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Sep 12, 2025September 17, 2025

Insight for the Addict: Safety is Key for your partner.

Gripes, Insight For the Addict

Some addicts ask what they can do to encourage the partner they’ve betrayed to trust them again. The answer is complicated, but I believe safety is one of the most…

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Aug 28, 2025August 28, 2025

Living in Reality: What does that really mean?

General Share, Tools for you!

What does it mean to live in reality when you are healing from betrayal trauma?  Does it mean crying and screaming every day? Berating your partner daily or ignoring your…

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Jul 29, 2025July 30, 2025

Gripe: Celebrating Holidays and special occasions with the recovering sex addict. 

Gripes

For those of us who still give cards for occasions such as birthdays, Father’s Day, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, etc., deciding on an appropriate card for our recovering sex addict can…

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Jun 24, 2025July 5, 2025

The Shame of Staying with a Recovering Sex Addict

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Some of us find ourselves dealing with the shame of staying in a relationship with a recovering sex addict quite confusing.  If we’re being honest, it’s this shame that can…

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Apr 8, 2025April 9, 2025

Tool of the month: The Power of Laughter (or Smiling) during your Healing.

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There is nothing funny about healing from the pain caused by a sex addict but allowing yourself to experience laughter or a smile along the way can be incredibly helpful.…

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Feb 17, 2025February 18, 2025

Partners of Sex addicts have rights

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For me, the Bill of Rights was something to learn about to earn a good grade in school. I knew about Civil and Women’s Rights, but the Bill of Rights…

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Aug 28, 2024September 3, 2024

Insights for the sex addict: Your partner most likely will never be the same if she’s taking her healing seriously. (Part 1)

Insight For the Addict

When partners begin their healing journey, they usually experience shock, disappointment, emotional distress, or possibly PTSD.  With time, these betrayal trauma symptoms decrease. Partners tend to evolve into their best…

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Jun 25, 2024June 25, 2024

STUCK- a harsh reality of individual and couples healing impacted by sex addiction

General Share, Gripes

Do you ever feel stuck in your healing process? If you answered “yes,” please know it’s not uncommon.  Whether you feel stuck in your healing or your relationship with the…

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May 20, 2024May 19, 2024

The role of faith leadership when it comes to counseling others regarding betrayal trauma and sex addiction.

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The faith community can be the foundation for one’s healing from sex addiction or betrayal trauma, leading them to seek counsel from their pastors, preachers, clergy, cardinals, priestesses, bishop, rabbis, reverends,…

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Apr 8, 2024March 27, 2024

You can be INTENTIONAL in your healing. (Pt. 2)

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Intentional healing can also be considered a mindset that drives one to heal well or not at all.  The healing efforts are worth it because of the benefits.  If one…

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I started this blog because I couldn't find a resource that validated what I felt when I learned my husband was a sex addict. All I wanted was frank talk, no definitions, recovery speech, or minimization of what I was feeling. I hope you feel validated, heard, and understood when reading my blog posts. I try not to give advice; I share my experience with each topic to provide partners of sex addicts hope for their healing from betrayal trauma. To learn more, please read the "My Story" tab at the top of this page. If you like what you see and find this blog helpful, please share it with others; no one should feel alone on this yucky journey. I would love to hear from you. Please contact me at joy@betrayednotbroken.com. Most importantly, please remember you deserve to give yourself the time to heal well from betrayal trauma.

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“Rock bottom became the solid foundation in which I rebuilt my life.”– J.K. Rowling

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How is your journaling coming along? As we approach October, let’s examine our healing fears. What fears are you juggling as you heal from betrayal trauma? What fears do you have regarding your own healing journey? If your partner is still in the picture, what fears do you have for your partner? I think you will find writing about your worries may help you see them in a different light.

July Journal Prompt: What do I need to feel safe with the addict in my life?

Even if you are no longer with the recovering sex addict, it’s important to know what you need in a relationship as you move on in your life.  Please take some time to consider what you need. Perhaps write a list or write a letter to your addict. Your safety is important. Don’t judge what you need; acknowledge it, and clarify this to yourself and the addict.

 

May Journal Prompt:

How can you be easier on yourself this month as you continue to help from betrayal trauma?

Self-Care Challenge:

Make a list of ten affirmations you can say to yourself daily.

Smiling

April Journaling Prompt:

 

 

 

What puts a smile on your face despite what you may be going through?

 

 

 

 

 

March Journal Prompt:

What do you appreciate the most thus far about your healing journey?

Self-care Challenge:

Do something this month that makes you smile.

February Journal Prompt: List ten things you love about yourself and why.

February Self-care Challenge:  Spend at least one hour doing your hobby this month.  If you don’t have a hobby, this is the time to explore until you find one you enjoy.