To have to rebuild your happiness after someone betrays you may seem impossible. Someone who was supposed to love you, turned around and hurt you like no other person could. Your pain is real. Betrayal trauma is like being suffocated with grief.

But you can rebuild. Time will help you heal. As you slowly learn to smile again, to laugh again, and to love again, you’ll be amazed at your own strength. What once seemed out of reach will be in your hands. Don’t count yourself out. You are not doomed to unhappiness. Your best days are just ahead of you.