Rooted and Rising Healing After Betrayal

One of the most painful and disorienting effects of betrayal isn’t just losing trust in your partner - it’s losing trust in yourself. After deception, gaslighting, and emotional manipulation, many women begin to question their instincts, their memories, and their inner knowing. You may find yourself wondering, How did I not see this? Can I trust myself again? What if I’m wrong? In this episode, Ha...

If you’ve ever set a boundary after betrayal and immediately questioned yourself — Was that too harsh? Was that a threat? Am I being controlling? — this episode is for you. After betrayal, boundaries often feel confusing, heavy, or even shame-inducing. Many women fear that setting limits means issuing ultimatums, threatening the relationship, or trying to control their partner’s recovery. But boun...

In this special bonus episode, Hali Roderick is joined by her friends and trusted colleagues Amie Woolsey and Alana Gordon for a shared conversation about the heart, vision, and deeper purpose behind the Rise, Renew, Restore Women's Retreat in Costa Rica coming in July 2026. Together, we explore why this retreat is about so much more than getting away — it’s about creating true nervous-system...

If you’ve experienced betrayal, being triggered doesn’t mean you’re broken - it means your nervous system is trying to protect you. In this episode of the Rooted & Rising Healing Podcast, we’re talking about what actually happens when you get triggered after betrayal and how to respond in a way that builds self-trust instead of shame. Rather than asking, “What’s wrong with me?” , you’ll learn...

After betrayal, one of the most painful and destabilizing experiences isn’t just the trauma itself — it’s the constant self-doubt. Am I crazy? Am I overreacting? Is this just a trigger… or is something actually wrong? If you’ve been told “you’re just triggered” so often that you’ve started questioning your own reality, this episode is for you. In today’s conversation, we’re unpacking one of the mo...

In Episode 12 of Rooted & Rising After Betrayal, we continue the identity-to-empowerment arc by exploring what it means to reclaim your narrative after trauma. Building on the last three episodes—your values, your Bill of Rights, and your Identity Statement—this conversation teaches you how to move from “who I am” to “how I choose to live from that identity.” Drawing from Dr. Jake Porter’s Fre...

In this episode of Rooted & Rising After Betrayal , we complete a powerful three-part arc by bringing together your values, your personal Bill of Rights, and your emerging sense of identity. You’ll learn why an Identity Statement is essential for healing after betrayal—because it shifts you from reacting to life to intentionally leading your life. Values clarify what matters most, your Bill of...

In this powerful episode, Hali guides you through one of the most important steps in healing after betrayal: reclaiming your Personal Bill of Rights. Betrayal trauma can leave you doubting your worth, silencing your needs, and abandoning yourself in the hope of keeping connection. Today, we rewrite that story. Together, we explore why creating a Personal Bill of Rights is essential—not as a demand...

In this episode, we move from survival to self-redefinition. After betrayal, it's common to question everything—your identity, values, and purpose. These "identity quakes" aren’t endings; they’re invitations to release inherited roles and beliefs and begin to rebuild. We explore how values serve as your soul’s GPS, anchoring your decisions, boundaries, and healing. Many values were s...

In this powerful episode, Hali invites you to explore the relational survival patterns that once helped you feel safe and how they might now be keeping you from fully healing and rising. These patterns didn’t start with betrayal. Most began long before - in childhood, in family systems where love felt conditional, emotions weren’t safe to express, or connection came with responsibility. Betrayal r...

After betrayal, your body becomes exquisitely alert — scanning for signs of danger, tension, or inconsistency. But sometimes, that activation you feel isn’t just a trigger from the past… it’s a warning from your nervous system that something in the present isn’t safe. In this episode, Hali explores the powerful question every survivor of betrayal trauma faces: “Is this my trauma being reactivated...

If you’ve ever been blindsided by a wave of emotion — your heart racing, stomach tightening, or thoughts spiraling — you’re not alone. Triggers after betrayal can feel like setbacks or proof that you’re “not healing fast enough,” but they’re actually sacred invitations to listen, tend, and heal what’s still tender inside. In this episode of Rooted and Rising After Betrayal , Hali unpacks what it r...

After betrayal, kindness toward ourselves can feel impossible. We question everything — including our own worth and intuition. In this episode, Hali Roderick, Certified Partner Coach (APSATS) and trauma-informed guide, explores what it means to rebuild safety within through self-compassion. You’ll learn how to move from self-criticism to self-kindness, from isolation to connection, and from self-b...

Episode Show Notes: Welcome to the very first episode of Rooted and Rising After Betrayal — a healing space for women walking through the aftermath of intimate betrayal. In this opening episode, Hali Roderick shares her heart for this podcast, defines what betrayal trauma really is, and normalizes the emotional, physical, and spiritual effects it can have. If you’ve ever felt alone, confused, asha...

In this episode of Rooted and Rising , we move deeper into the body. If you've ever felt out of control, shut down, anxious, or unlike yourself after betrayal — this is for you. Hali unpacks how betrayal trauma impacts the nervous system, why your body reacts the way it does, and how to begin relating to your body as a messenger , not an enemy. You’ll walk away with language, compassion, and s...

When betrayal happens, confusion and self-doubt become part of the trauma. Gaslighting, minimization, and manipulation can leave you questioning your own memory, perception, and reality. In this episode of Rooted and Rising After Betrayal , Hali explores how your brain works in the aftermath of betrayal — including why your hippocampus loops through the past trying to sort out what’s real — and of...

When betrayal trauma has shaken your sense of safety and trust, boundaries are where you begin to rebuild both. In this episode of Rooted and Rising After Betrayal , Hali explores why boundaries are not punishment or control - but sacred self-protection. You’ll learn how most boundaries begin with a violated value or personal right, and how reclaiming your Personal Bill of Rights can bring clarity...