Betrayal Trauma Recovery blog
Betrayal Trauma Recovery helps women establish safety from the pain, chaos, and isolation associated with their husband’s abuse: lying, gaslighting, manipulation, porn use, cheating, infidelity, emotional abuse, and narcissistic behaviors.
How To Endure A Custody Battle With A Narcissist
Marriage to a narcissist is difficult. The divorce and custody battle that follow may seem impossible. Isabelle shares her story with a miraculous twist when the divorce is finalized.
Coming Out Of The Fog Of Marital Rape
Years of physical, sexual, emotional and psychological abuse can cause more than just mental trauma. Anne visits with Isabelle about abuse, faith and marriage vows.
How To Survive A Narcissist When You Choose To Stay
Some women choose to stay in a marriage with a narcissist. How can they survive it? Can they survive it? Anne and Dr. Durvasula talk about survival tips for women who choose to stay.
Special Holiday Update – Surviving The Holidays When You’re In Trauma
The holiday season is upon us! This can be a joyous time of year. It can also be very traumatic. Boundaries are hard when you're traveling for family events. Traumatic abuse episodes or disclosures can happen at any time. Therapists schedules are rough. Getting safe,...
How To Spot A Narcissist And Parent With Them
How do you know if someone is a narcissist? How do you parent with one? Anne and Dr. Ramani Durvasula discuss 7 Signs Of A Narcissist and How To Help Your Child Deal With A Narcissistic Parent.
Voicing The Agonizing Pain Of Abuse Victims
All too often, betrayed women get neglected while her husband gets help fixing his addiction. Meanwhile, she’s still being abused. Learn how one woman’s voice is helping to bring their pain and experience into the light through music.
Lessons From A Survivor Of Narcissistic Abuse
Abuse victims may often think they aren’t smart because they didn’t recognize that they were being abused. Anne talks to her friend, Diane, who has two master’s degrees, about how she didn’t even recognize the signs and felt like she their marriage problems were her fault. Diane also shares an appalling story of narcissistic behavior that helped her finally see the truth.
What A Murder Victim’s Life Can Teach Us About Abuse
When Dave Cawley took on the Susan Powell investigation, he thought he had an understanding of what it was like to be an abuse victim. What he learned from her life changed the way he looks at victims of emotional and psychological abuse. Dave and Anne talk about how victims and abusers are perceived and what others can do to help victims.
How Calling It Abuse Can Help Save A Life
When an abused woman seeks help, can avoiding the word “abuse” put her life in danger? Dave Cawley, host of the podcast series Cold, talks about what he found while investigating the disappearance of Susan Powell.
How The Honor Code Punishes Abuse Victims
When the creator of the Instagram’s @honorcodestories started college, she was confident and safe. She loved the fact that her school had an Honor Code. She happily signed the Honor Code. Unfortunately, in her freshman year, she found out that the Honor Code Office was incredibly lacking. She ended up being a victim of emotional abuse. Find out what happened to her, why she started her Instagram account and what the results were.
Self-Care: Surviving In The Wilderness Of Abuse
Living in an abusive relationship can feel like a survival situation. In a lot of cases, it is a survival situation. When we’re in survival mode, our self-care is usually the first to go. Anne has struggled with self-care for a long time. She gives us an update on how that’s going for her and shares an article that her mom sent her.
Lust, Greed & Lying: Why Pornography Is More Than Just Sex
Many Christians still debate whether pornography is a sin. Tim Challies shares what he’s found in the Bible and how pornography users commit several sins, three of which are lust, greed, & lying.