by Sandra Lee Dennis | Dec 28, 2017 | Awareness, Betrayal, Betrayal Recovery, broken heart, Forgiveness, Healing, Love and Betrayal, Pain and Suffering, Prayer, Psychological healing, Relationships, Shock, Spirituality, Suffering, Trauma, Trust
“Joy and woe are woven fine, A clothing for the soul divine…” — William Blake Winter solstice, the year’s end! My favorite time of the year. The veil thins between worlds. The mystery of a loving universe, our trust in the light, seems to shout...
by Sandra Lee Dennis | Sep 23, 2016 | Abandonment, Betrayal, Betrayal Recovery, Compassion, Emotional abuse, Forgiveness, Healing, Love and Betrayal, Narcissism, Relationships, Trauma, trauma bonding, Trust
In recovering from abandonment or betrayal, learning about destructive narcissism can help you heal. Naming this brand of emotional abuse opens the door out of denial into the facts of what has happened. What a relief to realize you are not losing your mind. Nor are...
by Sandra Lee Dennis | Dec 5, 2015 | Abandonment, Awareness, Betrayal, betrayal bonding, Deception, Emotional abuse, Emotional Pain, Healing, Love and Betrayal, Rejection, Relationships, Trauma, trauma bonding, Uncategorized
I frequently mention that our culture does not recognize abandonment and betrayal as traumatic shocks. The shock occurs partly because being deserted or cheated on usually comes as a final blow in a mind-numbing, repetitive cycle of emotional abuse. Elusive abuses of...
by Sandra Lee Dennis | Oct 13, 2015 | Abandonment, Betrayal, Deception, Divorce, Emotional Crisis, Emotional Pain, emotional rape, Healing, Love and Betrayal, Post-traumatic stress, Rejection, Relationships, Shock, Suffering, Trauma, Trust, Victim blaming
“When it comes to abrupt endings related to love, the experience is very similar to being the victim of a blunt force trauma. The symptoms are the same, and your functioning drops to the level of someone who needs to be hospitalized and treated for...
by Sandra Lee Dennis | Feb 28, 2015 | Abandonment, Betrayal, broken heart, Emotional Pain, Grace, Grief, Healing, Love, Love and Betrayal, Relationships, Spirituality, Trust
“Our heart knows what our mind has forgotten — it knows the sacred that is within all that exists, and through a depth of feeling we can once again experience this connection, this belonging.” —Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee You need to give yourself credit if you...
by Sandra Lee Dennis | Jan 15, 2015 | Abandonment, Betrayal, Emotional Pain, Forgiveness, Healing, Psychological healing, Relationships, Suffering, Trauma
The trauma, confusion and heartache of betrayal often get worse before they get better. When your trust shatters, it can leave you spinning for a long time. After a while a kind of desperation sets in to find a way out of the pain. In the ensuing quest to recover as...
