Overcoming PTSD with Brad Schipke
Overcoming PTSD with Brad Schipke
Overcoming PTSD
#125 Abandonment and Betrayal: Framework For Healing
57 minutes Posted Mar 19, 2026 at 11:30 am.
Introduction and Welcome
Recap of Yesterday's Session
Framework for Abandonment and Betrayal
Step 1: Turn Your Focus Inward
Step 2: Take Time and Space
Step 3: Enforce New Boundaries
Step 4: Process the Pain
Focusing on Positivity
Steps to Gratitude and Belief
Importance of Incremental Steps
Turning Focus Inward
Taking Time and Space for Yourself
Avoiding Rash Decisions
Setting and Adjusting Boundaries
Enforcing Boundaries
The Power of Honesty
Creating a New Reality
Conclusion and Announcements
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In this Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching session, Brad and Kayleen walk through a powerful 4-step framework for healing abandonment and betrayal — and explain why most people try to process pain too early and accidentally stay stuck.
They show how the mind naturally obsesses over the other person after betrayal, replaying questions, scenarios, and imagined futures. Instead of fighting obsession, they teach you how to redirect it toward gratitude, hope, and belief in your own capability. This shift builds the psychological foundation needed for real trauma processing to work.
The episode breaks down why turning focus inward, creating space, enforcing boundaries, and only then processing pain creates momentum instead of burnout. Through practical examples and exercises, they demonstrate how to transform destructive thought loops into constructive ones that support recovery.
💡 What You’ll Learn
The 4-step framework for healing abandonment and betrayal
Why obsessing is natural — and how to redirect it productively
How external focus keeps you trapped in pain
The difference between negative and positive obsession
How to build hope without forcing fake positivity
Why mindset must come before trauma processing
How gratitude works even in painful situations
How imagined futures shape emotional reality
Why boundaries are essential before healing work
How to stop spinning your wheels in recovery
🧠 Key Takeaway
You don’t stop obsessing after betrayal — you retrain obsession to work for you instead of against you.
🔗 Next Steps
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Topics Covered:
PTSD recovery • abandonment trauma • betrayal healing • emotional regulation • trauma processing • mindset training • obsession loops • gratitude practice • boundaries after betrayal • relationship trauma • nervous system healing • recovery routines • internal focus • trauma framework • self-trust • emotional resilience • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching