In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Katrina about being raised by a hostile abusive mother. Katrina discusses her mother's childhood instability, abandonment, insecurity issues, as well as the abuse she inflicted on her. Katrina recounts her own traumatic experiences, including physical and emotional abuse, and her struggle with low self-esteem and codependency. Katrina also discusses her healing journey, which involved inner child work, understanding her trauma's impact, and developing self-worth and resilience. It's a story of physical abuse, control, rage, enabling, codependency, the healing process, self worth, emotional abuse, appearances, love addiction, hypervigilance, complex PTSD, survival mechanisms, family dynamics, and Intergenerational trauma. *** CONTENT WARNING - We discuss physical abuse in this episode. *** To buy Katrina's memoir, click here. If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please click here or send us an email at
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