The Healing Heart is a forum intended to provide a safe place for responsible sharing and support. Posting is only permissible by those dealing with and recovering from affair(s).
The forum is organized into four message boards, The Healing Heart, Deeper Healing, The Open Board, and Single Healing. The first two boards are only for those recovering from a partner's affair. Posts that refer to your own affair should be put only on the Open Board. Single Healing is intended for either party to discuss issues related to divorce.
The Healing Heart message board is intended for those dealing with the initial reaction to the discovery of a partner's affair, usually during the period of at least the first year.
The Deeper Healing message board is for those who are are beyond the initial trauma and are now dealing with legacy issues, after the first year and sometimes later in recovery. It is designed to be a safe place that is free from constant reminders of the initial trauma.
The purpose of the Open Board message board is to encourage people in affairs to end them and to support their recovery. It is also intended to provide a safe place where all parties in affairs can communicate and learn, although spouses should not use it as a communication medium. Because wayward spouses are present on this board, those who are recovering from their partner's affair should insure they are prepared for difficult topics and discussions.
The Single Healing message board is for support of those who are divorced, separated, or contemplating divorce. Because wayward spouses are present on this board also, those who are recovering from their partner's affair should insure they are prepared for difficult topics and discussions.
Betrayed Chat is a safe place for betrayed spouses only. Only betrayed spouses may enter the Betrayed Chat area. Open Chat is an area where all parties can come together for general support and discussion. Chat areas may not be used to post any content that would not be permitted on the forum message boards. The posting of chat discussions on message boards or through email is generally prohibited.
We do not permit posts that are designed to solicit business or interviews from forum members.
Please avoid giving direct advice unless it is specifically requested. We encourage posts that focus on your personal experiences as related to affair recovery, including when discussing your spiritual and religious experiences. Posts that are intended to change the religious beliefs of other members should be avoided.
Using degrading names to describe wayward spouses and affair partners is not permitted on the Open Board, and is permitted on betrayed only boards provided that the name is directed only at the wayward spouse or affair partner in your relationship. In addition, degrading names are not allowed to be directed at any member at anytime.
Failure to observe forum rules and/or the Network54 Terms Of Use may result in loss of your membership in the forum. If a member has posted in violation of forum policies, the moderators will decide if the post will be edited, if the post will be deleted, or if a thread should be locked. In some cases the member making an offending post will be contacted by email. At other times, a notice will be placed on the board, either in place of a deleted post, at the end of a locked thread, or in the content of an edited message. Any protest of the moderator decision should be done by email to healingmoderators@hotmail.com. Failure to comply with the decisions of moderators may result in loss of membership in the forum.
Please do not respond to offensive, inappropriate, or attacking posts. Notify a moderator either by sending email to healingmoderators@hotmail.com, or create a topic with the title "Moderator Alert" on the forum.
Resources such as books, articles, web support sites, and personal recovery experiences welcome.
Points to remember
Before posting you will need to sign up for a Network54 login account, then apply for membership in our forum. Membership is needed to allow us to insure the safety of the forum.
Offensive or irresponsible posts will be removed as well as any posts that do not conform to forum policy.
Please choose a 'regular' name that we can know you by. You may use something other than your real name.
