Neuroscience Behind Betrayal Trauma - What is Happening to My Brain?

Season #1

If you’ve been betrayed by your partner, whether through infidelity, secrecy, or hidden behaviors, you may feel like you're falling apart. You can't focus, you can’t sleep, and your emotions feel out of control. You're not “overreacting”; you’re experiencing betrayal trauma. In this episode of Resilient Minds in Relationships, Kathryn Fayle, LPC, NCC, CSAT, unpacks the neuroscience behind betrayal trauma and explains what’s really happening in your brain and body. Learn how your nervous system responds to relational betrayal, why trust doesn’t heal with time alone, and how trauma affects your memory, sleep, hormones, emotional regulation, and even your sense of spiritual identity. Whether you're healing from betrayal or supporting someone who is, this episode offers clarity, compassion, and science-backed validation for what you're going through and where healing begins.