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Making Sense of Betrayal Trauma: A Guide to Common Terms
Making Sense of Betrayal Trauma: A Guide to Common Terms Discovering that your partner has been unfaithful is a deeply disorienting...

Alaina Smith
Aug 123 min read


Overcoming Anxiety
Sarah McDaniels provides a short blog on tracking anxiety as an effective tool for anxiety management.

Sarah McDaniels LLMSW
Jul 111 min read


Moving For Your Mental Health
We are in unprecedented times. It can be so easy to look at the news and feel a sense of heaviness. With costs on the rise and spirits...

Emily Chivis
Mar 284 min read


Creating a Safe Space for Healing and Learning
Did you know that when trauma is active in the brain, it becomes incredibly difficult to engage with reasoning, logic, and emotional...

Alaina Smith
Feb 72 min read


Mental Health Tips: Simple and free ways to improve mental health and wellbeing.
You can have control over your own mental health and well-being, and do not even have to buy any crazy products or exercise programs!

Emily Chivis
Jan 244 min read


Core Value of Restoration
Authenticity, Grace, & Compassion I began this series with our core value of authenticity outlining the importance of showing up as your...

Emily Chivis
Dec 13, 20242 min read


Let's Heal With Compassion
Learn how we express our core value of compassion to others, and ourselves.

Emily Chivis
Nov 22, 20243 min read


Handling life with grace
Learn more about our core values at Mariposa and how we embody them.

Emily Chivis
Nov 8, 20242 min read


Fearlessly Authentic
Learn more about our core values at Mariposa and how we embody them.

Emily Chivis
Oct 25, 20242 min read


Where Do I Start? How Does Trauma Heal?
This blog explores four basic elements of self care to help heal from trauma.

Alaina Smith
Sep 6, 20244 min read


Building Perspective In The Journey- Relationship Recovery
It's hard to see growth during relationship recovery after addiction and betrayal trauma, learn quick tips to help build perspective.

Alaina Smith
Aug 2, 20243 min read


How to Navigate Triggers on National Sibling's Day
Because of widespread use of social media, there has been an increase in awareness of the more unconventional holidays. April 10th is...

Emily Chivis
Apr 10, 20243 min read


Should I keep betrayal trauma a secret?
After discovery or disclosure, its hard to know who to tell and when to tell about the betrayal. Do you keep the secret?

Alaina Smith
Mar 29, 20244 min read


Tips to Boost Spring Productivity
Spring is often associated with new life. The cold grey winter skies turn into sunshine as spring emerges. While it is common to slow...

Emily Chivis
Mar 22, 20243 min read


Trauma and the Christian Church
Beginning steps to understand and manage trauma in the church, learn how trauma is passed down and how to help our children.

Alaina Smith
Mar 15, 20243 min read


What is trauma?
Discover what trauma is, some common symptoms, and hope for healing.

Alaina Smith
Feb 23, 20243 min read


Ask Alaina: Do I Bring Up Discomfort Years Later?
Alaina answers a question about if it is too late to bring up an issue in marriage.

Alaina Smith
Jul 27, 20231 min read


Am I Burnt Out?
Feeling stretched thin and unable to keep up? Is it burn out or is this something more? Read on to learn about compassion fatigue.

Alaina Smith
Apr 15, 20233 min read


“Why don’t you pray about it?”
Is prayer enough of a support to offer a friend when they are struggling? Learn how to help when someone reaches out to you.

Alaina Smith
Mar 29, 20233 min read
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