num_pages: 224
description: One of the world's top experts on betrayal looks at why we often can't see it right in front of our faces If the cover-up is worse than the crime blindness to betrayal can be worse than the betrayal itself. Whether the betrayer is an unfaithful spouse an abusive authority figure an unfair boss or a corrupt institution we often refuse to see the truth order to protect ourselves. This book explores the fascinating phenomenon of how and why we ignore or deny betrayal and what we can gain by transforming betrayal blindness into insight. In a remarkable collaboration of science and clinical perspectives Jennifer Freyd one of the world's top experts on betrayal and child abuse teams up with Pamela Birrell a psychotherapist and educator with 25 years of experience.
language: English
title: Blind to Betrayal
publisher: Wiley