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YouTube Roxanna Johnson helps spouses and partners heal from betrayal trauma by acknowledging their pain while rebuilding identity, faith, and hope. Her work shows that healing does not require minimizing what happened, but facing it truthfully and refusing to let another person’s choices define who you become.
Key Takeaways
- Healing from betrayal trauma does not require minimizing the pain, but rather begins by fully acknowledging it.
- Partners of individuals struggling with sexual addiction often feel overlooked while attention centers on the addict.
- Roxanna Johnson's book, Forgotten In The Battle with Sexual Addiction, offers a Christ-centered perspective on healing and renewal.
- Rebuilding a sense of self involves creating an identity that is not defined by another person's choices.
- True recovery honors the depth of the wound without allowing that pain to become your permanent identity.
Roxanna Johnson believes healing does not require us to minimize what happened. It begins by acknowledging the pain while rediscovering the identity, faith, and hope that betrayal can make difficult to see.
An author, speaker, and advocate, Roxanna dedicates her work to supporting spouses and partners of those struggling with sexual addiction. Her perspective is shaped by her own lived experience in recovery, a background in research, and years spent alongside others navigating betrayal trauma and the complex journey toward healing.
Through her book, Forgotten In The Battle with Sexual Addiction: The Journey of a Spouse, Roxanna gives a voice to those who can often feel overlooked while attention is focused on the person struggling with addiction. Her writing brings a Christ-centered perspective to the experience of betrayal, creating space to acknowledge the depth of the hurt while also exploring the possibility of renewal.
Roxanna's work extends beyond the page. As a recovery meeting group facilitator, she supports others through conversations rooted in compassion, honesty, and shared understanding. She has also spoken at the Utah Coalition Against Pornography Conference and appeared on programs including Unafraid Unashamed and the SA Lifeline Podcast.
At the heart of her work is a commitment to reminding spouses and partners that their experiences matter too. Healing, in Roxanna's view, is not about pretending the wounds were insignificant or rushing toward resolution. It is about facing what has happened truthfully while rebuilding a sense of self that is not defined by another person's choices.
Her message is simple: healing honors the pain without allowing it to become your identity. Through truth, faith, and hope, it is possible to rediscover who you are and move toward renewal.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Roxanna Johnson?
Roxanna Johnson is an author, speaker, and advocate who dedicates her work to supporting spouses and partners navigating betrayal trauma related to sexual addiction.
What is betrayal trauma in the context of sexual addiction?
Betrayal trauma is the deep emotional distress and shattered trust experienced by a partner when infidelity or sexual addiction occurs within a relationship.
How can partners begin healing from betrayal trauma?
Healing begins by truthfully acknowledging the pain, seeking supportive communities, and working to rebuild a personal identity, faith, and hope independent of the partner's actions.
Author, Speaker/Betrayal Trauma Meeting Facilitator/Mom and Grandma
Roxanna Johnson is an author, speaker, and advocate for the spouses and partners of those struggling with sexual addiction. Her work centers around helping women heal from betrayal trauma with faith, compassion and truth. Roxanna's message is shaped by her lived experienced in recovery, a background in research, and years supporting others in recovery communities.
Through her book, Forgotten In The Battle with Sexual Addiction: The Journey of a Spouse, Roxanna gives voice to those who often feel unseen and unsupported. Her writing offers a Christ-centered perspective on healing, honoring both the deep hurt and the possibility of renewal.
In addition to her writing, Roxanna serves as a group facilitator for recovery meetings. She has also been a guest speaker for the Utah Coalition Against Pornography Conference and has appeared on podcasts, including Unafraid Unashamed and the SA Lifeline Podcast.
Roxanna believes that healing is not about minimizing pain, but about rediscovering identity, faith, and hope, in the midst of it.