What Is Betrayal Violence, and How Does It Apply To Your Situation? With Hope Ray

Choose To Be with Choose Recovery Services; Betrayal Trauma Healing

“It is time to define betrayal violence.” That is the message that our guest, Hope Ray, wants to offer today. Hope is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, and a Certified Hope and Freedom Practitioner. Listen to hear how Hope uses the term “betrayal violence” and how she feels those powerful words give a more thorough definition of the experience of betrayed partners.

In this episode you will learn:

• How Hope defines the word “violence” and applies that term to relational betrayal.

• What the partner adaptive bonding cycle is and the role it plays in relationships.

• The importance of intention when thinking about betrayal violence.

• The difference between betrayal violence and betrayal trauma and how both terms are useful.

• Why this framework and vocabulary can be so helpful during the process of rehabilitation.

Referenced in this episode:

• Betrayal Violence Institute

• Complex Partner Trauma Magazine⁠

• Hope’s Instagram

• The Relationship Dynamic Assessment⁠⁠⁠- This groundbreaking assessment created by Kimberly Day, LMHC, CCPS offers a very clear picture of the different domains where destructive behaviors exist in your relational experience. Amie is trained and qualified to give the assessment and help you process the results. For more information on how you can receive this incredible resource to help you gain more awareness to your lived experience and reality, click ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠.

More from Choose Recovery Services

⁠Choose Healing⁠- Betrayal Trauma Support for Women - This weekly support group is for women who have recently experienced betrayal and are needing help to cope with symptoms of trauma such as depression, hypervigilance, anxiety, and lack of trust. Ask questions from our team of coaches at Choose Recovery Services who have been there with this accessible group that is free for the first 6 weeks.

⁠Help Her Heal ⁠for Men - Hali Roderick helps men learn more about empathy, conflict resolution, and healthy communication. Participants will receive weekly exercises and worksheets to help them gain skills to begin healing a broken relationship.

⁠Empowerment After Betrayal for Men⁠- Hali Roderick is starting a betrayal trauma support group for men who have been betrayed where they can gain tools and resources to recover from betrayal trauma in a healthy way while being surrounded by a supportive community.

⁠Choose 90 for Men⁠- Support group for men who are ready to take the first step toward recovery from compulsive behavior, infidelity and/or betrayal. Participants will gain tools and an understanding to better manage emotions and assess behaviors.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠Choose 180 for Men⁠- This support group helps men gain emotional intelligence so they can better manage unwanted behaviors. Participants will connect with other men, better understand their emotions, work through shame, and build a deep respect for themselves.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠Choose 360 for Men⁠- Support group for men who have reached a sense of wholeness in their recovery and are looking to maintain their recovery through awareness, accountability, and camaraderie.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠Road to Recovery⁠- Free monthly webinar with Luke and Alana Gordon for couples navigating the relational aspects that come along the road to recovery.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠Choosing to Stay Webinar- Hali Roderick teaches this free monthly webinar for couples choosing to stay together after infidelity.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠Should I Stay or Should I Go?⁠- Amie Woolsey hosts this free monthly coaching call for those stuck trying to decide whether to stay in their marriage.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠Empowered Divorce Q&A⁠- Amie Woolsey offers a free monthly coaching call to answer questions for women navigating divorce.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Empowered Divorce Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with Amie Woolsey for those who are leaning toward divorce.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amie Woolsey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Life Coach CPC, ICF, ELI-MP, CLDS, APSATS Trainee

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alana Gordon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - MFTIntern, CCPS-C

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