Updates from Ember, Natalie, and Stephanie | BONUS | Saskia’s Story
Betrayal Weekly
iHeartPodcasts | Glass Podcasts
4.2 • 8.4K Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2026
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Ember, Natalie, and Stephanie’s stories aren’t over. Here’s where they are today.
Content Warning for rape, tech-enabled sexual abuse, nonconsensual intimate image distribution, mental health struggles, and chronic illness.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.8 | Hey there, this is Josh from Stuff You Should Know with a message that could change your life. |
| 0:11.7 | The Stuff You Should Know Think Spring podcast playlist is available now. |
| 0:16.2 | Whether spring has sprung in your neck of the woods yet or not, the stuff you should |
| 0:20.3 | know, think spring playlist, |
| 0:21.8 | will make you want to get your overalls on, |
| 0:23.8 | get outside, and get your hands in the dirt. |
| 0:26.3 | You can get the stuff you should know think spring playlist |
| 0:28.7 | on the IHeartRadio app, |
| 0:30.4 | Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:33.2 | You know, |
| 0:33.6 | podcasts. |
| 0:48.7 | I don't know. I'm Andre Gunning, and this is a bonus episode of betrayal. |
| 0:57.3 | In season five, episode seven, we introduced you to three other survivors of intimate partner violence. |
| 1:00.5 | Their stories were strikingly similar to Saskia's. |
| 1:05.2 | And like Saskia, they've each rebuilt in the aftermath of what happened to them. |
| 1:09.9 | We wanted to give you some updates on where these survivors are today. |
| 1:11.5 | So let's start with Ember. |
| 1:18.2 | Remember, her fiancé John was drugging and raping her. He confessed everything to their pastor. |
| 1:26.3 | The pastor goes, how often has this happened? He goes, this has happened probably once a week, |
| 1:28.4 | almost the whole time we've been engaged. |
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