🎙️ EPISODE 1: The Boy I Loved at Fourteen | When Trauma Looks Like Love
Welcome to The High School Files, a series on Battered Hearts Radio where I—Coach Nia Renee—go back in time to uncover the unspoken truths that shaped my early views of love, relationships, and self-worth.
In this first episode, I share the deeply personal story of my first love at just 14 years old. What looked like love was actually the result of unresolved trauma, emotional neglect, and a desperate need to feel seen. He was older, popular, and already had a girlfriend… but I still believed I was the one. Behind closed doors, I endured secrecy, manipulation, and emotional abuse—all while trying to make sense of a relationship I couldn’t talk about out loud.
This isn’t just about him.
It’s about the me who didn’t know how to say no.
The me who confused attention with affection.
The me who learned, much too young, that silence can feel like survival.
If you’ve ever stayed in something that hurt because it felt familiar… this is for you.
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