Betrayal Trauma Recovery

In the early days of her marriage, Lynea attributed problems with her husband to normal relationship challenges or her husband’s culture. Lynea finally realized she needed help to recover from betrayal trauma. The first step to recover from betrayal trauma is to see if you’re actually experiencing emotional abuse. See if these examples of emotional abuse apply to you. Recovery from bet...

If your daughter confided in you that her husband uses emotional or psychological abuse, here are 3 ways to help your abused daughter. If you or anyone you know needs support, our daily online support group helps women experiencing emotional and psychological abuse. Attend a Betrayal Trauma Recovery Group Session TODAY. 1. Help Your Abused Daughter Recognize Emotional & Psychological Abuse Int...

Learning how to establish healthy boundaries with your abusive ex-husband is essential for your emotional safety. Celeste, a member of The BTR.ORG Community, shares strategies in The BTR.ORG Living Free Workshop to establish emotional safety and find peace in a difficult situation. The BTR.ORG Living Free Workshop helps victims navigate boundary-setting in divorce or married scenarios. This video...

When you discover your husband has betrayed you with secret use of inappropriate online material or infidelity, it’s important to seek the best betrayal trauma resources. If you’re experiencing betrayal trauma, we’d love to see you in a Betrayal Trauma Recovery Group Session TODAY . Transcript: Betrayal Trauma Resources You Can Count On Anne: We have a special episode today. Seve...

Anne Blythe, founder of Betrayal Trauma Recovery, talks to Sadie, who with other human trafficking survivor speakers, shares her story. One of the offensive and dangerous societally accepted beliefs is that trafficked workers have chosen and want to be exploited. In fact, the average age of a trafficking victim is only thirteen years old . In fact, many married women are trafficked by their husban...

If you’ve wondered, “Is my husband grooming me?” Raven talks about how her emotionally abusive husband groomed her from the beginning of their relationship. One way to know if he’s grooming you is to see if he’s using any one of the 19 emotional abuse tactics. To find out, take our free emotional abuse test . What Is Grooming? No matter what kind of abuse, or who the...

When Anne Blythe, M.Ed. first started podcasting years ago, she searched, “how to set boundaries with my husband?”. In this episode Anne analyzes one of her old podcast episodes. To point out to her years ago self, all the victim blaming she experienced. If you need support, see our Betrayal Trauma Group Session Schedule . In this early podcast episode, Anne shares her very first attem...

After the emotional abuse seems to have stopped, is your husband vulnerable, loving, and making an effort to change, or is he love bombing you? Laurel is on the podcast today, talking about 3 ways to know he’s love bombing you. If you need support check out our Betrayal Trauma Support Group Schedule . 1. Grooming With False Vulnerability & Image Management Is Love Bombing Abusive husband...

Gaslighting is a calculated maneuver that emotional and psychological abusers use to keep women stuck. How do abusers gaslight? Dr. Jessica Taylor, author of Why Women Are Blamed for Everything and Sexy But Psycho talks with Anne Blythe M.Ed, about specific details with real life stories. Betrayal Trauma Recovery is here for you. If you need support, attend one of our support group sessions TODAY....

Every victim faces a unique moment when she has had enough, when she realizes, “It’s time to leave.” Vicki shares her powerful story of liberating herself from an abusive marriage when she reached her own moment of realization. Vicki’s story offers a beacon of hope for survivors facing similar challenges. Whether you’ve been married for days, weeks, months, or years,...

Armchair Pathology : The pathologizing (diagnosing, whether by a formal diagnosis or simply a suggestion) of an individual without thorough, knowledge-based, individualized care by a provider or advocate. If you’re a victim of betrayal, here are some armchair psychology examples you need to be aware of. When a provider or advocate labels a victim with a certain pathology, without being educa...

In this faith-focused podcast episode, Anne Blythe, M.Ed, talks with a victim of ritual abuse. Here’s how one woman’s story can help protect you and your family. We recognize that many victims of spiritual abuse find religion and spirituality traumatizing, while others find religion and spirituality comforting and healing. Please know that you are welcome and loved in this community, n...

Women all over the United States think they’re doing the right thing, divorcing their abusive husband. That the court will help them protect their children from abuse. But instead, the court orders the children to reunification therapy. Here’s what everyone needs to know about reunification therapy. Tina Swithin from One Mom’s Battle and Anne Blythe, M.Ed. from The Betrayal Traum...

If you’re staying married after infidelity, it may be helpful to hear the stories of other women who have also chosen this path. If you want to stay married, but you’re also looking for safety, consider The Betrayal Trauma Recovery Living Free Workshop to give you strategies to use to keep yourself emotionally and psychologically safe after his betrayal. Transcript: Staying Married Aft...

The term “Biblical submission” has long been considered an essential principle of a sanctified partnership. But more and more women describe that people use this term to perpetuate a pervasive type of abuse. That all too often goes unnoticed. Perhaps one can ask, is the term “biblical submission” synonymous with spiritual abuse? If you are experiencing spiritual abuse we&#8...

If you’ve experienced your husband’s lies, infidelity, manipulation or any other type of abuse, here are the best songs about healing from trauma. To discover if you’ve experienced any one of the 19 types of emotional abuse, take our free emotional abuse quiz . Here’s the list below… Betrayal Trauma Healing Playlist on APPLE MUSIC Infidelity Healing Playlist on SPOTIF...

Have you ever asked, “Is it wrong if I want to leave my emotionally abusive husband?” Here are some things to consider. To discover if you’re emotionally abused, take our FREE emotional abuse quiz . 1. What would you tell someone else if they asked? Pretend like you’re having a conversation with someone else. Listen to your own story as if you’re someone else. What would you say to this “oth...

You don’t have anything wrong with you if you left an emotionally abusive marriage and your new husband is abusive too. This episode follows Chandra’s Story : This Is How Abusers Manipulate Their Victims – Chandra’s First Marriage Part 2: When My New Husband Is Abusive Too – Chandra’s Second Marriage (THIS EPISODE) When women experience a second abusive husband,...

Have you wondered how abusers manipulate their victims? Chandra shares how her first husband manipulated her to keep her in the dark. Chandra, a Shero and member of the BTR.ORG community, shares the first part of her incredible story of surviving abuse despite her first husband’s many attempts to control the narrative. If you’re in this situation and need support, attend a Betrayal Tra...

How to know if my abusive husband is changing? Perhaps like Claire, you hope he can change. If you want to discuss the possibility of your abusive husband changing with other women who feel the same way, attend a Betrayal Trauma Recovery Group Support Sessions . A man who is changing will consistently reject misogyny. This means that he will: Not expect or ask others to cook, clean, or “take...

Have you ever read a news article that describes a domestic abuser as a “good guy”. Can an abuser be a good person, really? Jane Gilmore, award winning journalist from Australia, talks with Anne Blythe, M.Ed. about how media coverage of domestic abuse doesn’t help victims recognize the truth. If the media didn’t help you recognize your husband’s abuse, attend a Betray...

Too often, we expect abuse victims to look a certain way: downtrodden, economically-dependent, and submissive. But that’s not true. Abuse is exploitative in nature. What do emotional abusers look for in their victims? Strength and ability, here’s why. If you relate to this episode and wonder if you’re experiencing emotional abuse, take this free emotional abuse quiz . Leslie, a s...

It’s super common for an emotional abuser to lie about his ex, but did you know that tradition is centuries old? If you’re wondering, “Why does my ex lie about what happened?” Here’s a bit of history you absolutely need to know. Why does my ex lie about what happened? Labeling a woman as crazy is a powerful tool that men have had in their arsenal for centuries. And it...

If you’re like many women in the Betrayal Trauma Recovery Community, you’ve spent hours scouring the internet, researching why your husband has no empathy for you. Is it mental illness? A history of trauma? Is it physiological? Due to addiction or pornography use? Or is it a choice? Maybe he’s emotionally abusive? To discover if he’s using any one of the 19 types of emotion...

“Is my husband gaslighting me?” If you’ve asked yourself this question, here are three types of gaslighting to watch for. Dr. Robin Stern, director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, details the three types of gaslighters and the tactics they use to make YOU feel crazy. To discover if you’re experiencing this type of gaslighting, take our free emotional abuse te...