INTIMATE PARTNER BETRAYAL ALLIANCE
A curated ecosystem where betrayed partners are…
Believed.
Heard.
Honored.
Intimate Partner Betrayal
August 4
Intimate Partner Betrayal Awareness Day
A breach of trust in a committed relationship that destroys the safety of the relationship. It is a form of relational abuse in which one partner repeatedly violates the trust, emotional safety, or the spoken/unspoken agreements of a committed relationship through deception, secrecy, or disloyalty.
This is not a moment, it’s a movement. - Hamilton
Real Impact. Real Harm.
It’s not “just cheating.”
Intimate partner betrayal causes significant harm to the betrayed partner and the relationship.
OUR ECOSYSTEM
The IP Betrayal Alliance is more than an organization; it is a living ecosystem built around one purpose: changing the narrative around intimate partner betrayal. We want to remove the shame and secrecy around betrayal by creating a space for compassion and care.
THE ORGANIZATION
The Alliance
The Intimate Partner Betrayal Alliance (IPBA) is a for-profit social impact LLC that provides awareness, advocacy, and agency restoration for betrayed partners.
Betrayed partners deserve a safe space to receive support, share their stories, and reduce the isolation that so often accompanies betrayal.
THE COMMUNITY
Embers of Light
A community for women betrayed in intimate partner relationships. Embers have deep spiritual significance, representing the spark that remains when everything else seems lost. After betrayal, loss, and grief, embers symbolize the possibility of reigniting, rebuilding, and starting again. The community exists to transform the hidden pain of betrayal into a collective force for justice, dignity, and change by igniting embers of light in every survivor’s story to fan the embers into a flame.
THE DAY
Intimate Partner Betrayal Awareness Day | August 4
Intimate Partner Betrayal Awareness Day is observed every year on August 4 to raise visibility for the hidden trauma of betrayal in intimate relationships. Created by survivors, for ALL survivors, this day sheds light on the emotional, psychological, and relational wounds caused by all forms of infidelity, deception, and secrecy in committed relationships.
Too often, betrayed partners suffer in silence. Our mission is to change that.
THE BOOK
An Ember of Light
An Ember of Light is a call, a sacred invitation in the form of a whisper, designed to awaken your senses. This book is a reminder that the embers of light within each of us can be buried for years and still carry light. Our light is never extinguished, only waiting to be uncovered. This story is a declaration of hope to those who may find themselves in the dark, that one breath is enough to ignite the embers into a flame.
“The first principle of justice is to listen to the victim’s story.”
Judith Herman | Truth and Repair
IPBA, LLC | EMBERS OF LIGHT |
