In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with Jennifer about growing up with a narcissistic father whose coercive control and physical violence ultimately led to the murder of her mother, Martha. As a child, Jennifer watched her father terrorize her mother while trying to protect her younger siblings from the chaos surrounding them. When Jennifer's mother finally left and filed for divorce, the abuser's behavior escalated into stalking, threats, and court-ordered visits that placed the children directly in danger. Despite repeated warnings, law enforcement failed to intervene before the abuser killed Jennifer's mother outside the school where she worked. Jennifer also shares how the trauma of her mother’s death followed her into adulthood. Her story explores the lifelong impact of witnessing domestic violence, the devastating consequences of systemic failure, and the difficult process of releasing shame and rebuilding a life in honor of her mother. It's a story of dissociation, addiction, re-enactments, mental health, suicide attempts, femicide, physical abuse, death threats and attempts toward children, murder, coercive control, systemic failure, small towns, shame, guilt, stalking, threats, custody, post-separation abuse, financial control, criticism, narcissistic abuse, narcissistic father, domestic violence, grief, anger, parentification, trauma, and trauma recovery. CONTENT WARNING - THIS EPISODE DISCUSSES PHYSICAL ABUSE, FEMICIDE, MURDER, SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND DEATH THREATS/ATTEMPTS TOWARD CHILDREN. If you are in search of therapy from professionals dedicated to dealing with TRAUMA - Narcissist Apocalypse recommends REBOUND THERAPY and they can be reached at hellorebound.com/na Click if you want to be a guest on our survivor story podcast, please send us an email at narcissistapocalypse@pm.me 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.
