EP 2: Betrayal Trauma Recovery: Why Safety Must Come First
Release Date: 06/11/2025
EP 3: Betrayal Trauma: Navigating Grief After Infidelity
Ask The Betrayed
Grief after infidelity isn’t just about the loss of trust—it’s about mourning the relationship you thought you had. In this powerful episode, we explore the hidden terrain of betrayal trauma grief and mourning that betrayed partners navigate as they continue their journey toward healing and wholeness. For many betrayed partners, the emotional pain is disorienting, isolating, and often invisible to others. And for unfaithful partners, understanding their Betrayed’s grief is essential if real healing is ever going to happen. This episode will help you identify the stages of grief that...
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EP 2: Betrayal Trauma Recovery: Why Safety Must Come First
Ask The Betrayed
If you’ve been shattered by betrayal, you may be asking: Where do I even begin? This episode takes you to the very first step in betrayal trauma recovery—the phase of safety and stabilization. Before you can move toward forgiveness, reconciliation, or even understanding, you need something much more urgent: ground beneath your feet. In this episode, we explore what safety actually means in the context of betrayal. We talk about the importance of emotional, relational, and practical stabilization—and how this phase can’t be rushed. You’ll learn why partners often feel overwhelmed,...
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EP 1: Life After Betrayal: Honest Talk with Two Experts
Ask The Betrayed
Welcome to the very first episode of Ask The Betrayed, where Sharon and Rae create a safe, honest, and deeply compassionate space for those navigating betrayal trauma. In this episode, you'll meet your hosts—Sharon, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and APSATS-certified trauma specialist, and Rae, a Certified Life, Relationship, and Divorce Recovery Coach. Together, they share their personal and professional journeys of healing after relational betrayal, and the critical need for betrayed partners to seek support that is specifically trained in betrayal trauma. You’ll hear: • Why not all...
info_outlineIf you’ve been shattered by betrayal, you may be asking: Where do I even begin?
This episode takes you to the very first step in betrayal trauma recovery—the phase of safety and stabilization. Before you can move toward forgiveness, reconciliation, or even understanding, you need something much more urgent: ground beneath your feet.
In this episode, we explore what safety actually means in the context of betrayal. We talk about the importance of emotional, relational, and practical stabilization—and how this phase can’t be rushed. You’ll learn why partners often feel overwhelmed, lost, or disconnected from themselves during this stage, and how to begin reclaiming your voice and power in the midst of relational chaos.
We’ll look at:
• Why safety is non-negotiable for betrayed partners
• What “stabilization” actually looks like (emotionally, relationally, and practically)
• Why rushing the healing process leads to deeper pain
• How betrayed partners can reclaim their voice and autonomy in this crucial early stage
This is the groundwork. The place you return to when everything else feels like too much. Whether you’re in the middle of the chaos or just starting to understand what happened—this episode is for you.
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