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Just as every victim experiences betrayal trauma symptoms differently, victims also find comfort and healing using different healing modalities. Paige is back on The BTR.ORG Podcast, discussing herbal medicines for betrayal trauma.
Betrayal trauma affects the body
It's important for victims of betrayal and abuse to understand that our bodies can be deeply affected, even when physical violence is never used.

Many women in our community express that they have experienced:

* Depression
* Anxiety
* Sleep issues
* Digestive issues
* Autoimmune diseases
* Paranoia
* Chronic pain, including pelvic pain

Can herbal medicines help me heal from betrayal trauma?
In our community, we've found that the only way for women to even begin healing from betrayal trauma and abuse, is to seek safety. Healing modalities, like herbal remedies, medical care, meditation, and therapy, can often help women gain the mental clarity and strength that they need to develop safety - and work toward greater healing in the aftermath of achieving safety.
BTR.ORG is here for you
At BTR.ORG, we know how desperately victims desire healing and peace. Please prioritize your safety and understand that healing can only occur where safety is present.

Consider attending a BTR.ORG Group Session today.
Full Transcript:
Anne (00:00):
Welcome to BTR.ORG. This is Anne. We have Paige back on the episode today. We were talking about boundaries with her in-laws, and I started talking about our Living Free Workshop, which teaches victims strategies for how to think and communicate and how to set boundaries. We include tactical strategy for how to set boundaries that is more safe and also thought tactics and communication tactics to deal with abusers. Generally speaking, we're talking about abusive husbands, but these strategic things work with all kinds of abusive people. Knowing what strategies to use is really important, so if you're interested in that, check out our website. It's a really cool workshop. I want everyone who listens to the podcast to take it because it's the foundation of all the basic tactical things to keep yourself safe. We don't promote divorce here. We're all about safety.
Have you taken our Living Free Workshop yet?
Safety is going to look different for everybody. It's more about recognizing what's unsafe and being able to separate yourself from the harm in ways that are safe rather than in ways that might injure you more. Because I did a lot of things trying to be safe that I was doing the best I could. So it wasn't necessarily my fault, but my lack of education about what to do, and there wasn't anyone to give me the education. So it also wasn't my fault, but injured me further unfortunately. So that's what we're trying to avoid by offering that Living Free Workshop. So in addition to knowing tactical strategies, how to think about the situation and how to communicate, and none of these things are victim blaming issues. We at BTR see victims as just injured through no fault of their own, and then we are helping them gain skills to heal and to get to safety, but not because they're not smart or not because they didn't make good choices or anything like that, but just because that type of education wasn't available for whatever reason. And so that's what we do here.