This is part one of a two-part story

My conversation with Charlee touches on areas we have not visited previously.

She was born a twin to a mother who disliked children. Her twin brother might have had it worse because her mother hated men.

It is debatable who made Charlee's younger years more miserable: her mother, her alcoholic father, her sexual predator stepfather, or her brother.

By the time Charlee reached her teens, she realized she was a lesbian. And that took her to places she had never imagined.

This story touches upon quite a lot of emotional abuse. In part two, there was also financial abuse mixed in.

This is Charlee's story.

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

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