Triggers and Betrayal: Moving Forward While Honoring Pain

About this episode

The episode discusses how triggers related to betrayal affect trust and relationships.

Have a question for the podcast? Let us know! In the face of betrayal, triggers can be everywhere. A late arrival, a phone taken into another room, or even an ordinary moment can suddenly transport a wife back into the pain of betrayal; heart racing, thoughts spiraling, and trust shattered. In this episode of UNAshamed, Jonathan Shilts and FirstLight Spouse Care Director Karen Kallberg PLPC explore how triggers work, why they’re not simply a choice, and how they impact trust, relationships, ...

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Shilts

Guest: Karen Kallberg PLPC

Topics covered

• betrayal
• triggers
• trust
• relationships
• emotional pain

Keywords

• betrayal
• triggers
• trust
• relationships
• emotional pain
• FirstLight Ministries

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