When betrayal happens, it doesn't just break your heart—it scrambles your entire nervous system. The shock reverberates through every cell, leaving you feeling like your body has become a stranger. Your heart races at random moments, your stomach stays in knots,...
There's a moment I remember vividly - standing in my kitchen, phone pressed to my ear, heart racing as I listened to someone I loved spiral into their own pain. My chest felt tight, my breathing shallow, and I was reaching to make them feel better even though I was...
Codependency is often misunderstood. It isn’t just about over-giving or putting someone else’s needs first. At its root, codependency is a fear response — a nervous system strategy designed to keep love close, even if it means abandoning yourself in the process....
After betrayal, the decision to stay isn’t simple. Infidelity triggers can begin to show up in unexpected and frustrating ways. This is a layered, emotional, and often invisible aspect of your life, often unnoticed by those around you. And if you’ve chosen to stay,...
When someone you love cheats, one of the first things you do is try to make sense of it. The betrayal doesn’t just rupture the relationship—it shatters your sense of reality. You start asking yourself impossible questions, trying to understand why people cheat,...
There’s a particular kind of pain that betrayal brings—sharp, surreal, disorienting. It's a deep and profound heartbreak, but it doesn't just hurt your heart - it rearranges how you experience the world. One day, things are intact. Maybe not perfect, but held...
If you've been betrayed, you're probably searching for something that can explain what you're going through. Maybe you've been scrolling through lists of books at 2 AM, hoping one of them will have the words for what's happening in your chest, your stomach, your...
Forgiveness after betrayal is not something that happens because someone tells you it’s time. It doesn’t arrive on schedule, and for some, it may never arrive. When someone breaks your trust—whether through an affair, a secret, or a long-term pattern of deceit...
When the truth came out, whether through a sudden confession or a slow unraveling, your body likely registered it before your mind could fully make sense of it. You may have screamed. You may have run out of the house or curled into a ball, unable to move....
When infidelity is discovered, it can feel like the ground disappears beneath you. What was once familiar becomes foreign, and the person you trusted most suddenly feels like a stranger. The body often reacts before the mind can fully understand what’s happening....
