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 | Dec 5, 2015 | Awareness, Betrayal, Deception, Emotional abuse, Emotional Pain, Healing, Love and Betrayal, Rejection, Relationships, Trauma, 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 | 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 | Aug 6, 2014 | Betrayal, Emotional Crisis, Love and Betrayal, Rejection, Relationships, Trauma, Trust
The cruelest lies are often told in silence. —Robert Louis Stevenson A friend asked me recently what I mean when I use the word betrayal. Since I have written a book on the subject, I thought I better sort out a reply. I wrote particularly about betrayal in a love...
by Sandra Lee Dennis | Jun 6, 2014 | Betrayal, broken heart, Emotional Crisis, Love and Betrayal, Post-traumatic stress, Trauma
The first order of business after an intimate betrayal is to recognize and treat the depths of the trauma you have undergone. We cannot treat ourselves properly without a correct diagnosis. We live in a culture that is so blind to the psychological violence of...
