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When Leaving Doesn’t Feel Like an Option After Infidelity
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When Leaving Doesn’t Feel Like an Option After Infidelity

Infidelity, Relationships

When Leaving Doesn’t Feel Like an Option After Infidelity

By Lloyd Whieldon|2026-10-03T07:40:45-06:00October 3rd, 2026|Infidelity, Relationships|

How restoring your own options can make staying feel like a choice again If you have found yourself wondering how to stop being so dependent on your partner after infidelity, the problem may be more complicated than simply becoming “more independent.” Betrayal can expose something that was easy not to think about while the relationship

The Importance of Self-Identity for Setting Relationship Boundaries
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The Importance of Self-Identity for Setting Relationship Boundaries

Trauma

The Importance of Self-Identity for Setting Relationship Boundaries

By Lloyd Whieldon|2026-06-24T13:38:40-06:00August 1st, 2019|Trauma|

A strong self-identity is essential when it comes to intimacy, asserting yourself and exercising good boundaries with your family, friends, and partner. It can also guard against feeling manipulated or resentful in personal relationships. But what is self-identity and where does it come from? Our self-Identity is formed during childhood and adolescence. Ideally, this was