Hi, I’m Sarah — and this is Hope After Hurt.
I’m a 30-something woman, wife, and mum who never imagined I’d be writing these words.
Seven months ago, I discovered my husband — my partner of 13 years — had been unfaithful. It was the kind of moment that splits your life in two: before and after. I was devastated. I always believed that if something like this ever happened, I would walk away. But when it actually did, my decision wasn’t so clear-cut.
I chose to stay.
Not out of weakness, but out of strength — for my son, for myself, and for the life I still believed we could rebuild. Staying didn’t mean forgetting, and it definitely didn’t mean excusing. It meant choosing to face the pain head-on, to ask the hard questions, to do the inner work — not just to repair a marriage, but to reclaim me.
Because the truth is, betrayal doesn’t just break your heart — it shatters your identity. Who am I now? What do I believe? What do I deserve? These are the questions I’ve been living.
Hope After Hurt was born from a place of wanting to find purpose in the pain. I wanted a space where I could write honestly about healing after infidelity — the good, the brutal, the confusing. A place for women like me, who never thought they’d be here either.
This is not a highlight reel. This is the in-between. The picking-up-the-pieces. The rediscovering of self-worth. The rebuilding of trust. The moments where you wonder if you’re strong enough — and the ones where you realise you already are.
If you’re walking through betrayal, confusion, or heartbreak — I hope this space helps you feel seen. I don’t have all the answers, but I do believe in healing, in honest conversations, and in the power of women supporting women.
Thanks for being here. You are not alone.
Let’s rise together,
Sarah xx
