Category: Betrayal Trauma

• How Childhood Trauma Keeps Showing Up

  

  Betrayal and abandonment trauma often leave behind deep inner child wounds. These wounds aren’t just memories—they shape how you feel, react, and relate to others today. This article explains how early experiences of being hurt, left out or left behind create lasting emotional pain and patterns that can follow you into adulthood.

  Liana West

  July 8, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, Trauma

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• Why Betrayal Trauma Makes You Expect the Worst

  

  Betrayal trauma rewires your brain to expect danger, causing hypervigilance, distrust, and emotional turmoil. This trauma response keeps you on edge, scanning for threats even when safe. Healing requires rebuilding trust slowly, soothing your nervous system, and honoring your instincts. You’re not broken—your sensitivity is a survival skill guiding your recovery journey and growth.

  Liana West

  July 7, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Pain, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, The Ex, Trauma, Weight Issues

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• Trauma’s Hidden Impact on Your Relationships

  

  Trauma doesn’t just affect your past—it often shows up in your relationships. Let’s explore how trauma can shape connection, trust, and communication patterns, and why many people repeat painful relationship cycles without realizing trauma is the cause.

  Liana West

  July 5, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Law of Attraction, Pain, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, Superconscious Mind, The Ex, Trauma, Weight Issues, Workplace Trauma

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• How Breakups Can Affect the Brain—Especially After Childhood Trauma

  

  Romantic breakups can do more than break your heart—they can change your brain. Research shows that people with childhood trauma who go through painful breakups may have smaller hippocampus sizes, a part of the brain involved in memory and emotion. This article explores how trauma compounds over time and affects the brain.

  Liana West

  July 2, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, FAQs, Neuroscience, Pain, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, Superconscious Mind, The Ex, Trauma, Weight Issues

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• Why Trauma Makes Boundaries So Hard

  

  People who’ve experienced trauma often struggle with setting boundaries. It’s not about being weak—it’s about how trauma rewires the brain and body. This article explains why saying no, speaking up, or protecting your space can feel unsafe, confusing, or even impossible after trauma.

  Liana West

  July 1, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Relationship Trauma, Trauma, Workplace Trauma

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• Can You REALLY Stay With a Cheating Partner?

  

  Here are four key questions that you can ask after betrayal to reveal hidden unhappiness in relationships. If you answer “no” to all of them, your relationship may be more disconnected than you realize. This article explores emotional safety, conflict style, curiosity, and accountability—core foundations of love that you will need to rebuild a relationship…

  Liana West

  June 30, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, FAQs, Law of Attraction, Pain, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, The Ex, Trauma

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• Why Betrayal Trauma Can Make Self-Expression Feel Unsafe

  

  After betrayal trauma, expressing yourself can feel risky, awkward or even unbearable. Talking about emotions or asking for help might trigger fear, shame, or the urge to shut down. This article explains why opening up feels so unsafe—and how that response often starts long before the betrayal itself.

  Liana West

  June 29, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, The Ex, Trauma, Workplace Trauma

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• Why Betrayal Trauma Can Lead to Weight Gain

  

  Often weight gain after betrayal isn’t about food, exercise, or willpower. It’s a trauma response. Your body may be trying to protect you, stay hidden, or calm overwhelming emotions. This article explains how betrayal trauma can lead to weight changes and why it’s not just about habits—it’s about what is going on in your brain.

  Liana West

  June 27, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Pain, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, Superconscious Mind, The Ex, Trauma, Weight Issues

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• Understanding The FULL Impact of Betrayal With The 3 E’s

  

  The three E’s of trauma offers a powerful way to understand trauma. This model explains how trauma is more than just what happened; it’s also how it was felt, how it shows up in daily life, and how to move forward to new possibilities for yourself and your life.

  Liana West

  June 26, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Neuroscience, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, The Ex, Trauma

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• Why Generic Hypnosis Scripts WON’T Help Betrayal Trauma Survivors

  

  Generic hypnosis scripts are a dime a dozen—but they rarely lead to lasting results. This article explains why using one-size-fits-all scripts can fall flat and how personalized hypnotherapy creates real, meaningful change by addressing the root of the issue.

  Liana West

  June 25, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, OEI Therapy for Trauma, Pain, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, Superconscious Mind, The Ex, Trauma, Workplace Trauma

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