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In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon debriefs Grace’s story, exploring how weeks of silent treatment made her partner’s return feel like relief, allowing unresolved abuse to disappear into another fresh start. When withdrawal stopped working, flowers and promises gave Grace new reasons to hope, while gaslighting wore down her confidence in her own judgment. We also explore how reaching out for help left Grace feeling more alone, and how dismissive advice deepened the shame she already carried about staying.  This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Grace shares how a coworker’s unexpected attention became a five-year cycle of emotional abuse and physical intimidation. Grace initially felt wanted and chose, but eventually, the abuse began and Grace was punished and blamed for challenging abusive behavior. And whenever Grace began to pull away, the abuser knew exactly how to reel her back in.  It's a story of narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, physical abuse, love bombing, silent treatments, emotional manipulation, blame shifting, humiliation, infidelity, trauma bonds, intermittent reinforcement, hoovering, emotional dependency, self-blame, self-doubt, hypervigilance, isolation, victim blaming, invalidation, alcohol as a coping mechanism, fear of being alone, childhood abandonment, going no contact, setting boundaries, rebuilding self-trust, and healing from narcissistic abuse. *** THIS IS A VERY OLD EPISODE - THE SOUND IS NOT THE BEST - OUR APOLOGIES *** CONTENT WARNING - WE DISCUSS PHYSICAL ABUSE IN THIS EPISODE. This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with psychotherapist and author Avery Neal about the self-doubt that lingers after an abusive relationship and the fear of letting someone close again. When your feelings have been dismissed and your boundaries repeatedly pushed aside, trusting your own judgment can feel scary. Together, they explore how manipulation can drown out your intuition and what it means to begin listening to yourself again. You can reach Avery Neal at her website by clicking here and you can view her Instagram by clicking here. This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon examines Twyla’s story and how relentless harassment can leave victims searching to blame themselves. When someone provokes a reaction and then uses it as evidence against you, guilt can overshadow the abuse that came before it. Brandon also explores the financial cost of leaving a home you love, the despair of seeking help from systems that become part of the harm, and disengaging from someone who treats every interaction as winning or losing.  This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Twyla shares how her family’s life became upended by their vindictive next-door neighbor. What began as uncomfortable encounters with a next-door neighbor escalated into relentless harassment and stalking. Music blasted through the walls day and night while personal attacks followed the family online. As her neighbor targeted their reputations and reached into their children’s lives, Twyla found herself constantly bracing for what would happen next. It's a story of putdowns, bullying, stalking, intimidation, exhaustion, being a detective, different ways of attacking you, self blame, being one upped, boundary violations, using your past against you, entitlement, criticism,  thinking things are your fault, system abuse, smear campaigns, protecting your kids, reactive abuse, lies, becoming the abuser, PTSD, wanting people to know, support of strangers, feeling helpless, processing the abuse, fear, obligation, guilt, and shame.  This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon examines how mirroring and promises of a shared future drew Lea into a relationship where everything became her responsibility. As accusations undermined her support system and the promised changes failed to arrive, Lea kept trying to build the family she wanted for her son. This debrief explores how self-blame, doubt, and the weight of commitments can make leaving feel impossible.  This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Lea reconnects with someone from her past who seems to understand her. He tells her they were meant to find each other, and this soon becomes a promise of the family and future they could build together. However, as their lives became increasingly intertwined, Lea found herself taking care of everything, including him. The person who she once saw as a soul mate, had now turned into an exploitative leech. It's a story of narcissistic abuse, exploitation, manipulation, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, coercive control, financial abuse, financial exploitation, love bombing, mirroring, future faking, gaslighting, blame shifting, self-doubt, self-blame, weaponizing grief, sexual assault, consent, isolation, false accusations, smear campaigns, emotional invalidation, broken promises, betrayal, pregnancy and abuse, post-separation abuse, custody conflict, family court, breaking family patterns, and boundaries. CONTENT WARNING - WE DISCUSS SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THIS EPISODE. This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Alisa Stamps (LCSW) & Kasey Jarvis (LMFT) about authenticity, generational trauma, & healing from narcissist abuse. Plus they discuss, therapy modalities, helping kids be authentic, perfectionism, awareness, challenging core fears, and much more. Alisa Stamps - Website - Instagram Kasey Jarvis - Website - Instagram Podcast - Am I The Crazy One? This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon examines how acceptance became something Kelli felt she had to earn back. The qualities her husband once praised became targets of criticism, leaving her trying to prove she was a good wife while her confidence in her own judgment wore down. When she turned to trusted people for support, their responses reinforced the expectations keeping her trapped. This debrief explores religious duty, isolation, financial dependence, and the reversal that forced Kelli to defend herself whenever she questioned his behavior. Brandon also discusses the pressure to wait for a sufficiently serious event before leaving, and the threats that made her children feel responsible for their father’s life. CONTENT WARNING - WE DISCUSS PHYSICAL ABUSE, SEXUAL COERCION, & SUICIDE THREATS, IN THIS EPISODE. This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Kelli shares her story of a man whose early devotion gave way to a demand for total submission. Once Kelli was isolated from her family, the abuser told her that he was now the center of her life, and that she had to obey him. Everything the abuser once praised about her, were now the things he criticized about her. Kelli was now in a prison that was being reinforced by the people she trusted and the church as well. And even after Kelli left marriage, the abuser still exerted control through the repeated court battles over their children.  It's a story of subjugation, enforced obedience, domination, vindictiveness, entitlement, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, verbal abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sexual coercion, love bombing, idealization, devaluation, belittling, constant criticism, humiliation, isolation, religious abuse, narcissistic abuse, domestic violence, coercive control, marriage obligations, morality traps, gaslighting, blame shifting, victim blaming, silent treatments, punishment for independence, boundary violations, invasion of privacy, surveillance, financial monitoring, intimidation, rage, threats of violence, firearm threats, death threats, emotional blackmail, suicide threats, weaponized guilt, fear, obligation, guilt, shame, childhood emotional neglect, approval seeking, conditional acceptance, self-doubt, loss of identity, post-separation abuse, stalking, legal abuse, custody abuse, family court, institutional betrayal, weaponizing children, protective parenting, survival mode, hypervigilance, trauma, complex trauma, trauma responses, anxiety, depression, emotional exhaustion, restraining orders, survivor story, and rebuilding self-worth. CONTENT WARNING - WE DISCUSS PHYSICAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL COERCION, DEATH THREATS, SUICIDE THREATS, AND SUICIDAL IDEATION IN THIS EPISODE. This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When she was 20 years old, something terrible happened to Vienna Luke. And for more than a decade, the truth of that night remains buried. But when Vienna becomes a mother, she realizes she must confront the past and uncover the truth – whatever the consequences for her family. Her sister Shawnessy comes aboard in the role of dogged detective and Vienna plays the secret agent in a relentless search for answers and justice. Personally: Agent Layla is a gripping true story about memory, family and how far one woman must go to set the record straight. Hosted by Jodie Martinson.  About Personally: Get lost in someone else’s life. From a mysterious childhood spent on the run, to a courageous escape from domestic violence, each season of Personally invites you to explore the human experience in all its complexity, one story — or season — at a time. This is what it sounds like to be human. More episodes of Agent Layla are available wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://link.mgln.ai/ALxNA    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon unpacks Xena’s story and how the promise of family became an obligation to keep an abusive relationship with a narcissist together. We explore how being punished for ordinary choices and repeatedly blamed for the narcissistic abuser’s behavior left Xena questioning herself, while intermittent affection renewed her hope that things could improve. We also discuss how suicide threats redirected attention from his violence to his distress, and how fear for their daughter’s safety existed alongside guilt about separating him from another child. This debrief examines the exhaustion, secrecy, coercive control, and shame that made leaving harder. CONTENT WARNING - THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES PHYSICAL ABUSE & SUICIDE THREATS This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Xena shares her story of reconnecting with an old boyfriend whose attention and promises of family drew her into his web. From there, the abuser further ingratiated himself by embracing Xena's daughters. This series of events led to a marriage and then another baby. However, then the abuse really began to show itself and Xena found herself apologizing for things that shouldn't need an apology. And the abuse only got worse from there. It’s a story of love bombing, gaslighting, blame shifting, isolation, physical abuse, guilt, victim playing, coercive control, narcissistic abuse, domestic violence, emotional abuse, verbal abuse, projection, manipulation, intimidation, threats of suicide, weaponized guilt, fear of abandonment, fear of judgment, obligation, self-doubt, self-blame, shame, confusion, walking on eggshells, hypervigilance, self-silencing, emotional invalidation, emotional neglect, unpredictable anger, double standards, moving goalposts, conditional affection, intermittent reinforcement, cycle of abuse, avoidance of accountability, isolation, pregnancy and abuse, firearm intimidation, financial exploitation, sleep deprivation, being vouched for, smear campaigns, alcoholism, addiction, scapegoating, custody, and post-separation abuse. CONTENT WARNING - THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES PHYSICAL ABUSE & SUICIDE THREATS *This is an old episode with sound issues. We did our best to fix the little pops throughout the episode due to the connection. It's not perfect. Also, I cut off the guest a lot in this episode. I have learned since these early days.* This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon welcomes back psychotherapist and author Darlene Lancer to explore whether a narcissist is capable of love and why someone’s declarations of love can leave their partner feeling unseen and emotionally alone. Together, they discuss how narcissism can affect intimacy and empathy, the role of codependency in relationships, and how a partner’s needs can gradually disappear from view. Darlene also discusses rebuilding self-trust and setting boundaries, shifting the focus toward how you are being treated and whether your needs are being met. *** MY APOLOGIES WITH THE SOUND. I COULD NOT FIX THE ORIGINAL RECORDING. THE GUEST HAD SOUND FROM THEIR DEVICE THAT I DIDN'T CATCH DURING THE RECORDING. *** You can find Darlene Lancer at her website https://whatiscodependency.com/ or at https://darlenelancer.com/ and you can email her at [email protected] for her narcissist checklist. Here is a link to all the blogs mentioned on the show https://whatiscodependency.com/blog/ A link to Darlene's new book Dating, Loving, & Leaving A Narcissist This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon debriefs Morrigan’s story, exploring how family participation and agreement became obligations enforced through judgment and rejection. We discuss why a controlling parent may blame their adult child’s partner when that child begins setting boundaries, and how the mother-in-law trope can make abusive behavior easier to dismiss. We also examine what kept Morrigan trying to make it work, including her hope for a second chance at family and the belief that she was the problem. We explore how fear of confirming the family’s judgment encouraged compliance, and how believing she could earn acceptance kept her working harder for approval that never came. This episode is sponsored by Rebound Health. Learn more, check your insurance coverage, or schedule a free 15-minute call at hellorebound.com/na If you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at [email protected] Click on the title to read about Coercive Control as Care: Signs & Patterns Sign up to our Domestic Violence Newsletter  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.