WHEN DATING HURTS

Has it ended? Not yet. Not in the mind of Marcus. We are re-releasing this episode because it is so strong showing the warning signs we mention so often on WHEN DATING HURTS. Jill began dating Marcus when she was 16. He was a few years older but seemed to be everything she wanted. Unfortunately, he brought plenty of trouble with him. Listen to Jill, who lives in Canada, as she takes us through fal...

Has it ended? Not yet. Not in the mind of Marcus. We are re-releasing this episode because it is so strong showing the warning signs we mention so often on WHEN DATING HURTS. Jill began dating Marcus when she was 16. He was a few years older but seemed to be everything she wanted. Unfortunately, he brought plenty of trouble with him. Listen to Jill, who lives in Canada, as she takes us through fal...

On our "End of 2025" episode, it's just me answering your questions. I hope this is the kind of information you would like to hear. The questions are ones I hear most often from listeners. I hope you have a healthy and happy holiday season. This time of year is stressful for a lot of us–especially when we have lost loved ones. I try my best to focus on what is here now. I appreciate this podcast i...

On our "End of 2025" episode, it's just me answering your questions. I hope this is the kind of information you would like to hear. The questions are ones I hear most often from listeners. I hope you have a healthy and happy holiday season. This time of year is stressful for a lot of us–especially when we have lost loved ones. I try my best to focus on what is here now. I appreciate this podcast i...

We are excited to have Anna Astwood return. Anna's first visit was in early 2025. Anna is a survivor of teen dating violence that occurred about 25 years ago. She has lived with this trauma every day since then. As a survivor of both sexual assault and teen dating violence from the ages of 12 to 18 years old, she knows the pain and the guilt of what relationship violence brings. She knows healing...

We are excited to have Anna Astwood return. Anna's first visit was in early 2025. Anna is a survivor of teen dating violence that occurred about 25 years ago. She has lived with this trauma every day since then. As a survivor of both sexual assault and teen dating violence from the ages of 12 to 18 years old, she knows the pain and the guilt of what relationship violence brings. She knows healing...

This is a very short episode. I explain why I am removing three episodes that ran recently. There were with Michael Clark and his wife, Lynn Clark. When I ran these interviews, it was with the best intentions and expectations. It is clear I was incorrect in what our listeners would accept. My loyalty and respect has to be with my listeners – first and foremost. Many are survivors and some are work...

This is a very short episode. I explain why I am removing three episodes that ran recently. There were with Michael Clark and his wife, Lynn Clark. When I ran these interviews, it was with the best intentions and expectations. It is clear I was incorrect in what our listeners would accept. My loyalty and respect has to be with my listeners – first and foremost. Many are survivors and some are work...

"Sara" is a domestic violence survivor. She is also my cousin. Sara appeared to be in a perfect marriage. A nice home and three healthy boys. But her ex-husband eventually devolved into a serial abuser. She did all she could to coerce him into getting help, but nothing seemed to work. When living with this man became dangerous, she needed to break free.  Listen to a narrative of patience and coura...

"Sara" is a domestic violence survivor. She is also my cousin. Sara appeared to be in a perfect marriage. A nice home and three healthy boys. But her ex-husband eventually devolved into a serial abuser. She did all she could to coerce him into getting help, but nothing seemed to work. When living with this man became dangerous, she needed to break free.  Listen to a narrative of patience and coura...

This story comes with trigger warning about domestic violence with an emphasis on physical violence. This is a return interview with Stephanie. We are so happy to have her back with us after several years. For Stephanie, from the moment she was adopted, there were scant times life showed her an easy path. And yet, she has continually remained ultra-positive. It is clear the one person Stephanie be...

This story comes with trigger warning about domestic violence with an emphasis on physical violence. This is a return interview with Stephanie. We are so happy to have her back with us after several years. For Stephanie, from the moment she was adopted, there were scant times life showed her an easy path. And yet, she has continually remained ultra-positive. It is clear the one person Stephanie be...

This is part two of a two-part interview with Anne Wintemute. Anne Wintemute is the Co-founder and CEO of "Aimee Says". Anne is passionate about transforming the conversation around intimate partner violence and for holding domestic violence perpetrators accountable. I am fascinated about her organization. Their website, ⁠⁠ aimeesays.com ⁠⁠ , is a sanctuary of support and empowerment for people im...

This is part two of a two-part interview with Anne Wintemute. Anne Wintemute is the Co-founder and CEO of "Aimee Says". Anne is passionate about transforming the conversation around intimate partner violence and for holding domestic violence perpetrators accountable. I am fascinated about her organization. Their website, ⁠⁠aimeesays.com⁠⁠, is a sanctuary of support and empowerment for people impac...

This is part one of a two-part interview with Anne Wintemute. Anne Wintemute is the Co-founder and CEO of "Aimee Says". Anne is passionate about transforming the conversation around intimate partner violence and for holding domestic violence perpetrators accountable. I am fascinated about her organization. Their website, ⁠ aimeesays.com ⁠ , is a sanctuary of support and empowerment for people impa...

This is part one of a two-part interview with Anne Wintemute. Anne Wintemute is the Co-founder and CEO of "Aimee Says". Anne is passionate about transforming the conversation around intimate partner violence and for holding domestic violence perpetrators accountable. I am fascinated about her organization. Their website, ⁠aimeesays.com⁠, is a sanctuary of support and empowerment for people impacte...

This is a story about severe stalking. This is part two of two parts. Whether it fits under the heading of domestic violence isleft to discussion. But I wanted you to hear it so you know how bad stalking can become. Hazel never had it easy. Her parents were little to no help for her and her brother. They needed to figure everything out for themselves. It was a home at full disfunction. Hazel had a...

This is a story about severe stalking. This is part two of two parts. Whether it fits under the heading of domestic violence isleft to discussion. But I wanted you to hear it so you know how bad stalking can become. Hazel never had it easy. Her parents were little to no help for her and her brother. They needed to figure everything out for themselves. It was a home at full disfunction. Hazel had a...

This is a story about severe stalking. This is part one of two parts. Whether it fits under the heading of domestic violence isleft to discussion. But I wanted you to hear it so you know how bad stalking can become. Hazel never had it easy. Her parents were little to no help for her and her brother. They needed to figure everything out for themselves. It was a home at full disfunction. Hazel had a...

This is a story about severe stalking. This is part one of two parts. Whether it fits under the heading of domestic violence isleft to discussion. But I wanted you to hear it so you know how bad stalking can become. Hazel never had it easy. Her parents were little to no help for her and her brother. They needed to figure everything out for themselves. It was a home at full disfunction. Hazel had a...

It was bad. And had Kailey Campbell not been there, it would have been much worse. Kailey's sister, Kadie, appeared to have everything going for her. The children. The marriage. The career. The house. Everything was just so picture perfect. But she and her husband disguised what was actually going on. Kailey had an inkling that something didn't feel right in her sister's life. Then one night, it w...

It was bad. And had Kailey Campbell not been there, it would have been much worse. Kailey's sister, Kadie, appeared to have everything going for her. The children. The marriage. The career. The house. Everything was just so picture perfect. But she and her husband disguised what was actually going on. Kailey had an inkling that something didn't feel right in her sister's life. Then one night, it w...

The mission of this podcast is to allow survivors of dating abuse and domestic violence to speak their truth about what they experienced. We do this with very little editorial censorship. This survivor story comes with warnings about severe physical violence. The depictions are disturbing and can be triggering to some listeners. In part two, of this two-part story with Lily and Sam. At this point...

The mission of this podcast is to allow survivors of dating abuse and domestic violence to speak their truth about what they experienced. We do this with very little editorial censorship. This survivor story comes with warnings about severe physical violence. The depictions are disturbing and can be triggering to some listeners. In part two, of this two-part story with Lily and Sam. At this point...

The mission of this podcast is to allow survivors of dating abuse and domestic violence to speak their truth about what they experienced. We do this with very little editorial censorship. This survivor story comes with warnings about severe physical violence. The depictions are disturbing and can be triggering to some listeners. In part one, of a two-part story with Lily and Sam, you will hear abo...