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Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse

Marlena & The Twenty Two Year Toxic Marriage - Emotional Abuse, Parental Alienation, & Narcissistic Abuse Survivor

Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse

Abuse Survivor Network

Society & Culture, True Crime, Self-improvement, Relationships, Education

4.7791 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2020

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

Chad talks with Marlena about her 22 year marriage to a toxic narcissist. It's a story of subtle abuse, belief systems, parental alienation, and doing the inner work in the aftermath. Join our Instagram Channel at https://www.instagram.com/narcissistapocalypse Come listen to our new podcast called Narcissist Apocalypse: Q&A https://link.chtbl.com/CITVf9Qz Join our Facebook Support Group at facebook.com/groups/narcissistapocalypse Join our Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpTIgjTqVJa4caNWMIAJllA If you want to be a guest on our show, go to https://narcissistapocalypse.com Special Guest: Marlena. Support Narcissist Apocalypse

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

0:36.9

and Marlena was married to a toxic narcissist for 22 years.

0:41.6

It's a story of subtle abuse, belief systems, parental alienation, and doing the inner work in the aftermath.

0:49.1

Music Thank you. I'm Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, a podcast that gives a voice to survivors of narcissistic abuse.

1:25.7

I am Brandon Chadwick, but my friends call me Chad, and thanks for tuning into this episode.

1:33.1

So what is a narcissist you may ask?

1:35.9

Well, for the purposes of this podcast, we refer to a narcissist as anyone who has displayed

1:42.1

a pattern of behavior that shows a limited capacity to

1:46.0

appreciate others' perspectives. It is that simple. And now, before I get out of my way and

1:54.8

your way, and we get to our episode with Marlena, I just want to first thank everyone in the Narcissist Apocalypse

2:02.4

community for listening to the show and sharing your thoughts by email, Instagram,

2:06.5

Twitter, and Facebook. Also, a reminder, if you have not left us a review on whatever

2:11.4

podcast service you use, Spotify, Apple, Google, Stitcher, CastBox, et cetera, et cetera,

2:17.4

please leave us a five-star review as it helps

2:20.6

out the show when it comes to rankings.

2:24.2

Now, if you have not been to our website recently, please do go there if you want to be

2:30.1

part of our show.

2:31.9

At our website at Narcissistapocalypse.com at the top of the page, there'll be a

2:36.3

thing that says guest form or like be a guest on the show. I can never remember. Anyway, you

2:42.0

click on that button and, you know, if you fill out the guest form, we have a little back and forth

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