A Life, Folded

Being deeply wounded by unhealthy and toxic individuals can cast a shadow over our entire lives and damage our self-worth. Do we keep allowing cluster b personality disordered individuals into our lives, destroying our peace? Or have we been hurt by someone with an attachment wound? How are narcissists and avoidant attachment style individuals similar? How do the differ? How do we spot them? How do we heal so we can forever open ourselves up to healthy relationships?

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As we navigate life after experiencing betrayal trauma or post-divorce, we find many who share similar experiences. Being deeply hurt by a person they loved and were devoted to. The shock and grief of finding out they have been cheated on. We don't have to suffer in silence and shame. We can reach out for support if we so choose. We can refuse to accept the blame of toxic individuals in our lives. We have a voice. We all have an unique purpose that only we can fulfill. Can you feel a touch of excitement when you consider what your future might hold? Healing? Giving back? Peace?

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Narcissists are master manipulators of everyone and everything. Of their family. Of their workplace. Of their congregation. But, they are especially concerned about managing their public persona. That whatever mask they like to wear, that people see them in that light. The helpful neighbor who abuses their family behind closed doors. The fun-loving colleague who is running you down and trying to destroy your career behind your back. Cluster b personality disordered individual go to great lengths to manipulate the opinions of outsiders, only showing them their carefully curated public persona. The praises people sing about your abuser can be jarring, until you realize and accept what lengths narcissists will go to maintain their mask.

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After suffering through betrayal trauma, you might experience severe brain fog, an inability to remember, trouble making even basic decisions, lack of focus, and difficulties performing tasks that require deeper thinking. Has betrayal trauma permanently changed your IQ? Are you now stupid? No. There can be a temporary drop in IQ after suffering through intense emotional experiences. Let's look at the science of what happens after betrayal and the realistic hope of how you will return to normal again.  

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An unhealthy parents vehemently fights to gain custody of children they don't want to take care of. A parent drains resources to bribe a child's loyalty. Children are induced to move in, only to be treated like garbage once they have left the sanctity of a home with a safe parent. Why do narcissists weaponize their own children? The sad truth is that narcissists don't care about anyone other than themselves. People are just tools to move forward their manipulative agendas. Most individual's Achilles heal is their children. Your partner or ex-partner knows that. They will shamelessly use their own children as manipulative tools to punish not only the children but also the healthy parent. 

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BIG NEWS! A Life, Folded will be published in paperback, audiobook, and e-book on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. The pre-order for the Kindle book is open on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H668HWB4

Sometimes it is easier to stay in victim mode after you have been so deeply hurt. Doing the work to move through abuse and betrayal trauma can be one of the most epic lifelong battles we are forced to encounter. But there are dangers to dwelling in a place of negativity which affect the higher purposes of our lives. So be mad. Be a victim. But, also do your work to heal and reclaim your peace. Then you can use that newfound wisdom and empathy to positively affect your family, your community, and the world. 

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When you are suffering through betrayal trauma, narcissistic abuse, or the end of your relationship, it is easy to start catastrophizing both your present and future. Dire scenarios of doom and gloom keep you awake all night. If you imagine all the worse scenarios happening, it will be easier to deal with them when they do. Right? Not necessarily. Statistically, there is as much chance of the best happening as the worse. After not sleeping for almost an entire year while imaging my awful future, I started to play a game I called what if...? And everything about my outlook and future shifted. 

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Why does your narcissistic ex-partner, alienated friend or family member reach out to you at random times? Why do they keep reappearing in your life, in strange ways? It is because the narcissist or other Cluster B Personality disordered-individuals will do literally anything to get you to engage with them. If you were ever a reliable source of narcissistic fuel or supply, they will tweak you, and even do things that embarrass or potentially harm them to get you to interact. Your tears. Your rage. Your begging. That is just fodder for their insatiable need for the sadistic thrill of hurting others. But the only way to get a narcissist to lose interest in you is to ignore them. Strong boundaries and no contact are your strongest protection. If we don't engage, they eventually get bored and move on to someone else.

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After years and decades of living with emotionally abusive partners, the insidious mistreatment begins to feel like a normal part of everyday life. It is often only through the lens of others that we understand how dysfunctional our lives have become. But we have a right to exert strong boundaries and take the time and distance away from abuse to ascertain whether or not we are safe.

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After people have experienced betrayal trauma, you oftwn hear them say things like, "Everything inside me shattered when I found out." Or, "I felt like I got punched in the stomach." Or, "My heart broke into a million pieces." So why do people often describe betrayal trauma in terms of physical pain? Because extreme betrayal releases a cocktail of stress hormones and sends our body into fight-flight-or freeze mode. These reactions cause physical distress and agony in the body. Betrayal trauma hurts in every way: mentally, spiritually, emotionally...and physically. If you have suffered physical pain after betrayal, you are not alone. 

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