Do you feel that you can’t be the parent you want to be because you are not the “pre-trauma” momma you used to be? Instead of tending to your kids you are busy dealing with anxiety, fear, anger, depression, and a heart shattered to pieces. I understand. For those who have been through betrayal and are worried about the impact …
Harvesting Hope and Healing
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 …
Lessons From the Rearview Mirror
In a single moment, life as I had known it came to an unexpected end. Devastation and pain abruptly barged into my life as a result of my husband’s sexual sin and infidelity. Hope that anything good could ever come from the enormity of this mess seemed like just a tease. It was a cruel joke that pulled on what …
Anxiety, An Invitation to Heal: Part 2
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 …
Anxiety, An Invitation to Heal: Part 1
This blog was written in collaboration with Bloom for Women’s 6-week Growth Session. Blog is written by Tori Henares, Personal Coach Living With Anxiety Anxiety is a feeling I am well acquainted with. You may know the feeling too. It’s that feeling that something bad could happen at any moment and pull the rug out from under you, and there’s …
God Is In the Darkness
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 …
Daring Ventures Webinar: Complexity
Complexity Webinar: When Narcissistic, Borderline, and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorders co-occur with Sex Addiction and Betrayal Trauma. a webinar by Dr. Jake Porter of Daring Ventures Tuesday, May31, 2022 at 11:30 AM Pacific / 1:30 PM Central US Time Click HERE for More Information! Many social media posts and pop psychology articles claim to offer insights into narcissistic and borderline personality disorders. …
Betrayal Trauma: The Struggle to Cope
You have been betrayed in your marriage. Whether from a hidden sex addiction, porn, or infidelity, you are feeling devastated from the pain. Do you now find yourself struggling to cope with the daily tasks that once felt easy? Or has your physical health has gone downhill? Is your spouse is still relapsing and acting out? Or not understanding the …
Restoring Hearts Conference
Restoring Hearts: For Women Impacted by Intimate Betrayal You are NOT Alone. Restoring Hearts welcomed over 200 women at our last in-person conference. Prodigals International is pleased to offer this unique gathering for women who are facing the startling discovery of their husband’s sexual unfaithfulness – from pornography use to extramarital affairs – as well as for women who have been …
Healing From Divorce: Part 1 of 3
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 …
