FAITH-BASED BETRAYAL TRAUMA RECOVERY FOR WOMEN
Restore: Healing After Betrayal
3-Day Women’s Intensive Workshop | In-Person
When sexual betrayal has left you wounded, you may feel stuck struggling to love yourself and wondering if you’ll ever heal or trust again. Led by licensed counselors with years of experience in women’s betrayal trauma recovery, the Restore intensive will help you break free from the mental loops, reclaim your worth, and walk a path toward trusting and healing.
Upcoming Dates
November 13-15: Washington, DC
–Early Bird discount ends Oct 30th
THE INTENSIVE FOR BETRAYED WOMEN
What You’ll Learn
This intensive cuts through shame and isolation to address the real damage that betrayal inflicts on your mind, body, and spirit, covering the following topics:
- The sexual addiction cycle and why understanding it changes everything
- How trauma rewires your brain and why you can’t just “get over it”
- Tools for establishing healthy boundaries and rebuilding trust
- The difference between forgiveness and reconciliation
- Practical strategies for managing emotional overwhelm
- Creating a recovery plan centered on your healing
HEALING AFTER INFIDELITY FOR WOMEN
Who It’s For
The Restore intensive brings together women who understand that desperate desire to move forward but not knowing how. You should attend if you are:
- Drowning in shame that isn’t even yours to carry
- Tired of feeling crazy, insecure, or not good enough
- Questioning everything you thought you knew about yourself and your relationship
- Struggling with triggers that make normal life feel impossible
- Ready to stop making his recovery your responsibility
- Wanting to heal—even if the relationship cannot
RECLAIMING YOUR SELF-WORTH & IDENTITY
Why You Should Join
Without intervention, betrayal trauma erodes relationships, your ability to trust yourself, and your faith that God has a good plan for your life. This intensive provides what isolation cannot: clarity, tools, and the fierce support of women who refuse to let you settle for mere survival.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RETREAT
FAQs
Early registration is $650 per person (14+ days before). The regular rate is $900 per person (less than 14 days before).
- 3 meals – Friday dinner; Saturday lunch & dinner (breakfasts are on your own)
- 7 teaching sessions
- 6 small group process sessions (8½ hours) facilitated by a credentialed New Life Network Counselor (9 hours)
Hotel accommodations are not included, but a group rate has been negotiated with the host hotel. While you are not required to stay at the host hotel, to enhance the workshop experience and ensure all distractions are left behind, we highly encourage doing so.
No childcare is provided, and children are not permitted to attend any part of the intensive.
While not required, we strongly encourage it. Staying on-site eliminates distractions and allows for deeper focus on your healing work.
- Friday: 3:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to noon
Attendance for all sessions is required.
Led by licensed Christian counselors specializing in betrayal trauma, these sessions help you process what you’re learning and apply it to your specific situation. You’ll share with other women who understand and will receive personalized guidance.
New Life offers Sustained Healing, ongoing weekly coaching groups to help you continue your healing journey. These groups meet via video call or by phone.
If you cancel 14 days or more prior to the intensive, you will receive a refund of the amount you’ve paid minus an administration fee of $200 per person. If you cancel less than 14 days before the start of the intensive or simply do not show up for the intensive, no refund will be given.
About the Presenter
Laura Mangin-McDonald
Licensed Professional Counselor
Laura has over 35 years of experience helping people heal from early childhood trauma, betrayal, and sexual integrity issues in marriage. She is professionally equipped to walk people through the betrayal recovery process, but her personal experience of successfully recovering after a marriage betrayal carries the most weight. She is the co-founder of Christian Insight For Life, a non-profit teaching and discipleship ministry dedicated to reaching Christians and non-Christians across the globe. And she is the author of the books The Heart Handbook and How You Think Determines the Course of Your Life. Laura is passionately committed to helping women face the crushing reality of betrayal in their marriages and move through the recovery process of healing and hope for the future!
HOPE AFTER SEXUAL BETRAYAL: REAL STORIES
Restore Intensive Testimonials
True restoration is possible, and we can help you get there. Listen to the stories of women who have found hope and healing through our Restore intensive.
Audio Testimonials
Listen to this interview with Diane who attended the Restore – Healing after Betrayal workshop.
Listen to this interview with Donna who attended the Restore – Healing after Betrayal workshop.
Listen to this interview with Jean who attended the Restore – Healing after Betrayal workshop.
“This workshop helped me see that I am not the problem—that my husband’s choices are not my fault. I am not all the horrible things I think of myself.”
–Angelita
“God is so good to use your Restore intensive to help me surrender the things that have kept me in bondage for 47 years!”
–Kimberly
“I encourage all women who are going through this to attend this workshop. You won’t regret it!”
–Monica
“I came here broken, doubting my worth and myself. I am leaving with tools, empowered, looking at myself the way God sees me. I am glad it all came out so I could find healing from things that happened [to me] even as a child. This is one of the best things I have ever done for myself!”
–Sandra
CONTINUED SUPPORT AFTER RESTORE
Sustained Healing
For those who have completed the Restore intensive and are seeking continued support, New Life offers Sustained Healing—ongoing weekly coaching groups designed to help you maintain momentum and stay grounded in your recovery journey. These small groups meet by video or phone and are led by trained counselors who understand the ongoing complexities of healing from betrayal trauma. These sessions provide:
- Guided conversations, accountability, and shared experiences with other women on the same path
- Deeper healing through the reinforcement of biblical truths covered in the intensive
- Continued growth and strengthened resilience as you move forward in your God-given identity
FAITH-BASED TOOLS FOR LASTING HEALING
Explore Biblical Resources for
Lasting Change
Study
Discover biblical wisdom for breaking free from shame, establishing healthy boundaries, and finding your identity beyond betrayal.
Listen
Find encouragement and practical insight with New Life LIVE radio through episodes focused on betrayal trauma and healing.
Assess
Download Healing Betrayal: A Guide for Women Dealing with the Trauma of Sexual Betrayal to take the first steps toward reclaiming your strength.
Shop
Find books and other resources specifically designed for women who are healing from betrayal trauma and working to rebuild their lives.
HEALING FOR WOMEN AFTER INFIDELITY
The New Life Approach to Healing
At New Life, we understand that your healing journey requires more than positive thinking or trying harder. It demands professional guidance rooted in biblical truth, authentic connection with women who understand your pain, and the transformation that comes from seeing yourself through God’s eyes.
TRUTH
Guidance and wisdom based on God’s Word
Connection
Deep, redemptive relationships that bring healing
TRANSFORMATION
Redeemed lives with renewed perspectives
