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Introduces new language, concepts, and imagery to explore the crucial relational dilemma that betrayed partners face when their significant other is unsafe to connect to, yet connection is the key to healing.

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The Betrayal Bind introduces new language, concepts, and imagery to explore the crucial relational dilemma that betrayed partners face when their significant other is unsafe to connect to, yet connection is the key to healing. Betrayed partners, whether dealing with typical infidelity or sexual addiction, need immediate support to navigate the new terrain of their relationship. They need a clear articulation of betrayal trauma, a thorough education about their normal attachment-based reactions, and a proven path to healing. Most of all, they need the answer to this pivotal question: what happens when your partner, your lover, your primary person cheats on you and, in an instant, becomes a source of danger, pain, and threat? The Betrayal Bind offers a new, game-changing exploration into an age-old problem and connects the dots from research to the lived experience of betrayed partners.

Author Biography

Michelle Mays is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Supervisor who directs the Center for Relational Recovery, a thriving counseling center in Northern Virginia outside of Washington, DC. She is also the founder of PartnerHope.com, an online coaching portal offering authentic hope and healing to betrayed partners around the world. Michelle leads the field in identifying and crafting effective treatment strategies for betrayed partners. Her innovative PartnerHope Blog is read by betrayed partners and treatment professionals all over the globe united in their search for healing and restoration.

Review

"In The Betrayal Bind, Michelle Mays uses attachment theory to explain, educate, and empower hurting partners. Through her compassionate use of storytelling, Mays shares profound insights, normalizes partner's experiences, and provides encouragement and support. It is a must read for any person experiencing betrayal."—Stefanie Carnes, PhD, President of the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals and author of Courageous Love"[The Betrayal Bind is] one of the most useful and comprehensive books on identifying and healing emotional betrayal. Michelle Mays's examination of these painful issues is laced with generous doses of practical advice and hope for the future. Relying on her personal and professional experience, she has created a must-read for betrayed partners, cheating loved ones, and the therapists who treat them."—Robert Weiss PhD, author of Prodependence: Beyond the Myth of Codependency and Sex Addiction 101

Review Quote

"Mays speaks the unvarnished truth about the impact of intimate betrayal with warmth and compassion as she guides the reader on a hero's journey from pain to grace. She accurately describes the emotionally harrowing, complex experience of betrayal trauma without pathologizing either party. With neuro-scientific accuracy, Mays explains why fear, shame, and powerlessness drive attachment ambivalence and how to shift out of it. The Betrayal Bind illuminates a clear and empowering path forward toward creating safety, sexual healing, and reclaiming an authentic sense of self. This book is a must-read for the betrayed, betrayers, and therapists."-- Alexandra Katehakis , author, Mirror of Intimacy: Daily Reflections on Emotional and Erotic Intelligence "Michelle Mays weaves personal insight, beautiful writing, current attachment science, and clinical expertise to share this gift with us. With gentle respect for the busy brain, The Betrayal Bind reaches her reader where the heart is, guiding us to a deeper understanding of why sexual betrayal is so devastating. Michelle helps us hold ourselves, our friends, our family, and/or our clients with the utmost compassion in the aftermath of betrayal. I recommend this book for not only those swimming in the deep water of sexual betrayal, but also for adults living with the intimate betrayal that happens when our first caregivers are abusive."-- Kelly McDaniel, LPC , trauma therapist and author of Ready to Heal and Mother Hunger "In this landmark text, Michelle Mays provides a path to healing from the pain of relationship betrayal. She candidly shares her personal experience of recovery and renewal from the trauma of partner betrayal. This transformation provided her with the understanding and empathy she expresses as a therapist, speaker, and author. The Betrayal Bind offers new hope for individuals and partners seeking to move beyond the hurt of their past to experience the life and relationship they desire."-- Dr. Mark Sanna , Breakthrough Coaching "[ The Betrayal Bind is] one of the most useful and comprehensive books on identifying and healing emotional betrayal. Michelle Mays's examination of these painful issues is laced with generous doses of practical advice and hope for the future. Relying on her personal and professional experience, she has created a must-read for betrayed partners, cheating loved ones, and the therapists who treat them."-- Robert Weiss PhD , author of Prodependence: Beyond the Myth of Codependency and Sex Addiction 101

Feature

The Betrayal Bind identifies three overlapping injuries at the heart of sexual betrayal: the attachment injury damaging secure bonding, the emotional and psychological injury resulting from being chronically gaslighted, and the sexual injury resulting from the sexual nature of the betrayal. Interweaves the personal story of the author with case studies, research, graphics, and new concepts in an accessible manner that clarifies complex dynamics and gives the reader clear guidance that can be immediately implemented. Offers practical hope for the reader transforming both their understanding and experience of betrayal while providing skills and tools that can be applied directly to their healing journey.

Details ISBN1949481778 Author Michelle Mays Short Title The Betrayal Bind Pages 256 Publisher Central Recovery Press Language English ISBN-10 1949481778 ISBN-13 9781949481778 Format Paperback Subtitle How to Heal When the Person You Love the Most Has Hurt You the Worst Imprint Central Recovery Press Year 2023 Place of Publication Las Vegas Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2023-03-07 NZ Release Date 2023-03-07 UK Release Date 2023-03-07 Publication Date 2023-06-30 DEWEY 158.2 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2023-06-30 We've got this

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