When you’ve been betrayed by someone you love or care about, learning to trust them again—if you’d even want to—takes time and effort from both parties. While safeguarding yourself and your emotions might seem like the right decision after you’ve been hurt, not being able to trust can stir up hurt in other important relationships in your life and future ones, too.

Moving forward can understandably feel difficult. In this article, I present some ways you can learn to heal and trust people again.