Moving Past Betrayal as the Year Comes to a Close

Why does betrayal hurt so much? This was the person or these were the people who gave you a sense of safety and security. So, when this is the person or these are the people to shatter that very sense of safety and security it’s traumatizing. Out of the three discoveries made during my PhD study, this was the first discovery-betrayal IS a different type of trauma.

Why?

Because it feels so intentional, we take it so personally. The entire self gets shattered and needs to be rebuilt. Rejection, abandonment, worthiness, trust, confidence and more all get impacted by betrayal and all need to be rebuilt. Betrayal invites you not only to rebuild your life after your experience, it also invites you to rebuild yourself. While it’s traumatizing, here’s the opportunity because you get to rebuild yourself in a way that’s deliberate and intentional. Whatever you’ve outgrown, whatever no longer works for you, whatever habits you no longer want, whatever beliefs no longer make sense…you get to let them all go and create new ones that catapult you towards creating your new self.

What’s that called?

Post Betrayal Transformation® and every bit of it is earned.

I remember the shock and heartbreak of betrayal well and couldn’t imagine ever being able to find solid ground again. But, through moving through what we now know as The 5 Stages from Betrayal to Breakthrough I can honestly say that I’m the happiest, strongest and most confident I’ve…