The Betrayal Bind

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR PARTNER, YOUR PRIMARY PERSON, IN AN INSTANT BECOMES A SOURCE OF DANGER AND PAIN? The Betrayal Bind introduces new language, concepts, and imagery to explore the crucial relational dilemma that betrayed partners face when their significant other is unsafe to connect to, yet connection is the key to healing. Discovering a partner's sexual betrayal spins your world out of control. In a split second, your sense of safety is shattered, your trust is gone, and everything you thought you could count on is in question. Betrayed partners, whether dealing with an isolated infidelity or a pattern of sexual compulsivity, need immediate support to navigate the new terrain of their relationship. They need a clear articulation of betrayal trauma, a thorough education about their normal attachment-based reactions, and a proven path to healing. By focusing on how a partner's attachment system functions in the wake of sexual portrayal, The Betrayal Bind offers a new, game-changing exploration into an age-old problem and connects the dots from research to the lived experience of betrayed partners. Michelle Mays, LPC, CSAT-S, is a licensed professional counselor and expert in treating sexual betrayal and trauma. She is the founder of the Center for Relational Recovery and the creator of the Braving Hope(R) Treatment Model. To learn more visit michellemays.com.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR PARTNER, YOUR PRIMARY PERSON, IN AN INSTANT BECOMES A SOURCE OF DANGER AND PAIN? The Betrayal Bind introduces new language, concepts, and imagery to explore the crucial relational dilemma that betrayed partners face when their significant other is unsafe to connect to, yet connection is the key to healing. Discovering a partner's sexual betrayal spins your world out of control. In a split second, your sense of safety is shattered, your trust is gone, and everything you thought you could count on is in question. Betrayed partners, whether dealing with an isolated infidelity or a pattern of sexual compulsivity, need immediate support to navigate the new terrain of their relationship. They need a clear articulation of betrayal trauma, a thorough education about their normal attachment-based reactions, and a proven path to healing. By focusing on how a partner's attachment system functions in the wake of sexual portrayal, The Betrayal Bind offers a new, game-changing exploration into an age-old problem and connects the dots from research to the lived experience of betrayed partners. Michelle Mays, LPC, CSAT-S, is a licensed professional counselor and expert in treating sexual betrayal and trauma. She is the founder of the Center for Relational Recovery and the creator of the Braving Hope(R) Treatment Model. To learn more visit michellemays.com.

When cheating, infidelity, or sexual betrayal shatters your world - the person you love becomes the source of your deepest pain - and everything changes. Betrayal trauma spins your world out of control. In a split second, your sense of safety is shattered, your trust is gone, and everything you thought you could count on is in question. One moment, you believe you know your partner, your relationship, your reality. The next, everything feels upside down. The Betrayal Bind , now fully updated and expanded in its second edition, is the essential attachment-based guide to healing after infidelity and sexual betrayal. Whether you are facing an emotional affair, physical affair, compulsive sexual behavior, pornography addiction, or chronic cheating, this book explains exactly what happens inside you after betrayal, the hidden patterns that keep you trapped, and the pathway to breaking free. You'll learn: What happens inside your attachment system and nervous system when betrayal hits Why infidelity triggers such intense fear, hypervigilance, and self-doubt How to begin trauma recovery after cheating and quickly address your pain How to reclaim self-trust, emotional safety and your personal power What true healing looks like whether you stay in the relationship or decide to leave Blending the latest research on betrayal trauma, attachment injury repair, and relational trauma with the lived experience of thousands of betrayed partners, The Betrayal Bind offers a compassionate, clear and deeply validating roadmap for understanding your pain and finding your way back to safety, connection and hope.

When cheating, infidelity, or sexual betrayal shatters your world - the person you love becomes the source of your deepest pain - and everything changes. Betrayal trauma spins your world out of control. In a split second, your sense of safety is shattered, your trust is gone, and everything you thought you could count on is in question. One moment, you believe you know your partner, your relationship, your reality. The next, everything feels upside down. The Betrayal Bind , now fully updated and expanded in its second edition, is the essential attachment-based guide to healing after infidelity and sexual betrayal. Whether you are facing an emotional affair, physical affair, compulsive sexual behavior, pornography addiction, or chronic cheating, this book explains exactly what happens inside you after betrayal, the hidden patterns that keep you trapped, and the pathway to breaking free. You'll learn: What happens inside your attachment system and nervous system when betrayal hits Why infidelity triggers such intense fear, hypervigilance, and self-doubt How to begin trauma recovery after cheating and quickly address your pain How to reclaim self-trust, emotional safety and your personal power What true healing looks like whether you stay in the relationship or decide to leave Blending the latest research on betrayal trauma, attachment injury repair, and relational trauma with the lived experience of thousands of betrayed partners, The Betrayal Bind offers a compassionate, clear and deeply validating roadmap for understanding your pain and finding your way back to safety, connection and hope.