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

and Jill was married to a patriarchal abuser.

It's a story of being vouched for, addiction, protecting children, infidelity, and family systems.

Music Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, everyone.

I am Brandon Chadwick, and with me today, we have Jill. How are you?

I'm good. How are you? I'm doing well. And if you want to be a guest like Jill 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, please do read all of our instructions and either send

us an email at Narcissist Apocalypse at gmail.com or fill out a guest form and press the

submit button. And please do send it in the format that we ask for. And today we are going

to hear Jill's story. And there's a trigger warning for this episode. We discuss sexual coercion,

extreme physical intimidation. And there's also a brief mention of animal abuse in this story.

So a trigger warning for all of that. So Jill's story is one where the influence of

other people becomes a big reason of why she's involved in the mixed messaging early on.

And it's also an interesting story when it comes to the in-laws in this story and their influence

on her abusive husband and the passing down of a lot of patriarchal values as being quote unquote a normal as

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