Living and Loving After Betrayal

How to Heal from Emotional Abuse, Deceit, Infidelity, and Chronic Resentment

By: Steven Stosny

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

Betrayal has many faces, including anger, abuse, deceit, and infidelity. These feel like betrayal because they violate the implicit promise of emotional bonds, that your loved one will care about your well-being and never intentionally hurt you. If you've recently left a relationship where you felt betrayed by your partner, you may have difficulty moving on. In fact, it can seem impossible to view the world without the shadow of past betrayal hovering over you. As a result, you may struggle to create meaning in your life and to build new, loving relationships.

In Living and Loving after Betrayal, therapist and relationship expert Steven Stosny offers effective tools for healing, based on his highly successful Compassion Power program. He founded the Compassion Power agency on the belief that we are more powerful when compassionate than when angry or aggressive, and that true strength comes from relating compassionately to others and remaining true to your deeper values.

In this audiobook, you'll learn practical strategies for overcoming betrayal-induced trauma and the chronic resentment and depression that result, using this innovative compassion-empowerment approach. Most audiobooks on betrayal only focus on the obvious issues, such as infidelity, abuse, or sex addiction. This audiobook explores the effects of those kinds of betrayal, as well as less-talked-about types, such as emotional manipulation, dishonesty, deceit, and financial cheating. In addition, the audiobook helps you regain a sense of trust in others so that you can eventually find another compassionate person to share your life with or, if you choose, to rebuild a relationship with your reformed betrayer.

©2013 Steven Stosny Ph.D. (P)2013 Tantor

Critic reviews

"May help sufferers gain insight and move along with life." ( Kirkus)

My thoughts and feelings were validated.

I am so thankful that this book existed, and that I listened to it. I will listen again and do the exercises

My Power is within

This book has helped me realize the healing is within myself and I do have control of my own life.

One of the best books on betrayal recovery

The book provides a roadmap to work on healing after betrayal, whether you decide to stay with your spouse or not.

A lot of great information and views

Although some have complained in their reviews about the book having lessons at the end of each chapter and found it hard doing them, I just paused where I needed, did the ones I wanted and took notes on things I felt were important reminders for me to use in the future. I REALLY enjoyed this book, it had A LOT of great information, different ways to view situations and I'm sure I'll be referring back to it and listening to it again as I complete my healing.

Best book Ive found for recovery.

2.5 years ago my husband of 25 years had an affair with his co worker who was 21 years younger than me. He told me he never really was in love with me but now he knew what real love was. Ive listened to dozens of these books and this is absolutely the best. If you can follow this advise you will recover. Ive listened to it ten times now. It has changed my life.