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

and Phoenix was married to a physically abusive cult member.

It's a story of manipulation, threats, the fog, and shame in the aftermath of abuse.

Music and shame in the aftermath of abuse. Welcome to Narcissist Apocalypse, everyone with me. Today we have Phoenix. How are you?

I'm good. How are you? Thank you for having me. I'm well and thank you for being here.

Today we are going to hear a story that is a little bit different.

I've been saying that a lot lately, but this is a story where it has to do with your relationship with someone, where you were in a relationship with someone for three years,

but what led you up to that relationship is you eventually in your life joined a cult.

And you didn't join that on your own.

You, your parents joined it first, and then you went with it.

And it's going to be a really interesting

story for people to hear a lot to learn from as well. So thank you so much for being here.

And now, without further ado, Phoenix, the floor is now yours.

Thank you. Thank you again, you know, for having this platform for... The floor is now yours.

Thank you.

Thank you again, you know, for having this platform for people like us who's been through narcissistic abuse and so we can, you know, express ourselves and see there's other people

like us.

So I have, you know, my mom and my dad had three kids. I have a twin brother. And where I was

born, having daughters was frowned upon. And when I was born, my mom actually had, uh, hid me. She

only claimed that she had a boy and not like, you know, twins, a boy and a girl

for about two years from, you know, my dad's side of family. And then, you know, that kind of played

a big part of like who I am, just knowing not being accepted and everything. And so, you know, just like I kind of grew up

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