59. From Student to Survivor: How My Teacher Groomed Me (Mary Beth's Story)

Mary Beth Runnoe was a teenager when a trusted teacher crossed a line. In this episode, she shares what it actually felt like from the inside — the trust, the confusion, the bond she believed was real. And why, years later, she chose to write Thinking of You. Because when we talk about grooming only as something obviously evil, we miss the truth: it often feels safe to the child. This conversation is about power, betrayal, and the complicated reality of surviving something you didn’t understand at the time. Content warning: discussion of grooming and abuse involving a minor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.