What If They Do It Again?
Rising Phoenix considers the fear of giving someone another chance after betrayal, how forgiveness doesn’t erase distrust, and how transparency alone can’t rebuild safety. Real healing begins when the focus shifts from monitoring them to reclaiming yourself.
The “Why” Was Never About Her
Rising Phoenix sees the affair as a symptom of deeper, unaddressed pain and emotional avoidance rather than a relationship with another person. The true shift comes when she stops comparing, faces the truth, and begins rebuilding from the inside out.
The Smell of Safety: Small Triggers Matter
A betrayed husband’s admission that his wife’s perfume triggers him leads to a quiet shift between them.
Choosing Myself
The story of a year after infidelity, moving from total emotional collapse to slow, self-directed healing. As Rising Phoenix’s husband begins his own work and gains diagnoses, she discovers the real breakthrough is forgiving herself, not just him.
The Quietest Part of the Storm
How infidelity shattered Rising Phoenix’s sense of self, plunging her into fog, panic, and eventually a diagnosis of complex PTSD. She describes the painful tension of staying, breaking, and slowly beginning to heal while still unsure of what remains.
Forgiveness in Aisle Seven
A chance encounter in the frozen food aisle brings two separated spouses together for the first time since betrayal. Their awkward exchange demonstrates how forgiveness often begins in small, ordinary moments.
The Weight of What Wasn’t Said
After her husband’s affair, “Rising Phoenix” struggles with the intrusions of the AP, and trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together.
The Late Night Suspect
When a late-night female voice drifted from the living room, one wife feared the worst. This humorous story explores how betrayal creates suspicions.
When Knowing Isn’t Healing
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.
After Betrayal: The Year the Ground Gave Way
As recovery continues, Rising Phoenix describes the experiences and lessons learned during the first year after Discovery Day.
His Affair Partner with My Kids
This often feels like a second betrayal—bringing the affair partner into your children’s lives. Here’s one woman’s story.
Discovery Day: The Rest of the 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.