming aware of the reactive habits that have become a regular part of navigating relationships and finding the space between the pressures and emotions of others and your response to them is powerful.
Men’s Betrayal Infidelity Group To Help Both Individual Healing And Relationships
Has your partner sexually betrayed you? Betrayal trauma is a wound that is inflicted within a relationship – therefore your best healing will happen within relationship as well. Group work – being with others who have been where you are is a key component in recovering from your partner’s infidelity.
Signs of Betrayal Trauma and How Therapy Helps You Overcome It
We all have deep attachments in our lives. There are people you’re supposed to be able to trust, lean on, and look to for support when you need it. Unfortunately, we don’t live in a perfect world. Sometimes those deep attachments are the ones that can hurt us the most.