On this episode of a narcissist apocalypse, we talk with an abuse survivor named Harley,

and Harley was raised by a know-it-all narcissistic mother.

It's a story of enmeshment, invalidation, coming out, gaslighting, self-acceptance, and the power of art.

Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, everyone. I am Brandon Chadwick. And with me today, we have Harley. How are you?

I'm doing all right. How are you? I'm doing pretty good. And if you want to be a guest

on our show like Harley is today, please do go to our website at Narcissistapocalypse.com.

Top of the page, there is a button that says guest form. When you click on that button,

it takes you to our guest form page where there's all of these

instructions.

Please read them all and send us an email at Narcissistapocalypse.g.com or fill out our guest

form and press the submit button.

And please do send it in the format that we ask for.

Just like Harley did, she sent everything in that form, and I thank her for it.

And today, we are going to hear your story, and it's a family story. Your mom was a Mr. or Mrs.

Wright on Lundy Bancroft's list of abuser types. And your story is one of revelations. And it was done in steps,

figuring out what was actually going on in your life. And there was a heavy dose of enmeshment

and trusting that your mom's word is the truth or was the gospel. And it's a hard thing to see

through when you're going through that long-term conditioning.

So really big thank you for being here once again, Harley.

So without further ado, Harley, the floor is now yours.

So starting at the beginning, I grew up in a Jewish family and we were relatively isolated because we were practicing, but we weren't as religious as the rest of the community that I grew up in.

And so there were only like a couple families who were willing to

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