Secret 027: My Abusive Marriage!

Beyond the Secret

Ace Fanning

Society & Culture

5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2019

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Secret 027: My Abusive Marriage

A happy marriage quickly descends into chaos when a woman’s husband begins abusing narcotics. She shares with Ace how it felt to be trapped in heartbreaking cycles of abuse, manipulation, infidelity and shame spirals that made her feel trapped in a toxic marriage, and how she finally found the courage to get out.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES:
National Domestic Violence Hotline: www.thehotline.org (1-800-799-7233)
Chrysalis AZ: www.noabuse.org (602-944-4999)

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0:00.0	Hey, friendly reminder, this podcast is not for kids, or people who have a stick up there.
0:05.6	Friday 5.58 PM.
0:09.8	I'm sleeping with my best friend's husband.
0:12.1	I think my uncle killed someone in his suicide. I am a sugar baby
0:15.0	I am a sugar baby.
0:17.0	I think my sister is actually my uncle's kid.
0:20.0	My husband's son is actually my uncle's kid.
0:21.0	My husband saw a little girl car whenever I was a
0:25.0	last a family's family.
0:29.0	What's your secret?
0:30.0	Welcome back, Secret Keepers. This is Beyond the Secret and I am Ace Fanning.
0:38.0	Before I dive into this week's secret, I want to give you a few heads up. The first being this
0:46.4	episode is intense and could potentially be a trigger for anyone who has dealt
0:52.2	with abuse in any form. So please, listen with caution.
0:57.0	The second is that the original version of this interview actually lasted three hours and 13 minutes. But I knew I didn't want to
1:07.3	split the episode so there are a lot of missing parts and if at any time I may seem cold for asking a question or not
1:17.7	responding please just know that I've purposely edited myself out of this episode quite a bit to have as much time for her story.
1:27.5	Finally, in the show notes and at the end of the episode there is a list of resources for anyone who may find
1:34.3	themselves dealing with these same circumstances.
1:38.5	And I hope that you always know that you are never alone in any of this.
1:45.0	This week's secret, my abusive marriage.
1:49.5	What would you say to the girl sitting there right now covered in black and blue and pulling broom bristles out of her face. Hey, I just need a second.
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