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

was married to a manipulative, emotional, and financial abuser. It's a story of gaslighting,

control, infidelity, isolation, the legal system, crazy making, custody, smear campaigns, and parental alienation. Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, everyone.

I am Brandon Chattwick, and with me today we have Julia.

How are you? I'm great, Brandon. Thank you for having me. I'm really excited to be here. And it's so surreal to be the one talking in the intro. I've heard that intro so many times. So, yeah, happy to be here. Well, thank you for being here. And if you want to be a guest like Julia is today, please do go to our website at narsesistapocalypse.com and click on the guest form button at the top of the page. There you can read all of our instructions and please read them all. And send us an email at Narcissist Apocalypse at p.m.m.m. or fill out our guest form and press to submit button. Also, we are going to be rolling out a new weekly newsletter in support of the

early week episodes, which will have a workbook for all the new Survivor Story releases

in them so you can identify what might be going on in that

week's episode in your current relationship or your past relationship. So go to our website

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things like policy and news, recommendations for other shows, tips, and helpful blogs that

we think are useful for everyone as well. And we do not have a content warning for this episode.

So that is your no content warning for today. And today you're going to

hear Julia's story. And Julia was married to a real piece of work. It was all about control,

isolation, using Julia for money. And then having the gall to make Julia feel like she's not doing

enough when he is doing nothing. And Julia was caught in this person's web for a long time, and they had

no shame.

There were crocodile tears going on, but no shame.

And thank goodness Julia had support after she eventually punched through the isolation and

the shame aspect of things.

So a big thank you to Julia for being here today. And I'm going to get out of my way and

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