In this series of posts, we are exploring the way in which betrayal creates traumatic responses that impact our body, brains and minds. We are bringing together our understanding of our threat response systems and our attachment systems and the way these two systems interweave to create the behaviors and reactions that we experience after […] [Read More...]

In this series of posts, we are exploring the way in which betrayal creates traumatic responses that impact our body, brains and minds. We are bringing together our understanding of our threat response systems and our attachment systems and the way these two systems interweave to create the behaviors and reactions that we experience after […] [Read More...]

When we experience danger, stress or trauma our threat response system fires up and moves us to toward fight, flight or freeze. However, because betrayal trauma is a relational phenomenon our threat response system is not the only system impacted. Our attachment system is also a primary factor in how we respond and react to […] [Read More...]

Many betrayed partners find themselves stuck at different points in the healing journey. Usually, these stuck points are the result of fear that is blocking forward movement because to evolve into the next phase of healing includes an element of relational risk. In this blog post, I want to talk to you about one particular […] [Read More...]

Recently, I had the pleasure of joining fellow author and friend Kelly McDaniel in an interview conducted by Ami McConnell, host of the WriterFest Podcast. We give listeners a little insight into the author’s journey—and share insights about writing backed by science that might just knock your socks off. We also talk about: Attunement “Co-regulating” […] [Read More...]