The Betrayal Chronicles

The Life and Times of a Betrayed Spouse

  • What I learned about forgiveness

    Betrayal recovery has taught me a lot about forgiveness. It has challenged my previous assumptions about forgiveness, what it is, and what it isn’t. It has taught me a completely different way to forgive than what I was taught throughout my childhood. I know a lot about what forgiveness is not. It’s not reconciliation. It’s…

  • The Boundaries I Set

    Part of my recovery work included setting boundaries with my husband. At first, the idea of boundaries seemed so foreign to me. No matter how many times it was explained to me, I was still like, “What are boundaries, how do I set them, and what kind of boundaries do I set?” Eventually it clicked….