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 | Sep 13, 2014 | Divorce, Emotional Crisis, Emotional Pain, Grief, Love, Post-traumatic stress, Psychological healing
In the aftershock of my partner’s sudden exit from my life, I got a lot of suggestions from friends and family. I was advised to count my blessings that he was gone, to let go, to get over it and to move on as quickly as possible. I was plied with well-meaning...
by Sandra Lee Dennis | Sep 4, 2014 | Betrayal, Deception, Existential despair, Healing, Love and Betrayal, Post-traumatic stress, Psychological healing, Relationships, Trauma, Trust, Uncategorized
Heartbreak has an archetypal core, all heartbroken individuals suffer from the same kind of torture.—Ginette Paris When you learn your supposed loving partner or spouse, to whom you have devoted your life, is not at all loving or devoted to you, it is a shock. For...
by Sandra Lee Dennis | Jul 12, 2014 | Betrayal, Grace, Healing, Love, Love and Betrayal, Relationships, Sexuality, Spirituality, Uncategorized
“When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.” —Martin Buber Sex is a potent mystery that binds and transforms us in ways we cannot anticipate. Sexual connection plants the seeds of...
