On this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, we talk with an abuse survivor named Courtney, and Courtney

was married to an intimidating abuser. It's a story of vulnerability, respect, coercive control,

and escalation points. Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, everyone. I am Brandon Chadwick and with me today we have Courtney. How are you?

I'm doing well. How are you? I am doing well. And if you want to be a guest like Courtney is today, please do go to our website at Narcissistapocalypse.com. Top of the page, there's a button that says guest form. When you click on that button, it takes you to our guest form page. There, you can read all of our instructions, and you can either send us an email at Narcissist Apocalypse at gmail.com or fill out our guest form and press the submit button.

And please do read all the instructions and send it in the format that we ask for.

And today we are going to hear Courtney's story and a big trigger warning for this episode.

There is discussion of sexual coercion in this episode as well as physical violence,

intimidation as well. So if this episode isn't for you, please turn it off right now.

And I just want to thank Courtney for being here telling a story like this with all these

different escalation points that just continue throughout this relationship, even into the divorce

and custody afterward that just kind of keeps on going and is still going in a lot of ways.

It's not an easy story to tell us.

So just a big, big thank you to Courtney for being here.

And now I'm going to get out of my way and your way.

Courtney, the floor is now yours.

Thank you.

I just have to say I'm a huge fan.

I've been following the podcast for quite a while,

and I'm honored.

It's a privilege for me to be here today.

We'll start in my childhood. You know,

I look back. There was four of us, small family. My mom and dad were married for 26 years at the time

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