[Note: Linda coined the term “Betrandoned,” as a way to describe the combined experience of being betrayed and then abandoned by an unfaithful spouse.) Grief is the price we pay for Love.~ Queen Elizabeth IIGrief may be the price we pay for love,but traumatic grief is the price we pay when ourspouse abandons us for […]
When my husband became emotionally involved with another woman and eventually abandoned our marriage, I thought I was only grieving the loss of a relationship. What I didn’t understand was that his betrayal had awakened wounds much older than my marriage. Years earlier, as a thirteen-year-old girl, I climbed into the passenger seat of my […]
Why Betrayal and Spousal Abandonment can Cause Symptoms of PTSD “Trauma is perhaps the most avoided, ignored, belittled, denied, misunderstood, and untreated cause of human suffering.” — Peter A. Levine When people think of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), they often picture combat veterans, survivors of violent crime, or victims of natural disasters. Few realize that discovering a […]
