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Rise: Hope and Healing After Sexual Betrayal Podcast

Rise: Hope and Healing After Sexual Betrayal Podcast

著者： Dr. Kevin Skinner
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Rise is a podcast for anyone navigating the devastating impact of sexual betrayal. Season one, hosted by Dr. Kevin Skinner, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, and Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, alongside MaryAnn Michaelis, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, brings together over 50 years of combined professional and personal experience to offer hope, direction, and healing.

Season two, hosted by MaryAnn Michaelis features weekly conversations with leading betrayal trauma experts exploring personal and clinical experience and observations, tools and resources for stabilizing, then thriving in post traumatic betrayal growth.

Each episode blends research, clinical expertise, and real-life experience to address the most pressing questions betrayed partners face: Am I going to be okay? Why does my mind keep racing? Can I ever trust again? How do I make sense of the shattering that just happened?

Listeners will gain:

  • Validation that what they’re experiencing is real and normal.

  • Practical tools like grounding techniques and emotional regulation exercises.

  • Research-backed insights from studies with thousands of betrayed partners.

  • Guidance for couples seeking to rebuild trust and safety after betrayal.

  • Hope-filled stories that remind you healing is possible—one step, one breath at a time.

Whether you’ve just discovered betrayal or are months or years into your healing journey, Rise offers a safe place to learn, reflect, and gather the tools needed to rebuild your life and reclaim your sense of self.

To learn more and access additional resources, visit humanintimacy.com/reclaim.

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  • You Don't Have to be Ready Yet: Building the Capacity to Heal from Sexual Betrayal with Michelle Mays | Rise 2:37

    You Don't Have to be Ready Yet: Building the Capacity to Heal from Sexual Betrayal with Michelle Mays | Rise 2:37
    2026/09/22
    What if you’re not ready yet? Not ready to feel the anger. Not ready to set the boundary. Not ready to make the request. Not ready to face what might happen next. In this powerful conversation, MaryAnn Michaelis, LCSW, CSAT, CPTT, sits down with Michelle Mays, LPC, CSAT-S, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Supervisor, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and Supervisor, founder of the Relational Recovery Institute, creator of the Braving Model™, and author of The Betrayal Bind: How to Heal When the Person You Love the Most Hurts You the Worst. Together, they explore why healing from sexual betrayal is not simply a matter of understanding what happened or finding the right cognitive tools. True healing often requires us to slow down, come into the body, feel what is happening, and gradually build our capacity to tolerate emotions, uncertainty, vulnerability, risk, and relational change. Michelle explains why what looks like overthinking, controlling, problem-solving, or intellectualizing may actually be the mind's attempt to manage what the nervous system is struggling to hold. In this episode, we explore: Why we often try to think our way out of emotional painHow intellectualizing can become a way of avoiding the deeper experience of grief, anger, fear, and uncertaintyWhat it means to build emotional and nervous-system capacityWhy some betrayed partners may struggle to access anger or protest after betrayalHow the window of tolerance relates to healingWhy “I can't do it” may actually mean “I can't do it yet”How self-compassion changes the way we understand our limitationsWhy healing requires more than cognitive insight and coping toolsThe power of co-regulation and relational healingHow watching other people express and tolerate emotions can help us discover that our own emotions are survivableWhy vulnerability and connection can reduce shameMichelle's BRAVE framework and the capacity to Reclaim AuthenticityHow betrayal can attach shame to our identity, sexuality, relationships, and sense of selfWhy reclaiming authenticity requires learning to tolerate the possibility that our truth may not always be welcomedHow slowing down can actually help the healing process move fasterWhy the work of healing betrayal can ultimately transform far more than the relationship affected by betrayalSimple practices for beginning to reconnect with your body and emotions A powerful reminder from this conversation: You don't have to be ready yet. Your inability to do something today does not necessarily mean you are incapable of doing it. You may simply need to build the capacity to hold what that next step requires. And sometimes, slower is faster. Rather than forcing yourself to move through the pain, healing may mean slowing down enough to discover what your body is telling you, learning to tolerate what you feel, and gradually expanding your capacity to live from a deeper sense of authenticity and self-trust. Try this after listening: Three times a day, pause for a brief body check. Ask yourself: What am I noticing in my body right now? Do you feel tension, constriction, bracing, openness, heaviness, warmth, numbness, or something else? Then try putting words to your experience: “I feel…” “I am noticing…” “My body is telling me…” You don't have to fix it. Start by noticing. About Michelle Mays Michelle Mays, LPC, CSAT-S is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Supervisor and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist and Supervisor. She is the founder of the Relational Recovery Institute and creator of the Braving Model™ and Braving Hope® programs for healing from betrayal trauma. She is also the author of The Betrayal Bind: How to Heal When the Person You Love the Most Hurts You the Worst. Her work focuses on attachment, betrayal trauma, relational healing, and helping betrayed partners rebuild safety, identity, and connection. Learn more about Michelle and her work at michellemays.com. About Rise Rise: Hope and Healing After Sexual Betrayal is hosted by MaryAnn Michaelis, LICSW, LCSW, CSAT, CPTT, and explores the journey of healing after sexual betrayal—including betrayal trauma, grief, identity, self-trust, boundaries, nervous-system regulation, and rebuilding a relationship with yourself. If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who needs the reminder that they don't have to be ready yet.
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  • Is It a Trigger—or a Warning? How to Tell What Your Body Is Really Telling You After Betrayal with Kris Cristiano | Rise 2:36

    Is It a Trigger—or a Warning? How to Tell What Your Body Is Really Telling You After Betrayal with Kris Cristiano | Rise 2:36
    2026/09/15
    After sexual betrayal, your body can react before your conscious mind has time to understand what is happening. A smell, a phrase, a look, a partner's behavior, or even a subtle shift in someone's expression can suddenly leave you flooded, hypervigilant, or convinced that something is wrong. But how do you know whether you're experiencing a trauma trigger—or a genuine warning sign? In this episode of Rise: Hope and Healing After Sexual Betrayal, MaryAnn Michaelis, LCSW, CSAT, CPTT, is joined by Kris Cristiano, LCSW, CSAT, for a conversation about learning to understand what your body is communicating after betrayal. Your nervous system is designed to detect danger and protect you. After betrayal, however, that system can become highly sensitive. Sometimes your body is responding to a real pattern in the present. Other times, it may be recognizing something that resembles a painful experience from the past and sounding the alarm—even when you are safe right now. The goal isn't to ignore your gut. And it isn't to assume that every feeling of danger means something is wrong. The work is learning to slow down, listen, become curious, and fact-check what you're experiencing. In this episode, MaryAnn and Kris explore: Why betrayal can make you question whether you can trust anyone—including yourselfThe difference between a trauma trigger and an observable warning signWhy seemingly insignificant sensory experiences, such as a smell, can activate an intense trauma responseHow your body can detect information before you consciously understand what you're sensingWhy some triggers are connected to actual patterns in a partner's behaviorHow to recognize the difference between a familiar trauma response and something happening in the presentWhy our bodies don't always communicate in words—and why finding language for our experiences mattersHow trusted friends, therapists, and groups can help us make sense of what we're feelingUsing body awareness and body scanning to identify emotions and sensationsHow curiosity and compassion can replace self-condemnation and self-blameThe ways we may have learned to override our own instinctsHow journaling can help put words and meaning to experiences that initially exist primarily in the bodyHow parts work and IFS can help us understand the different parts of ourselves responding to betrayalWhy slowing down can help us respond according to our values instead of reacting from traumaWhy healing includes learning to listen to yourself without automatically believing or dismissing every signalWhy this deeper work may not be appropriate immediately after discovery—and why early betrayal trauma requires a different kind of care What if my body is wrong? One of the most important ideas in this conversation is that a body response is information, not necessarily a conclusion. Your nervous system may be telling you, Something isn't safe. Instead of immediately dismissing that message—or immediately acting on it—you can begin to ask: What am I noticing? Where do I feel it in my body? Have I experienced this sensation before? Is there an observable pattern happening right now? Am I responding to what is happening in this moment, or to something my brain remembers from before? This process can create space between the alarm and the reaction. From self-condemnation to curiosity Betrayal can leave you questioning your own judgment: How did I not know? Why didn't I listen to my gut? How could I have been so wrong? But healing isn't about blaming yourself for what you didn't know. MaryAnn and Kris discuss shifting from condemnation to curiosity and compassion—learning to look at your experiences with enough kindness to understand what happened, rather than using hindsight to punish yourself. Because the goal isn't to become someone who never gets triggered. The goal is to become someone who can notice what is happening, understand it, and choose how to respond. A reminder for those who are newly betrayed If you have just discovered a betrayal, you may not be ready for this work yet—and that's okay. When your world has just been shattered, your job may simply be to survive, find safety, and get support. The ability to slow down and carefully distinguish triggers from warnings is often a later-stage healing skill. You don't have to figure everything out today. Healing takes time. And as you heal, you can begin to develop a different relationship with yourself—one where you can listen to your body, question your interpretations without dismissing yourself, and make decisions from greater clarity rather than fear and reactivity. You are not broken because your body is trying to protect you. Sometimes it is telling you about the present. Sometimes it is remembering the past. Healing is learning how to listen. About Kris Cristiano, LCSW, CSAT Kris Cristiano is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist who specializes in sexual betrayal, infidelity, ...
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  • Hijacked by Betrayal Trauma? How to Interrupt the Cycle & Create a New Baseline with Brett Judd, LCSW (Rise 2:35)

    Hijacked by Betrayal Trauma? How to Interrupt the Cycle & Create a New Baseline with Brett Judd, LCSW (Rise 2:35)
    2026/09/08

    Hijacked by Betrayal Trauma? How to Interrupt the Cycle & Create a New Baseline with Brett Judd, LCSW (Rise 2:35)

    *Note: This episode includes helpful visuals - For the full experience, check it out on YouTube

    Have you ever been triggered by something your partner said, did, or didn’t do—and suddenly felt like you were no longer in control of your response?

    You may know logically that your reaction seems bigger than the moment, but your body is already on high alert. You’re anxious, angry, hypervigilant, overwhelmed, or shutting down before you even have time to think.

    In this episode of RISE, MaryAnn Michaelis LCSW, CSAT, CPTT, is joined by licensed clinical social worker and hypnotherapist Brett Judd to explore what happens in the brain and body when betrayal trauma triggers hijack our ability to think clearly and respond intentionally.

    Brett explains the emotional arousal cycle and how trauma and repeated experiences can create a new baseline—one where the brain becomes primed to anticipate danger, even when we desperately want safety and connection.

    For betrayed partners, this can help explain why hypervigilance, overthinking, emotional reactivity, anxiety, withdrawal, and shutdown can feel so automatic.

    But understanding the cycle is only the beginning.

    This conversation focuses on where we can interrupt the cycle and how repeated interruptions can begin to create a new baseline.

    You’ll learn how to:

    • Recognize when you are being hijacked by a trigger • Understand what is happening in your brain and body during emotional arousal • Recognize why your reactions may feel automatic rather than conscious • Understand how past experiences can create new emotional baselines • See a trigger as information rather than an instruction to act • Use curiosity to create space between a trigger and your response • Notice what your body is telling you when your thinking brain isn't fully online • Use simple questions to understand what is happening underneath your reaction • Recognize when “I don't know” may mean your logical brain has gone offline • Interrupt the emotional arousal cycle • Develop a plan for what you can do differently the next time you're triggered • Begin expanding your window of tolerance • Repeatedly practice new responses that can help create a new baseline

    One of the most powerful ideas in this conversation is that a trigger is information—not an instruction to act.

    The goal isn't to never be triggered again. Betrayal trauma recovery isn't about eliminating every difficult emotion or reaction.

    The goal is to recognize the hijack, understand what is happening, create a pause, and learn to respond differently.

    Over time, those new responses can begin to change the baseline your brain has learned to expect.

    If you've ever wondered, “Why do I keep reacting this way?” or “Why does my body respond before I can even think?”, this episode offers a framework for understanding the cycle—and practical ways to begin changing it.

    About Brett Judd

    Brett Judd is a licensed clinical social worker and hypnotherapist practicing in Southeast Idaho. He has approximately 30 years of experience in personal change and development, with a focus on trauma, the brain, emotional arousal, and the behavioral patterns that develop in response to trauma. To access the emotional arousal cycle Brett shares, use this link: https://app.steadytide.com/j1.pl?ea9831ceeb6281c36f8979caaf80c83330c18597895ff4df5a5840bbabacf3d2

    Brett also creates hypnosis resources focused on sleep, relaxation, emotional processing, and letting go.

    Find Brett's Hypnotherapy Resources at @BrettJuddHypnotherapy, including resources focused on deep sleep, relaxation, emotional processing, and letting go. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoLr-X9l-0Bh91otlaDKSYg

    A reminder from MaryAnn: Healing is a journey. Give yourself compassion as you learn to understand your responses, interrupt old patterns, and create new ones.
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