Harvesting Hope and Healing

Kristy RodriguezGeneral, Uncategorized

What comes to mind when you hear the word harvest? For me it stirs up childhood memories of helping gather the bountiful amounts of produce from my grandparents’ garden. Sometimes, it conjures up sweet memories of my children enjoying our annual harvest celebration. In fact, I can hear the sound of their laughter as they make fun childhood memories of …

Anxiety, An Invitation to Heal: Part 2

By Hope After BetrayalAnxiety, Uncategorized

By Tori Henares, Personal Coach Creating Safety Anxiety might seem irrational when it shows up. Most of us have become accustomed to judging our emotions, especially the inconvenient ones. Anxiety shows up unannounced and pulls us in, it can rob us of the present moment and send us back into past pain. But anxiety makes sense when you’ve gone through …

God Is In the Darkness

Meg Wilsonbetrayal

I have noticed this tendency to believe God has abandoned me in the seasons of darkness. When I’m sad, depressed or angry, I think God must be absent, or worse He’s upset with me. It is easy to feel God is only present in the victorious times of joy and celebration. He is the author of victory and strength after …

2022 Choose Connection Summit

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2022 Choose Connection Summit: from Grief to Growth An amazing 3 DAYS of inspiration and practical advice for couples from experts in the fields of recovery, trauma, and relationships. The Choose Connection Summit’s mission is simple…. …we will provide education, inspiration, and hope to couples seeking freedom from addiction and trauma into flourishing relationships of connection, healing, and love. Click to …

Broken During Christmas

By Hope After BetrayalGeneral, Grief, Uncategorized

Christmas Eve is only a few days away, and while many are filling themselves with holiday cheer, perhaps you are facing a broken heart and an overwhelming situation. If you are dealing with the trauma of betrayal, our staff and facilitators are here to walk with you through it. Below is a testimony from someone who has recently completed a …

Slow Cooker Faith

By Hope After BetrayalEncouragement, Relationships, Spiritual Life, Uncategorized

Written by Becky F. Recently, I found myself going through past photos for various reasons.  Often when I search for one particular photo, I get lost in the hundreds of photos taken over the years.  So many wonderful times with so many great people! Then it hit me. There used to be a time that looking at past photos was …

Oil That Breaks the Yoke of Pain

By Hope After BetrayalGrief, Uncategorized

Guest Blog written by Andrea Jones, of Abundant Wellness with Andrea LLC “I will take the crushing and turn it into oil that breaks the yoke.”    I’ve been sitting on this encounter for a while. I’m not sure there will ever be words to adequately describe it, but I felt a burning in my heart to share it today… …

Redeemed Hope Retreat 2022

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Redeemed Hope is an intensive weekend healing retreat that offers the dedicated space and intentional time to do a deeper work in our hearts.  (This includes lodging for 3 nights, 4 full days of retreat, 9 meals, retreat material, and a 6-week online follow-up support group. Space is limited to 14 participants.) Tickets Go On Sale August 9th, 2021 Click …

NEWLIFE RESTORE WORKSHOP: HEALING AFTER BETRAYAL

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ABOUT NEWLIFE’S WORKSHOP IN DALLAS, TX: Has the pain of someone’s sexual betrayal devastated your life? Sexual betrayal is traumatizing, whether it’s betrayal due to pornography, affairs, adultery, voyeurism, lusting, prostitutes, sexting, sexual fetishes or same sex attraction. The Restore Workshop helps women whose hearts have been shattered by sexual betrayal trauma find hope. Many women who come to the workshop feel …

Daring Ventures: Boundaries Revisited Webinar

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Boundaries are an essential component for any healthy relationship, not merely those seeking to rebuild a foundation of trust after the discovery of betrayal. Yet the subject of boundaries is often confusing, with misconceptions about what boundaries really are and how they can be leveraged for relational health. Tuesday, July 13, 2021    7:00 PM Central US Time In this …

Healing Expression’s Therapeutic Collage Workshop

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For Locals in the Vancouver, WA area: Therapeutic Arts Facilitator, Lani Kent, offers this unique opportunity to reengage with and care for your heart after this long and challenging year. For those needing a time of self care, exploring their own heart stories, helping professionals who journey with those processing their life experiences or anyone needing a time to slow …

Healing From Divorce: Part 3 of 3

By Hope After BetrayalDivorce, Uncategorized

Divorce Part 3

The Calm After the Storm The way God has continued to craft my life after my separation and divorce still blows my mind. As I shared in previous posts, He has brought me a new job, a whole new group of friends, and so much more. I am reminded over and over that God causes everything to work together for …

NEWLIFE Online Workshop: Emotional Freedom

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NewLife Online Workshop presents: Emotional Freedom –  Overcoming Emotional Roadblocks Have your emotions been running your life? Are you unable to move forward no matter how much you try or want to? Are unhealthy patterns of behavior impacting your ability to live a full life? The struggle is real and yet there is hope for a better future with emotional …

Healing From Divorce: Part 1 of 3

By Hope After BetrayalDivorce, Relationships, Uncategorized

THE SHOCKWAVE “I had an affair.” That statement literally felt like the equivalent of falling off of a 10-story building. It did not help that while I was being told this, I was driving on HWY 14 with my 5-month-old son in the backseat. The world seemed to stand still. I felt like I was having an out of body …

An Exercise In Aligning Perspectives

By Hope After Betrayalcurrent year, Relationships, Uncategorized

“I sat there stunned, scrolling through his browsing history as image after image showed a slew of underdressed athletes in suggestive poses for the camera. The familiar feelings of betrayal struck a chord in my heart as it seemed yet again, he was choosing to look for self-gratification in places other than his wife. The troubling fact was, he had …