WHEN DATING HURTS

Trigger Warning / Content Disclaimer:
This episode contains explicit discussions of heavy drug use, narcissistic manipulation, physical violence, attempted murder, and life-threatening domestic violence. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

This is the real-life survivor story that shows dating abuse and domestic violence can happen to anyone — in Ontario, Canada, the U.S., Australia, South America, Europe, or right in your own city.

Ruth courageously reveals how a relationship that started with intense love-bombing quickly escalated into isolation, financial traps, physical violence, and an attempt on her life — and the lives of her two young sons.

Why this episode is so important:

Narcissistic abuse survivor story

Domestic violence warning signs

Why didn’t she just leave?

Dating "red flags" most people miss

Real story of narcissistic manipulation and control

Critical Warning Signs of Abusive Relationships You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Love bombing & rushing the relationship at the very beginning
• Financial traps that create permanent damage
• Systematic isolation from friends and family
• Escalating control that leads to physical violence and attempted murder

From the outside everyone asks the same questions:
“Why didn’t you just leave?”
“Why were you still seeing this person?”

Ruth answers both — honestly, painfully, and with zero sugar-coating. This isn’t theory. This is what actually happens when dating turns dangerous.

This powerful 3-part series is essential listening for anyone who dates, has daughters, has sons, or works with survivors of narcissistic abuse and domestic violence. Ruth’s story will help you spot the warning signs before it’s too late.

Raw. Real. Life-saving.

Thank you, Ruth, for trusting us with your story so others can finally understand the hidden dangers of modern dating and break the cycle of abuse.

🎙 Hosted by Bill Mitchell
📌 When Dating Hurts – Real survivor stories exposing narcissistic abuse, dating violence & domestic violence

NOTE:

If you are a survivor and want to share your story of abuse on the WHEN DATING HURTS Podcast, please email me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WHEN DATING HURTS book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (in paperback, eBook, and audiobook) can be found on Amazon.

HELPFUL RESOURCES:

• National Domestic Violence Hotline – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hotline.org ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠– Call 800-799-SAFE

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LoveIsRespect⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Call 866-331-9474

• RAINN (Rape Abuse Incest National Network) – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RAINN.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Call 800-656-4673

• SUICIDE HELPLINE: Call 988

Thank you for listening to our WHEN DATING HURTS podcast,

Bill Mitchell

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhenDatingHurts.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

DISCLAIMER:

The WHEN DATING HURTS Podcast is providing this platform for information to be shared. We do not state with any certainty that anything is true or untrue. Understand that what you hear is the viewpoint of the people sharing. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only. Any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trigger Warning / Content Disclaimer:
This episode contains explicit discussions of heavy drug use, narcissistic manipulation, physical violence, attempted murder, and life-threatening domestic violence. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

This is the real-life survivor story that shows dating abuse and domestic violence can happen to anyone — in Ontario, Canada, the U.S., Australia, South America, Europe, or right in your own city.

Ruth courageously reveals how a relationship that started with intense love-bombing quickly escalated into isolation, financial traps, physical violence, and an attempt on her life — and the lives of her two young sons.

Why this episode is so important:

Narcissistic abuse survivor story

Domestic violence warning signs

Why didn’t she just leave?

Dating "red flags" most people miss

Real story of narcissistic manipulation and control

Critical Warning Signs of Abusive Relationships You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Love bombing & rushing the relationship at the very beginning
• Financial traps that create permanent damage
• Systematic isolation from friends and family
• Escalating control that leads to physical violence and attempted murder

From the outside everyone asks the same questions:
“Why didn’t you just leave?”
“Why were you still seeing this person?”

Ruth answers both — honestly, painfully, and with zero sugar-coating. This isn’t theory. This is what actually happens when dating turns dangerous.

This powerful 3-part series is essential listening for anyone who dates, has daughters, has sons, or works with survivors of narcissistic abuse and domestic violence. Ruth’s story will help you spot the warning signs before it’s too late.

Raw. Real. Life-saving.

Thank you, Ruth, for trusting us with your story so others can finally understand the hidden dangers of modern dating and break the cycle of abuse.

🎙 Hosted by Bill Mitchell
📌 When Dating Hurts – Real survivor stories exposing narcissistic abuse, dating violence & domestic violence

NOTE:

If you are a survivor and want to share your story of abuse on the WHEN DATING HURTS Podcast, please email me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WHEN DATING HURTS book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (in paperback, eBook, and audiobook) can be found on Amazon.

HELPFUL RESOURCES:

• National Domestic Violence Hotline – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hotline.org ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠– Call 800-799-SAFE

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LoveIsRespect⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Call 866-331-9474

• RAINN (Rape Abuse Incest National Network) – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RAINN.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Call 800-656-4673

• SUICIDE HELPLINE: Call 988

Thank you for listening to our WHEN DATING HURTS podcast,

Bill Mitchell

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhenDatingHurts.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

DISCLAIMER:

The WHEN DATING HURTS Podcast is providing this platform for information to be shared. We do not state with any certainty that anything is true or untrue. Understand that what you hear is the viewpoint of the people sharing. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only. Any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trigger Warning / Content Disclaimer:
This episode contains explicit discussions of heavy drug use, narcissistic manipulation, physical violence, attempted murder, and life-threatening domestic violence. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

This is the real-life survivor story that shows dating abuse and domestic violence can happen to anyone — in Ontario, Canada, the U.S., Australia, South America, Europe, or right in your own city.

Ruth courageously reveals how a relationship that started with intense love-bombing quickly escalated into isolation, financial traps, physical violence, and an attempt on her life — and the lives of her two young sons.

Why this episode is so important:

Narcissistic abuse survivor story

Domestic violence warning signs

Why didn’t she just leave?

Dating "red flags" most people miss

Real story of narcissistic manipulation and control

Critical Warning Signs of Abusive Relationships You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Love bombing & rushing the relationship at the very beginning
• Financial traps that create permanent damage
• Systematic isolation from friends and family
• Escalating control that leads to physical violence and attempted murder

From the outside everyone asks the same questions:
“Why didn’t you just leave?”
“Why were you still seeing this person?”

Ruth answers both — honestly, painfully, and with zero sugar-coating. This isn’t theory. This is what actually happens when dating turns dangerous.

This powerful 3-part series is essential listening for anyone who dates, has daughters, has sons, or works with survivors of narcissistic abuse and domestic violence. Ruth’s story will help you spot the warning signs before it’s too late.

Raw. Real. Life-saving.

Thank you, Ruth, for trusting us with your story so others can finally understand the hidden dangers of modern dating and break the cycle of abuse.

🎙 Hosted by Bill Mitchell
📌 When Dating Hurts – Real survivor stories exposing narcissistic abuse, dating violence & domestic violence

NOTE:

If you are a survivor and want to share your story of abuse on the WHEN DATING HURTS Podcast, please email me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WHEN DATING HURTS book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (in paperback, eBook, and audiobook) can be found on Amazon.

HELPFUL RESOURCES:

• National Domestic Violence Hotline – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hotline.org ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠– Call 800-799-SAFE

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LoveIsRespect⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Call 866-331-9474

• RAINN (Rape Abuse Incest National Network) – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RAINN.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Call 800-656-4673

• SUICIDE HELPLINE: Call 988

Thank you for listening to our WHEN DATING HURTS podcast,

Bill Mitchell

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhenDatingHurts.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

DISCLAIMER:

The WHEN DATING HURTS Podcast is providing this platform for information to be shared. We do not state with any certainty that anything is true or untrue. Understand that what you hear is the viewpoint of the people sharing. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only. Any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trigger Warning / Content Disclaimer
This episode contains explicit discussions of heavy drug use, narcissistic manipulation, physical violence, and attempted murder. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

From the outside, people always ask the same two questions about toxic and abusive relationships:

“Why didn’t you just leave?”

“Why are you still seeing this person?”

This is one of those stories that makes those questions impossible to answer — until you hear Meghan tell it.

In this no-holds-barred second part of a two-part survivor series on the When Dating Hurts podcast, Meghan pulls back the curtain on the insidious control, the twisted attraction, and the psychological prison that keeps intelligent, strong women trapped in dangerous dating relationships.

You’ll hear how narcissism, substance abuse, and escalating violence can create a nightmare that looks completely different from the inside. Meghan answers the questions everyone wants to ask — honestly, painfully, and without sugarcoating.

This is real. This is raw. This is why we do the show.

Thank you, Meghan, for trusting us with your story so others can finally understand.

Hosted by Bill Mitchell
When Dating Hurts – Real survivor stories that expose the hidden dangers of modern dating.

🎧 Listen to Part 2 now
🔗 And subscribe so you don’t miss anything.

Thank you for listening to WHEN DATING HURTS,

Bill Mitchell

NOTE:

If you are a survivor and want to share your story of abuse on the WHEN DATING HURTS Podcast, please email me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WHEN DATING HURTS book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (in paperback, eBook, and audiobook) can be found on Amazon.

HELPFUL RESOURCES:

• National Domestic Violence Hotline – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hotline.org ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠– Call 800-799-SAFE

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LoveIsRespect⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Call 866-331-9474

• RAINN (Rape Abuse Incest National Network) – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RAINN.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Call 800-656-4673

• SUICIDE HELPLINE: Call 988

Thank you for listening to our WHEN DATING HURTS podcast,

Bill Mitchell

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhenDatingHurts.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

DISCLAIMER:

The WHEN DATING HURTS Podcast is providing this platform for information to be shared. We do not state with any certainty that anything is true or untrue. Understand that what you hear is the viewpoint of the people sharing. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only. Any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trigger Warning / Content Disclaimer
This episode contains explicit discussions of heavy drug use, narcissistic manipulation, physical violence, and attempted murder. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

From the outside, people always ask the same two questions about toxic and abusive relationships:

“Why didn’t you just leave?”

“Why are you still seeing this person?”

This is one of those stories that makes those questions impossible to answer — until you hear Meghan tell it.

In this no-holds-barred first part of a two-part survivor series on the When Dating Hurts podcast, Meghan pulls back the curtain on the insidious control, the twisted attraction, and the psychological prison that keeps intelligent, strong women trapped in dangerous dating relationships.

You’ll hear how narcissism, substance abuse, and escalating violence can create a nightmare that looks completely different from the inside. Meghan answers the questions everyone wants to ask — honestly, painfully, and without sugarcoating.

This is real. This is raw. This is why we do the show.

Thank you, Meghan, for trusting us with your story so others can finally understand.

Hosted by Bill Mitchell
When Dating Hurts – Real survivor stories that expose the hidden dangers of modern dating.

🎧 Listen to Part 1 now
🔗 Part 2 is also available now — subscribe so you don’t miss anything.

Thank you for listening to WHEN DATING HURTS,

Bill Mitchell

NOTE:

If you are a survivor and want to share your story of abuse on the WHEN DATING HURTS Podcast, please email me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WHEN DATING HURTS book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (in paperback, eBook, and audiobook) can be found on Amazon.

HELPFUL RESOURCES:

• National Domestic Violence Hotline – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Hotline.org ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠– Call 800-799-SAFE

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LoveIsRespect⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Call 866-331-9474

• RAINN (Rape Abuse Incest National Network) – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RAINN.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Call 800-656-4673

• SUICIDE HELPLINE: Call 988

Thank you for listening to our WHEN DATING HURTS podcast,

Bill Mitchell

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhenDatingHurts.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

DISCLAIMER:

The WHEN DATING HURTS Podcast is providing this platform for information to be shared. We do not state with any certainty that anything is true or untrue. Understand that what you hear is the viewpoint of the people sharing. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only. Any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices