<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1619797/open_sms">Send us a text</a>Melanie had lived with six 'step dads' by the time she was 16 years old. Several were abusive, and when she was old enough, she finally escaped the nightmare. Amazingly though, that wasn't the end of toxic relationships for Melanie. In this fired up and passionate episode, Melanie looks back and just cannot believe she continued the cycle of toxicity, by inviting mean, narcissistic and manipulative men into her life.  She describes the moment she realized she was worth more, and chose a different path for her future. A path of hope, light, and freedom. Links from Melanie YouTube:  <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmezudzmnDgtbsV8R6VBw3w'>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmezudzmnDgtbsV8R6VBw3w</a> Facebook: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/melanie.verstraete.az'>https://www.facebook.com/melanie.verstraete.az</a> Website:  <a href='http://heartcenteredacademy.com/'>http://heartcenteredacademy.com/</a> Instagram:  <a href='https://www.instagram.com/melanieverstraete_/'>https://www.instagram.com/melanieverstraete_/</a> LinkedIn: <a href='http://linkedin.com/in/themelanieverstraete'>http://linkedin.com/in/themelanieverstraete</a> <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Wtfmupodcast">Support the show</a>

Send us a text Melanie had lived with six 'step dads' by the time she was 16 years old. Several were abusive, and when she was old enough, she finally escaped the nightmare. Amazingly though, that wasn't the end of toxic relationships for Melanie. In this fired up and passionate episode, Melanie looks back and just cannot believe she continued the cycle of toxicity, by inviting mean, narcissistic and manipulative men into her life. She describes the moment she realized she was worth more, and chose a different path for her future. A path of hope, light, and freedom. Links from Melanie YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmezudzmnDgtbsV8R6VBw3w Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melanie.verstraete.az Website: http://heartcenteredacademy.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melanieverstraete_/ LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/themelanieverstraete Support the show

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1619797/open_sms" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send us a text</a>Melanie had lived with six 'step dads' by the time she was 16 years old. Several were abusive, and when she was old enough, she finally escaped the nightmare. Amazingly though, that wasn't the end of toxic relationships for Melanie. In this fired up and passionate episode, Melanie looks back and just cannot believe she continued the cycle of toxicity, by inviting mean, narcissistic and manipulative men into her life.&nbsp; She describes the moment she realized she was worth more, and chose a different path for her future. A path of hope, light, and freedom. Links from Melanie YouTube:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmezudzmnDgtbsV8R6VBw3w" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmezudzmnDgtbsV8R6VBw3w</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/melanie.verstraete.az" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/melanie.verstraete.az</a> Website:&nbsp; <a href="http://heartcenteredacademy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://heartcenteredacademy.com/</a> Instagram:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/melanieverstraete_/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/melanieverstraete_/</a> LinkedIn: <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/themelanieverstraete" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://linkedin.com/in/themelanieverstraete</a> <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Wtfmupodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support the show</a>

Melanie's Story - Toxicity, Red Flags And Knives

BITE-SIZE PERSONAL STORIES OF SURVIVING LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCES: Hosted by Luke Colson and Kyle Wise, we feature weekly guests and explore extreme personal life changing experiences and the journey emotional and physical recovery. Each guest discusses their story of how their lives were turned upside down, by unexpected events. Stories like surviving a car crash, surviving abuse, being paralyzed in an accident, witnessing a crime.. and many more! Luke and Kyle will take an honest, raw, yet positive and hopeful approach, to really find out how these sudden events have effected our guests, and hear about the tools they use to overcome the subsequent struggle and adversity. We will focus on the journey to success and recovery, and hear stories of how our guests overcame trauma, and mental health challenges like ptsd, anxiety depression and phobias that have often lead to addiction, alcoholism, and disorders. While we will focus on the events themselves, and the lasting effects of these moments, our goal in this podcast is to concentrate on the positive journeys of resilience, recovery and hope that comes from these extraordinary stories. Join us for the ride of your life, and other peoples too! Why listen? We hope that our listeners will feel comfort, empowerment, strength and hope through this community of people and the stories we share. Everyone’s experiences are unique, but the circumstances around recovery and healing can be a shared and comforting journey. EMAIL: wtfmupodcast@gmail.com MUSIC by DeVyruss from Pixabay SPOTIFY: For reasons that no one at Spotify knows, our podcast does NOT play on the Spotify App from IOS devices. It works on every other platform, and even works on Spotify App from Android and works just fine on Spotify for Desktop. Spotify tell us they don' t know how to fix it. We love our listeners and encourage you to find another way, and another platform, and we apologize, this one is out of our hands.

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