When betrayal shatters your world, it doesn't just break your heart-it rewires your entire body.
Embodied Betrayal Healing: What to Do When Your Body Won't Forget is a trauma-informed guide to healing the physical effects of betrayal. Written by licensed physical therapist and betrayal survivor Ann Michelle, PT, CLT, this groundbreaking book bridges clinical insight with lived experience to validate what so many feel but can't explain: betrayal lives in the body.
From disrupted sleep and chronic tension to gut issues, hormonal imbalance, and nervous system shutdown, this book reveals how trauma from betrayal can manifest physically-and why it so often gets dismissed by others. It gives voice to those who have been silenced, minimized, or pressured to "move on," offering language for what the body has been trying to say all along.
While not every betrayal is legally defined as abuse, the physical and emotional impact often mirrors it. This book is categorized accordingly to reflect that reality-and to honor those whose pain has too often gone unseen.
With compassion, science, and practical tools, Ann guides readers through the body's survival responses and offers concrete strategies for moving from crisis to recovery.
Inside you'll find:
Clear explanations of how betrayal affects the nervous system
Validation for the physical symptoms you're experiencing
Simple tools for grounding, regulation, and body-based healing
A survivor-centered approach that does not ask you to fix what someone else broke
Support for reclaiming safety, identity, and embodied strength
Whether you're newly betrayed, struggling with long-term symptoms, or supporting someone in crisis, Embodied Betrayal Healing is a steady companion and an essential resource for recovery that begins in the body.
