by Sandra Lee Dennis | Dec 28, 2017 | Awareness, Betrayal, broken heart, Forgiveness, Healing, Love and Betrayal, Prayer, Psychological healing, Relationships, Shock, Spirituality, 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 | Mar 13, 2016 | Awareness, Love, Prayer, Psychological healing, Relationships, Spirituality, Surrender
“We are put on this earth a little space, to learn to bear the beams of love.” — Wm Blake A while back, I had occasion for a great welling of joy within a relationship. For a couple of weeks, I lived within a magical circle of mutual sweetness, loving and...
by Sandra Lee Dennis | May 13, 2015 | Awareness, broken heart, Creativity, Emotional Crisis, Existential despair, Grace, Grief, Healing, Love and Betrayal, Psychological healing, Relationships, Spirituality, Trauma
“If you don’t transform your suffering, you will surely transmit it.” —Richard Rohr Although I have written and published two books during the past fifteen years, I have never considered myself a writer. Ernest Hemingway said, “There is...
by Sandra Lee Dennis | Jan 15, 2015 | Betrayal, Emotional Pain, Forgiveness, Healing, Psychological healing, Relationships, 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...
by Sandra Lee Dennis | Nov 11, 2014 | Betrayal, Deception, Divorce, Emotional Pain, Healing, Love and Betrayal, Psychological healing, Rejection, Trauma, Trust, Uncategorized
Emotional wounds can be even more devastating than obvious blows to the physical body and can have much longer-term effects. These hidden injuries pose a grave threat, not just to our physical, but also to our emotional well-being, and even to our psychological...
by Sandra Lee Dennis | Oct 3, 2014 | Betrayal, Deception, Ego Defenses, Psychological healing, Relationships, Trauma
The term “victim” has become a dirty word in some circles. Should someone claim they have been injured or victimized in a relationship—especially if their wounds are not physical, they are met with shaking heads or raised eyebrows. I cannot tell you how many times,...