The following is from my sermon notes about Mary Magdalene. 

Mary Magdalene - Who is she? -- Mary was from Magdala, probably a woman of wealth because she helped support Jesus' ministry as well as ministered to Him with others.

Legend has it she was early twenties, beautiful and poised.

But afflicted with 7 evil spirits. We don't know what the spirits were.

I can only speak from my experience about possessing spirits.

7 Evil Spirits -  The symptoms of the 7 demons of Abuse

Anxiety, fearful, unable to forecast hope

Risky behavior, exposing oneself to danger

Self harm including cutting, anorexia, bulimia, obesity, promiscuity

Rage, fury and panic: extreme insecurity, unable to self-soothe

Depression,

Addiction

Suicide

 Evil spirits rob and destroy 7 basic things.

Pride in ourselves is replaced with toxic shame and guilt  

Our ability to trust makes it hard to believe God loves us

Security is lost to fearful expectations, forecasting catastrophe

Peace is replaced by a deep sense of hopelessness.

Relationships are lost to terminal aloneness

Contentment and joy of living is replaced with despair

Robbed of the will to live, failure to thrive

Mary's results

Deliverance,

Healing - her faith is a monument to the healing power of Jesus

Restoration to society, she was included in the band of women

A friend of Jesus: She was the first person that Christ revealed Himself to. When entering the tomb, the angels called her woman, but Christ called her by name,

And she was the first to carry the message" I have seen the Lord!"

Immortalized, she was mentioned 14 times in the Bible

Given eternal life in heaven as well as the Bible