161: [Mae Scott] Building Our Future With Words // Part 1
What Came Next
Broken Cycle Media
4.4 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Content Warning: domestic violence, physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, sexual assault, image-based sexual abuse, cyberstalking, and rape.
Mae Scott is a multi-crime survivor, mother, and author. Her story of survivorship began at the age of 14, when she met the man she would eventually marry. And although their relationship would end violently and her ex-husband would face a potential life sentence for the harm he forced upon Mae, her legal battle did not end there. After navigating the criminal justice processes, as well as a treacherous family and divorce court journey, Mae now uses her experiences to bring awareness to others. The Broken Cycle Media team is deeply grateful for Mae’s time, advocacy, and incredibly powerful perspectives.
Mae's Website:
http://www.maescottofficial.com/
Mae's Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/maescottofficial/
An Embarrassment of Pandas by Mae Scott:
https://amzn.to/4k4xuuF
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please visit thehotline.org for a list of resources.
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you to Cash App for sponsoring this episode. |
| 0:03.5 | What Came Next is intended for mature audiences only. |
| 0:08.3 | Episodes discuss topics that can be triggering, such as emotional, physical, and sexual violence, animal abuse, suicide, and murder. |
| 0:17.5 | I am not a therapist, nor am I a doctor. |
| 0:22.9 | If you're in need of support, please visit something was wrong.com forward slash resources for a list of non-profit organizations that can help. |
| 0:30.1 | Opinions expressed by my guests on the show are their own and do not necessarily represent the |
| 0:35.5 | views of myself or Broken Cycle Media. |
| 0:38.8 | Resources and source material are linked in the episode notes. |
| 0:42.7 | Thank you so much for listening. May Scott is a multi-crime survivor, social worker, and author. Her story of survivorship begins at the age of 14. When she met the man, she would eventually marry. And although their relationship would end violently, and her ex-husband would face a potential life sentence for the harm he forced upon |
| 1:28.9 | May. Her legal battle didn't end there. After navigating the criminal justice processes, as well as a |
| 1:36.2 | treacherous family and divorce court journey, May now uses her experiences to bring awareness to |
| 1:42.5 | others. The Broken Cycle Media team is deeply grateful for May's time, advocacy, and incredibly powerful |
| 1:50.0 | perspectives. |
| 1:56.0 | My name is May. I live in Colorado. I have been here since I was about eight years old, so this is definitely home now that I am in my 40s. I think my children would describe me as very embarrassing, which to me indicates I am likely doing something right. |
| 2:24.4 | When they say those comments, it is usually with laughter and some joy in their eyes. |
| 2:32.2 | I think the other thing people say about me is that I am very strong. I went through a time |
| 2:42.8 | of really hating being called strong because I am tired of being strong. And I don't know that that is always a compliment anymore because it's |
| 2:54.7 | exhausting. I am the youngest of three, all girls. My oldest sister is 11 years older than I am. And then |
| 3:06.7 | other sister is about three years older than I am. |
| 3:10.8 | I didn't know a lot about how those childhood experiences shaped me until I dove into things |
| 3:19.7 | in therapy. If I were to tell you about my life growing up, it would be very average. My parents are |
| 3:29.7 | still married. My parents owned a small business for about 20 years. My parents were wonderful |
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