Bonnie Mae's guest appearances

Bonnie Mae

The Shameless Mom Academy

Raising Fearless Girls

Kamala Harris

Michelle Obama

Sheryl Sandberg

Ruth Soukup

Katie Goodman

Laura Vanderkam

Nicole Walters

Mike Vardy

Christine Hassler

Terri Cole

Brian Anderson

Cathy Heller

Amy Wilson

Rachel Hollis

Jessica Turner

OwlTail

In this episode of Raising Fearless Girls with Bonnie Mae:  Her abusive relationship at age 15 Red flags to be aware of How relationships can turn abusive What to do if your daughter is in an unhealthy relationship Even friendships can be unhealthy/abusive Taking threats to your daughter seriously What parents and friends can do to intervene  *Congrats to our Mother's Day ALL May Giveaway Winner! Follow our Guest IG https://www.instagram.com/bonniemae_dvsurvivorandspeaker/ FB https://www.facebook.com/warriorforwomen Follow our Podcast IG https://www.instagram.com/raisingfearlessgirls/ FB https://www.facebook.com/raisingfearlessgirls FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/RaisingFearlessGirls Website http://raisingfearlessgirls.com/ Follow our Host IG https://www.instagram.com/saravanessamcg/ FB https://www.facebook.com/sara.b.mcgill Join the Conversation Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our free private Facebook group of #girlmoms. This week’s question is: Have you talked with your daughter about unhealthy/abusive friendships and romantic relationships?

In this episode of Raising Fearless Girls with Bonnie Mae: <ul> <li>Her abusive relationship at age 15</li> <li>Red flags to be aware of</li> <li>How relationships can turn abusive</li> <li>What to do if your daughter is in an unhealthy relationship</li> <li>Even friendships can be unhealthy/abusive</li> <li>Taking threats to your daughter seriously</li> <li>What parents and friends can do to intervene</li> </ul> *Congrats to our Mother's Day ALL May Giveaway Winner! Follow our Guest IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bonniemae_dvsurvivorandspeaker/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/bonniemae_dvsurvivorandspeaker/</a> FB <a href="https://www.facebook.com/warriorforwomen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/warriorforwomen</a> Follow our Podcast IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/raisingfearlessgirls/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/raisingfearlessgirls/</a> FB <a href="https://www.facebook.com/raisingfearlessgirls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/raisingfearlessgirls</a> FB Group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/RaisingFearlessGirls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/RaisingFearlessGirls</a> Website <a href="http://raisingfearlessgirls.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://raisingfearlessgirls.com/</a> Follow our Host IG <a href="https://www.instagram.com/saravanessamcg/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/saravanessamcg/</a> FB <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sara.b.mcgill" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/sara.b.mcgill</a> Join the Conversation Our favorite part of recording a live podcast each week is participating in the great conversations that happen on our free private <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/RaisingFearlessGirls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook group of #girlmoms.</a> This week’s question is: Have you talked with your daughter about unhealthy/abusive friendships and romantic relationships?

Talking Abusive Relationships and Friendships in Teens with Bonnie Mae

Bonnie Mae is a Shameless Mom to two sons ages 10 and 12, as well as a survivor and warrior of an abusive relationship that spanned 10 years. She has a passion for advocating for the needs and safety of her children as well as herself. She has an associates degree in human services. She used to think she wasn’t using putting her degree to good use - until recently. She recently took the bold, brave steps to become an educator and speaker to youth and young adults - teaching around all issues related to domestic violence. She teaches the warning signs of abusive behavior, offers advice on how to safely get out of abusive relationships, and coaches around the impact of abuse on one’s life.  She speaks at various organizations, as well as middle and high schools.Bonnie reached out to me a few months ago when I said I wanted to broach the subject of domestic violence on the show. I’m deeply honored that she took the brave step to share her story and her lessons with us all. Her story will have ripple effects that she will never see - that may well save lives of other Shameless Moms.Listen in to hear Bonnie share: How she internalized emotional abuse and believed she as worthless as her husband told her she was Why she stayed with an abusive partner for 7 years - and how abusers manipulate their victims Her rock bottom moment and how she finally got her kids and herself safely out of her husband’s grip The steps leading up to her terminating her ex-husband’s parental rights How she talks to her kids about their family’s abusive past The impactful new direction her past is giving to her current life Her top recommendation to women currently in abusive relationships Resources mentioned: Connect with Bonnie on Instagram  Connect with Bonnie on  Facebook  Thank you to our sponsors:  Open Fit: Join the Open-fit 30-day challenge and get a special extended 30-day free trial membership to Open-fit when you text SHAMELESS to 303030.  Cheers: Visit Cheers Health and Enter promo code SHAMELESS at checkout to Get 10% off your first order and a free gift.  Swanky Badger: You can go create your own personalized Father’s Day gift today by going to swanky badger dot com, forward slash SHAMELESS and you’ll get 10% off your first purchase. That’s Swanky Badger.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bonnie Mae is a Shameless Mom to two sons ages 10 and 12, as well as a survivor and warrior of an abusive relationship that spanned 10 years. She has a passion for advocating for the needs and safety of her children as well as herself. She has an associates degree in human services. She used to think she wasn’t using putting her degree to good use - until recently. She recently took the bold, brave steps to become an educator and speaker to youth and young adults - teaching around all issues related to domestic violence. She teaches the warning signs of abusive behavior, offers advice on how to safely get out of abusive relationships, and coaches around the impact of abuse on one’s life.  She speaks at various organizations, as well as middle and high schools.Bonnie reached out to me a few months ago when I said I wanted to broach the subject of domestic violence on the show. I’m deeply honored that she took the brave step to share her story and her lessons with us all. Her story will have ripple effects that she will never see - that may well save lives of other Shameless Moms.Listen in to hear Bonnie share:<ul> <li>How she internalized emotional abuse and believed she as worthless as her husband told her she was</li> <li>Why she stayed with an abusive partner for 7 years - and how abusers manipulate their victims</li> <li>Her rock bottom moment and how she finally got her kids and herself safely out of her husband’s grip</li> <li>The steps leading up to her terminating her ex-husband’s parental rights</li> <li>How she talks to her kids about their family’s abusive past</li> <li>The impactful new direction her past is giving to her current life</li> <li>Her top recommendation to women currently in abusive relationships</li> </ul>Resources mentioned:<ul> <li>Connect with Bonnie on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bonniemae0908/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> </li> <li>Connect with Bonnie on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Bonnie-Mae-Domestic-Violence-Survivor-and-speaker-2213755448875614/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Facebook</a> </li> </ul>Thank you to our sponsors:<ul> <li> Open Fit: Join the Open-fit 30-day challenge and get a special extended 30-day free trial membership to Open-fit when you text SHAMELESS to 303030.</li> <li> Cheers: Visit <a href="http://www.cheershealth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cheers Health</a> and Enter promo code SHAMELESS at checkout to Get 10% off your first order and a free gift.</li> <li> Swanky Badger: You can go create your own personalized Father’s Day gift today by going to swanky badger dot com, forward slash SHAMELESS and you’ll get 10% off your first purchase. That’s <a href="http://swankybadger.com/SHAMELESS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Swanky Badger</a>. </li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

336: Bonnie Mae: Domestic Abuse Survivor and Warrior