Ask The Betrayed
Ask The Betrayed
Podcast Description
The Ask The Betrayed podcast provides tangible hope to those in crisis and a safe place for Betrayed Partners to find healing and insight into the behaviors of the Unfaithful (who can also to learn how to help their Betrayed partners heal). We hope to fulfill a great need for betrayed partners to hear professionals who have personally experienced the deep traumatic pain of betrayal: Ask the Betrayed not only provides expert insight, it is hosted by two Betrayed Partners in long-term recovery from Betrayal Trauma, Sharon and Rae, who both specialize in helping Betrayed Partners, the Unfaithful and Couples recover from betrayal:
- Sharon is a Licensed Therapist and Certified Professional Coach who is certified in betrayal trauma and, along with her husband, James Annear (@AskTheUnfaithful)
- Rae is a Master Certified Life, Relationship and Divorce coach
Ask the Betrayed airs every other week, alternating with it's companion channel, Ask the Unfaithful (@asktheunfaithful)
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
This podcast focuses on betrayal trauma recovery, emotional healing, and relationship dynamics, with episodes that tackle themes such as post-traumatic growth, grief after infidelity, and establishing emotional safety. Examples include discussions on moving from survival to empowerment and navigating ambiguous grief after a partner's betrayal.

The Ask The Betrayed podcast provides tangible hope to those in crisis and a safe place for Betrayed Partners to find healing and insight into the behaviors of the Unfaithful (who can also to learn how to help their Betrayed partners heal). We hope to fulfill a great need for betrayed partners to hear professionals who have personally experienced the deep traumatic pain of betrayal: Ask the Betrayed not only provides expert insight, it is hosted by two Betrayed Partners in long-term recovery from Betrayal Trauma, Sharon and Rae, who both specialize in helping Betrayed Partners, the Unfaithful and Couples recover from betrayal:
– Sharon is a Licensed Therapist and Certified Professional Coach who is certified in betrayal trauma and, along with her husband, James Annear (@AskTheUnfaithful)
– Rae is a Master Certified Life, Relationship and Divorce coach
Ask the Betrayed airs every other week, alternating with it’s companion channel, Ask the Unfaithful (@asktheunfaithful)
Are you constantly watching your unfaithful partner, hoping they’ll finally make you feel safe again?
After betrayal, it’s completely understandable to focus on what your partner is doing. They’re the source of the trauma.
But what if true healing begins when your sense of safety no longer depends entirely on their choices?
In this episode of Ask the Betrayed, Sharon and Rae explore one of the most important—and often overlooked—concepts in betrayal trauma recovery: building internal safety.
You’ll learn why hypervigilance, while a completely understandable trauma reaction, can keep you trapped in survival mode, and how shifting your focus back to yourself creates the stability needed for lasting healing.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
- Why betrayed partners naturally become hypervigilant after infidelity.
- The difference between external safety and internal safety.
- Why your healing cannot depend entirely on your partner’s recovery.
- How betrayal trauma disrupts your sense of trust in yourself and the world.
- Five practical ways to build internal safety.
- How learning to trust yourself again becomes one of the greatest gifts of healing.
Learn how your greatest source of safety can become you. Healing isn’t about pretending the danger never existed.
Healing is about re-learning that you can navigate life – even when uncertainty remains.
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🔗 Need help healing? Find James & Sharon at the CORE Relationship Recovery website: www.HopeForUs.com (Email: [email protected] ) or find Rae at www.HealingTalksBack.com (Email: [email protected])
Our Website: https://www.AskTheBetrayed.com
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