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

and Rose was engaged to a belittling con man.

It's a story of an abuse of childhood, shame, moving goalposts, financial control, threats, self-blame, and wanting the today, we have Rose. How are you?

I'm good, Brandon. Thank you for having me.

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And this episode does have a content warning as we do discuss child sexual abuse, physical

abuse, sexual coercion, and suicidal ideation in this episode.

And today you'll hear Rose's story.

And Rosa's story isn't just a relationship story.

It's her life story.

And her family will will really lurk throughout. It's her life story and her family will really lurk

throughout all aspects of her life. So they pop back in and out during her story today.

And even when they are not there, they are there. And Rose was always looking for the family she never had growing up. And she was made to feel

less than. And this dynamic became prevalent in her engagement to an abuser. And once he took her

shame that she had already and twisted it, the power dynamic really shifted in his favor. And the less than

feeling in the dynamics really took over while Rose took whatever breadcrumbs she could get with

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