Betrayal Trauma In Marriage, When It's Not Getting Better - Nikki's Story

I hear this over and over again: betrayal trauma in marriage doesn’t just come from discovering a husband’s lies. For many women, it deepens when they reach out for help, and aren’t believed, supported, or protected.

Most women respond to betrayal the way they’ve been taught to respond. They…

seek counseling. ask spiritual leaders for guidance. work on themselves. try to explain their pain more clearly, more gently, more compassionately.

And instead of finding relief, they find silence. Or minimization. Or subtle pressure to endure. For so many women, the most painful be...