Rising Phoenix shares her first year after betrayal, realizing that knowing about healing isn’t the same as living it. Only when she stopped pretending and faced her pain with honesty did true healing begin.

As recovery continues, Rising Phoenix describes the experiences and lessons learned during the first year after Discovery Day.

“Rising Phoenix” writes about the day she first found out about her husband’s affair. This is Part 2 of her writing about Discovery Day.

“Rising Phoenix” writes about the morning she first found out about her husband’s affair. This is Part 1 of her writing about Discovery Day.

In this open essay, the author examines betrayal’s aftermath and the hard work of self-forgiveness. Healing from infidelity becomes a reckoning with ignored boundaries, silenced instincts, and the choice to heal even when it isn’t fair.

The first post from a new contributor! “Rising Phoenix” is a betrayed woman who writes honestly about the hard work of healing from betrayal.