RED FLAGS: When Love Turns Toxic - Mysteries, Mayhem & Merlot

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4.6 • 627 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2025

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

In this powerful and deeply personal episode, I share my true story of surviving teen domestic violence and emotional abuse. What started as a relationship full of sweet words and promises slowly unraveled into manipulation, isolation, and fear. This isn't just my story—it's a warning, a lifeline, and a reminder that abuse in teenage relationships is real, and it often hides in plain sight. If you've ever questioned if what you're experiencing is love or control, this episode is for you. I open up about the red flags in abusive relationships, how I escaped, and the healing journey I’ve walked since. Whether you’re a survivor, a parent, or a teen who feels trapped, this conversation could be the one that helps you take the first step toward freedom. Domestic Abuse Hotline Call: 1-800-799-SAFE (7223) Text "START" to 88788 Visit: https://www.thehotline.org/ IF YOU NEED HELP & OR ARE IN CRISIS, PLEASE CONTACT Please contact the Crisis Help Hotline Call or Text to 988 Chat online at ⁠https://988lifeline.org/⁠ RED FLAGS: When Love Turns Toxic - Mysteries, Mayhem & Merlot Check out the merch, blog, buy the book and so much more! mysteriesmayhemandmerlot.net WHERE’S WINNIE! - https://linktr.ee/WinnieSchrader Check out Winnie’s Linktree for everything Winnie! From merch for Paranormal 60, Love+Lotus Tarot & Mysteries, Mayhem & Merlot to digital designs with WS Media & more! Tarot Readings by Winnie - https://lovelotustarot.com/ SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOW Zelmin's Minty Mouth - Get more info and 15% off at www.Zelmins.com/P60 Factor Meals - Get 50% off your first order & Free Shipping at www.FactorMeals.com/factorpodcast and use code: FactorPodcast at checkout Mint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just $15 bucks a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to www.MintMobile.com/P60 Shadow Zine - https://shadowzine.com/ Kudos to Bart-El for making the wonderful intro vid Tip of the Cap to Jay Juliano for creating a perfect melodic interlude to the podcast PLEASE RATE & REVIEW MYSTERIES, MAYHEM & MERLOT PODCAST WHEREVER YOU LISTEN! #teenabusesurvivor, #teendatingviolence, #domesticviolenceawareness, #emotionalabusesurvivor, #truecrimestoriestofallasleepto, #truecrimepodcast, #abuseredflags, #healingfromabuse, #myabusestory, #relationshipredflags, #abusesurvivorstory, #truestorypodcast, #truecrimecommunity, #abusetok, #traumarecovery, #survivorstories, #toxicrelationships, #abusiverelationships

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0:30.3	The content presented in this podcast is based on real events and may contain graphic descriptions of violence-sensitive topics and explicit language
0:38.2	that may be triggering offensive or sensitive subjects to some viewers and listeners.
0:43.2	Discretion is advised. The purpose of this podcast is to explore and discuss true crime cases
0:48.8	for entertainment and educational purposes only. This podcast does not intend to glorify or sensationalize crime,
0:56.4	but rather aims to analyze and understand the complexities of human behavior in the criminal justice system.
1:02.3	We encourage listeners to approach this content with empathy, critical thinking, respect for the victims and their families.
1:09.0	You don't always know when it begins. Sometimes it
1:12.6	starts with a compliment that makes your heart race, a look that makes you feel chosen. And then,
1:19.2	somewhere along the way, the compliments turn into control, the love turns into fear, and the person
1:26.7	you thought would protect you becomes the one you need
1:29.2	protection from.
1:31.0	Now, I was a teenager.
1:32.8	I thought I was in love, but what I really was in was a slow burning nightmare.
1:38.5	Now, this episode isn't about headlines or cold cases.
1:42.4	It's about the kind of abuse that hides behind locked
1:45.0	bedroom doors, school hallways, and text messages. It's about the things I couldn't see back
1:50.8	then and the warning signs. I wish, I wish someone would have told me about. Now, this is my story.
1:58.3	I'm not telling it for sympathy, but I'm telling it because some teen out there or some mother or woman needs to know that they are not alone.
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