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Head Above Water | How the Codependent Model Perpetuates Abuse| muchnessmama.com | betrayal Trauma | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | Addiction and Abuse

Head Above Water- How the Codependent Model Perpetuates Abuse

April 29, 2019 By Emily Smith 2 Comments

Your symptoms are not signs of a codependent mental disorder. You are suffering from betrayal trauma induced PTSD. Society needs to see and treat the victims as victims, not co-addicts. The codependency model is abuse.   The Relationship Begins One day a young woman was standing on the shore of a big lake with her sweetheart….

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Filed Under: Addiction, Community, Emotional, Finding Balance, Friendships, Marriage, Physical, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Spiritual, Trauma Tagged With: abuse, addiction recovery, Am I being abused, am i codependent, betrayal trauma, codependency, emotional abuse, Lundy Bancroft, mental health, PTSD, sexual addiction

Profile of an abuser- The Player | MuchnessMama.com

Profile of an Abuser- Player

April 3, 2019 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

In the book “Why Does He Do That?”  Lundy Bancroft outlines ten types of abusers. You can see the brief description of each type in my previous post on identifying types of abusive men. Today we are going to dive more into the mindset of the Player. The Attitudes That Drive the Player Abuser The Player…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Friendships, Marriage, Recovery, Relationships, Trauma Tagged With: abuse, addiction, addiction recovery, betrayal trauma, emotional abuse, Lundy Bancroft, mental health, relationships, self-care, self-love, sex addiction, sexual addiction

The Ultimate Betrayal Trauma Resource Guide

October 15, 2018 By Emily Smith 2 Comments

When you are married to an addict and/or abuser a lot of the typical marriage advice just doesn’t apply, in fact it can be downright dangerous. Tips on how to love your husband more and serve him more can just feed the abuse. For example following the  telling you to never go to bed on…

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Filed Under: Emotional, Marriage, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Spiritual, Trauma Tagged With: abusive relationship, addiction recovery, betrayal trauma recovery, emotionally focused therapy, healing from abuse, marriage advice, married to an abuser, married to an addict, mental health, PTSD, relationship advice, self-care, sexual addiction, you are enough

Creating and Enforcing Healthy Boundaries in Relationships

October 1, 2018 By Emily Smith Leave a Comment

To say being married to an addict is difficult would be the understatement of the year. Let’s face it, even without addiction relationships are hard work. Setting and maintaining healthy boundaries is crucial to finding health and happiness both for the addict and their betrayed spouse. When I first heard the word boundaries I was…

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Filed Under: Addiction, Emotional, Finding Balance, Marriage, Physical, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Spiritual, Trauma Tagged With: are my boundaries healthy, betrayal trauma, boundaries in marriage, how do i set boundaries, how to heal a realtionship after betrayal, how to set boundaries, marriage, relationships, setting boundaries in an abusive relationship, setting boundaries with an addict, setting healthy boundaries, sexual addiction, what are boundaries

What is Betrayal Trauma?

August 17, 2018 By Emily Smith 4 Comments

In my previous post I told you that I have betrayal trauma induced post traumatic stress (PTSD), adrenal fatigue, insomnia, depression, and anxiety. Some of you may have read that and said “huh? What in the world is betrayal trauma!?” I know that’s what I thought the first time I heard the term. Understanding is the first…

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Filed Under: Emotional, Finding Balance, Marriage, Physical, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Spiritual, Trauma Tagged With: anxiety, betrayal trauma, betrayed spouse, counseling, depression, EMDR, mental health, PTSD, sex addiction, sexual addiction, therapy

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