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Podcast: Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse
Episode: Surviving My Father’s Abuse and My Mother’s Willful Blindness: Andrea's Story
Description: In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Andrea shares her journey of surviving severe childhood sexual abuse and maternal betrayal inside a family that appeared successful and stable from the outside.
At four and a half years old, Andrea’s father began crossing boundaries that no child should ever have to endure. The night her mother walked in and fainted — temporarily losing her sight — Andrea was told it was her fault. With no protector and no safe adult, Andrea became a parentified child — managing her mother’s emotions, protecting her younger sister, and carrying shame that was never hers to ho...