From Betrayal To Breakthrough
by Dr. Debi Silber
The betrayal of a family member, partner, friend, etc. can create physical, mental and emotional challenges. If left unhealed, it impacts us personally and professionally. The From Betrayal to Breakthrough podcast shares insights from the best therapists, coaches, healers, thought leaders and everyday people, combined with the findings of a recent Ph.D. study on betrayal to help you move forward and heal...once and for all.
Episodes
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500: The Series Finale of From Betrayal to Breakthrough (And What's Next For Me)
This is it — Episode 500, the final episode of From Betrayal to Breakthrough. After years of guests, research, and thousands of people moved through the Five Stages of Betrayal Recovery™, Dr. Debi Silber shares what's next: closing The PBT Institute chapter and stepping into Living the Stage 5...
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499: A Celebration with Our Certified PBT Coaches & Practitioners
Episode 499 is one of the most personal episodes in the show's history. As From Betrayal to Breakthrough approaches its milestone and final 500th episode, Dr. Debi Silber gathers a few of her certified PBT coaches and practitioners — the people who took The Five Stages of Betrayal Recovery™ and...
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498: 3 Episodes Left. Here's Everything You've Told Me
With only three episodes left before From Betrayal to Breakthrough comes to a close, Dr. Debi Silber does something she's never done before: she reads your words back to you. Over the years, listeners have sent messages, left reviews, and shared what this show meant to them during some of the...
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497: The Best of 500 — A Listener's Guide
With the show wrapping at Episode 500, Dr. Debi went back through nearly 500 episodes and pulled together the conversations that mattered most — organized into six categories so listeners can binge exactly what speaks to them. Consider this episode a curated guide back into the archive: whether...
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496: You Don't Have to Be 10 Steps Ahead
We've arrived at the beginning of the end — in the best possible way. This episode kicks off the final five-episode arc of From Betrayal to Breakthrough, and Dr. Debi is taking us back to where it all started. In this deeply personal solo episode, Dr. Debi shares the real story behind why she...
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495: We're Never Broken
What if you were never broken to begin with, just disconnected from who you already are? In this episode, Dr. Debi sits down with Michele Alexandria, intuitive coach and personal development guide, for a conversation built around a single reframe: we're never broken, we just forgot who we are....
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494: Every Culprit Has a Victim Inside: Nathan Crane on Addiction, the Nervous System, and Coming Back to Love
In this episode, Dr. Debi sits down with Nathan Crane, health researcher, healer, and founder of The Awakened Process, for a conversation on addiction, the nervous system, and what it actually takes to come back to love after betrayal. Nathan shares his own story, homelessness, addiction, and...
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493: Who Am I Now? Dr. Karen Kramer on Outgrowing Who You Were, Limiting Beliefs, and the Courage to Not Know What's Next
In this episode, Dr. Debi sits down with Dr. Karen Kramer, executive coach, hypnotherapist, and intuitive strategist with nearly 35 years in leadership development, for a conversation about what happens when something we've built, a relationship, a career, a version of ourselves, simply stops...
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492: Nobody Betrays You? Dr. John Demartini on Values, Priorities, and Why Betrayal Starts With You
In this episode, Dr. Debi sits down with Dr. John Demartini, human behavior expert, educator, and author of 40 books, for a conversation that challenges one of the most common assumptions after betrayal: that someone else did this to you. Dr. Demartini opens with a reframe that ruffles feathers…
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491: You Betrayed Yourself First? Dov Baron on Identity, Belonging, and the Courage to Question Everything
In this episode, Dr. Debi sits down with Dov Baron, five time Top 30 Global Leadership Guru, two time Inc. Magazine top leadership speaker, and the preeminent expert on creating cultures of belonging, for a wide ranging conversation on identity, survival, belonging, and the courage it takes to...
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490: Stuck or Stopped? Lee Harris on Betrayal, Surrender, and Finding Your Way Back
In this episode, Dr. Debi sits down with Lee Harris, spiritual leader, author, channeler, and musician, for a wide ranging conversation on betrayal, surrender, forgiveness, and what it actually takes to find your way back to yourself. Lee opens up about his own experience of betrayal by someone…
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489: From Disruption to Joy: Stacie Shifflett on Reinvention After Divorce
In this episode, Dr. Debi sits down with Stacie Shifflett, founder of Modern Consciousness, to explore what it takes to move from anger and betrayal into clarity, intention, and joy. After her 28 year marriage imploded, Stacie refused to simply drift like a leaf bumping along the current. Instead...
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488: The Other Side of Perfect: Reclaiming Your Life After Betrayal
What happens when the life that looked perfect from the outside was hiding a secret that would eventually send your husband to prison for 45 years? In this episode, Dr. Debi sits down with Venus Morris Griffin, author and real estate professional, to explore what it takes to survive generational...
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487: The Truth About Forgiveness: What It Is, What It Isn't, and Why It Is the Most Powerful Thing You Can Do for Yourself
Forgiveness is one of the most charged words in the English language. For many people who have been through betrayal, just hearing it brings up anger, resistance, or the feeling that forgiving means letting someone off the hook. In this solo episode, Dr. Debi Silber clears the air on what...
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486: Why Your Health Is the Missing Piece in Betrayal Recovery (And What to Do About It)
When we talk about healing from betrayal, we almost always focus on the emotional and psychological side. But what about the body? In this solo episode, Dr. Debi Silber gets personal about her own health journey, including a series of illnesses that became a wake-up call, and shares why physical...
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485: The Gift of Grief: How Cumulative Loss Can Lead to Your Greatest Transformation
What if grief was not something to get over, but a bridge that leads you to your greatest transformation? In this powerful episode of From Betrayal to Breakthrough, Dr. Debi Silber sits down with Rosalind Price, known as The Grief Gangstress, for an honest, deeply human conversation about...
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484: How to Rewrite Your Story and Stop Suffering
What if the stories you've been telling yourself about your betrayal — about who you are, what you're capable of, and whether you can heal — aren't facts at all? What if they're just beliefs? And what if beliefs can change? In this powerful episode, Dr. Debi sits down with Nir Eyal, bestselling...
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483: How to Communicate Clearly After Betrayal
When trust is shattered, so is your ability to think clearly, speak confidently, and feel safe expressing yourself. In this powerful episode, Dr. Debi Silber sits down with Stanford University lecturer, communication expert, and bestselling author Matt Abrahams to explore how to reclaim your…
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482: Reclaiming Your Intuition After Betrayal
What if the intuition you silenced to survive your betrayal is the very thing that can guide you out of it? In this episode, Dr. Debi sits down with Dallisa Hocking — fifth-generation psychic medium and energy architect — to explore what happens to our intuitive sense when trust is shattered....
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481: The 4 Voices in Your Head — and Why 3 of Them Are Keeping You Stuck After Betrayal
What does NASA, the military, and healing from betrayal have in common? More than you might think. In this powerful episode, Dr. Debi Silber sits down with mindset strategist and engineer John Mollura — whose career took him from high-stakes aerospace missions to coaching high performers — to…
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480: What Remarkable People Know About Trust, Privacy, and Living with Integrity
Guest: Guy Kawasaki — Chief Evangelist, Canva · Author · Host of Remarkable People What happens when one of Silicon Valley's most trusted voices—the man who helped launch the Macintosh and now serves as Chief Evangelist for Canva—sits down to talk about betrayal, broken trust, and what it takes…
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479: What 73,500 People Revealed About Betrayal, Recovery, and Why Most Approaches Don't Work
Today is the day. The State of Betrayal Report — the most comprehensive research publication on betrayal recovery ever produced — is live. And I wanted the people who have been on this journey with me to hear about it here first, not through a social post or an email. In this solo episode, Dr.…
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478: Feeling Better About Feeling Bad: A Philosopher's Case for Dark Moods
Guest: Mariana Alessandri, PhD — existentialist philosopher, author, and self-described "defender of dark moods" If you've ever been told to "choose happy," "stay positive," or "look on the bright side" while your world was falling apart — this episode is for you. Dr. Debi Silber sits down with...
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477: Betrayal, Karma & the 5D Shift: How to Stop Repeating Painful Patterns and Finally Heal
Guest: Liane Marie Lambert — intuitive guide, energy alchemist, and transformation coach helping people move from karmic cycles into conscious, high-vibration living. What if everything you've been through wasn't happening to you — but for you? In this episode, Dr. Debi sits down with Liane Marie...
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476: From the Olympic Track to Betrayal Recovery
What do the Olympic Games and betrayal recovery have in common? More than you'd think. In this powerful episode, Dr. Debi sits down with former Olympian and transformational speaker Cherita O'Dell — who represented Barbados in the long jump at the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Games — for a…
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475: Why You're Not Falling Behind — The Truth About Betrayal Recovery
If you've been feeling like you're losing hope, hitting setbacks, or struggling to set boundaries — this episode is for you. Dr. Debi Silber is pulling straight from her recent coaching sessions to shine a spotlight on three of the most common themes she's seeing right now. And here's the thing:...
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474: It's Never Too Late to Reinvent Yourself
Guest: Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum, Founder & CEO of the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy (FMCA) From Betrayal to Breakthrough with Dr. Debi Silber Episode Overview What does it take to reinvent yourself — not once, but multiple times? In this warm and inspiring conversation, Dr. Debi Silber…
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473: 3 Things Betrayal Destroys That Show Up Everywhere
After recovering from pneumonia, Dr. Debi returned to her microphone with a packed day — five podcast interviews across five completely different audiences. What she discovered was striking: no matter the industry, background, or life stage, three core wounds from betrayal kept surfacing in every...
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472: Behind the Scenes with Dr. Debi — A Surprise Interview with My Daughter Camryn
What happens when you hand the microphone to your daughter and tell her to ask whatever she wants — no prep, no filters? That's exactly what this episode is. My daughter Camryn sat down with me for a conversation I didn't see coming, asking questions designed to draw out the side of Dr. Debi that...
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471: How to Be a Friend in an Unfriendly World
What does it actually take to be a good friend — to others and to yourself? In this rich conversation, Dr. Debi sits down with award-winning filmmaker, Columbia University faculty member, and author Barnet Bain to explore the surprising truth about why so many of us struggle in friendships: we...
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470: The Wall That Protected You Is Now Your Prison
TRIGGER WARNING: CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE In this powerful and important episode, Dr. Debi sits down with Chris Yadon, Executive Director of Saprea, a nonprofit dedicated to the prevention of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and healing for survivors. Chris shares his own journey — growing up amid...
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469: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
In this reflective solo episode, Dr. Debi Silber shares an unexpected gift that came from a two-week battle with pneumonia — the forced stillness to ask herself one of life's most enduring questions: What do you want to be when you grow up? With her daughter's wedding just days away, Dr. Debi…
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468: From Stuckness to Self-Love: A Journey Through the Stages
In this deeply personal episode, Dr. Debi Silber is joined by her daughter Camryn for a candid, behind-the-scenes conversation about what it really looks like to get stuck in Stage Three — not because of a betrayal by someone else, but through our own patterns, thoughts, and avoidance. Camryn's...
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467: Healing Betrayal Through the Subconscious Mind
From Betrayal to Breakthrough with Dr. Debi Silber | Guest: Peter McLaughlin About Peter McLaughlin Peter McLaughlin is a certified hypnotherapist and founder of Blue Sky Hypnosis. After being diagnosed simultaneously with Lyme disease and leukemia 23 years ago — and given just 10 years to live —...
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466: Turning 60: What Six Decades Taught Me About Betrayal, Life & Becoming
This is a milestone episode — Dr. Debi is celebrating her 60th birthday, and she's marking the occasion by sharing six of her greatest life lessons, one for each decade. Whether you're in the thick of healing from betrayal or simply looking for some wisdom to carry you forward, these lessons are...
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465: From Tragedy to Transformation — Jarrod Barakett's Story of Resilience, Healing & the Power of Frequency
What happens when life keeps knocking you down — job loss, divorce, the death of a child, a failing business, a spinal crisis — and you keep getting back up anyway? In this powerful episode, Dr. Debi sits down with Jarrod Barakett , President of Light Systems, to explore one of the most…
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464: Why Betrayal Is a Different Type of Trauma (And Why It Needs a Different Way to Heal)
Dr. Debi Silber breaks down exactly why betrayal hits differently than other types of trauma — and why understanding that difference is the key to actually healing from it. Drawing on her PhD research and work with over 100,000 people, Dr. Debi explains the three discoveries that changed...
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463: Brain Fitness and Post-Betrayal Recovery
Dr. Debi Silber sits down with brain fitness expert Dr. Patrick Porter to explore how betrayal hijacks the nervous system and what we can do to rewire our brains for healing and optimal performance. Key Topics Discussed The Brain-Betrayal Connection How betrayal dysregulates the nervous system…
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462: Why Time Doesn't Heal Betrayal (And What Does)
The Myth of Time Healing: Contrary to popular belief, time alone does not heal betrayal wounds. Assessment responses reveal people still struggling 15, 35, even 40+ years after their betrayal, with statements like "feels like it happened yesterday" and "I'll never trust again." The Critical...
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461: Why You're Still Stuck After Betrayal (And What Actually Needs to Happen)
If you've done the therapy, read the books, and tried everything to move on from betrayal—but you're STILL not okay—this episode explains why. Dr. Debi reveals what Post Betrayal Syndrome® (PBS®) is, why conventional support often falls short, and what betrayal-informed care actually looks like....
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460: Why Your Coaching Tools Aren't Working (And It's Not Your Fault)
Do you have clients you just can't seem to reach—even though your tools work brilliantly with others? This episode reveals why traditional coaching methods often fall short with certain clients and what's really happening beneath the surface. The Clients You Can't Reach The Cycler Makes progress...
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459: Why Traditional Healing Methods Fall Short for Betrayal Recovery
Episode Overview If you've been struggling with betrayal for a long time despite trying multiple healing approaches, this episode reveals why well-meaning practitioners and proven methodologies often miss the mark when it comes to betrayal-specific recovery. Key Topics Covered Why Life Coaching...
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458: How to Have Hard Conversations
Colette Jane Fehr a marriage counselor, EMDR therapist, and author of "The Cost of Quiet." With over two decades of experience helping individuals and couples navigate relationship challenges, Colette specializes in teaching people how to communicate vulnerably and assertively in their most...
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457: Worthiness and Self-Compassion After Betrayal
In this episode, Dr. Debi explores two fundamental aspects of healing from betrayal that don't get enough attention: worthiness and self-compassion. She reveals how early conditioning shapes our sense of worth, how betrayal amplifies these wounds, and why the shattering experience of betrayal...
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456: Why Betrayal Is Different From Other Traumas
Dr. Debi breaks down the fundamental differences between betrayal and other types of trauma, explaining why traditional trauma recovery approaches often fall short for betrayal survivors. Key Insights The Three Core Discoveries from Dr. Debi's PhD Research: Betrayal is a different type of trauma...
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455: Why Your Best Coaching Strategies Fail When Betrayal Is at the Root
In this episode, Dr. Debi shares why unhealed betrayal is the hidden barrier preventing your clients from achieving breakthrough results—and how the PBT® (Post Betrayal Transformation®) Certification equips coaches, healers, and practitioners to create deeper, more predictable transformations.…
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454: From Ghosted to Empowered: How to Heal When Someone Disappears
Join host Dr. Debi as she sits down with Gretta Perlmutter, a certified PBT® coach who specializes in helping people heal from ghosting. Gretta shares her personal journey from being ghosted multiple times to becoming an expert in understanding this painful form of betrayal and helping others…
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453: From Betrayal's Breaking Point to Breakthrough: The Untold Story Behind The PBT® Certification Program
After 450 episodes, the podcast takes a new direction as host Dr. Debi shares the deeply personal story behind the Post Betrayal Transformation® (PBT®) Certification Program—the only research-based program for healing from betrayal using the Five Stages from Betrayal to Breakthrough. What You'll...
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452: Letting Go and Moving Into Your Next Best Chapter
Guest Dr. Rosenna Bakari - Psychologist, Entrepreneur, and Transformational Guide Episode Overview In this powerful conversation, Dr. Rosina BaKari shares her wisdom on letting go of what no longer serves us and stepping into our next best chapters. As a psychologist and entrepreneur, Dr. BaKari...
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451: Helping Clients Through Betrayal During the Holidays
The holiday season can be especially challenging for those who've experienced betrayal. This episode explores how coaches and practitioners can help clients navigate the pain that surfaces during this time and introduces the strategic framework of the five stages from betrayal to breakthrough.…
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About this show
The betrayal of a family member, partner, friend, etc. can create physical, mental and emotional challenges. If left unhealed, it impacts us personally and professionally. The From Betrayal to Breakthrough podcast shares insights from the best therapists, coaches, healers, thought leaders and everyday people, combined with the findings of a recent Ph.D. study on betrayal to help you move forward and heal...once and for all.
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Dr. Debi Silber
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