Narcissist Apocalypse: Patterns of Abuse

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Narcissist Apocalypse is a Purple Ribbon Award-winning storytelling podcast that amplifies the voices of those who have experienced narcissistic abuse, coercive control, emotional abuse, domestic violence, family relationship abuse, and relationship trauma. Our guests share their stories of abuse survival, providing a source of validation, education, inspiration, and hope for those going through similar experiences. Join us and discover how you, too, can overcome the narcissist apocalypse.

  1. 13 hr ago

    Debrief | Scapegoating, Transactional Love, and Family Betrayal in Vicky’s Story

    In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon debriefs Vicky’s survivor story and examines what it means to be assigned the role of family scapegoat. He discusses how Vicky remained loyal, worked hard, stayed quiet, and continued trying to earn her family’s love, yet was still treated as the problem. The episode also explores transactional love, financial support being used in place of accountability, and how the calmer parent’s refusal to protect a child can become one of the deepest betrayals. Brandon also breaks down how abusive families focus on a survivor’s reaction instead of what caused it, why outside accountability threatens a family built on silence and appearances, and the grief of mourning relatives who are still alive. He closes by discussing his hope that Vicky can rediscover the creative, capable, and resilient person she has always been outside the role her family created for her. *** CONTENT WARNING - This episode discusses physical abuse. *** 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.

  2. 13 hr ago ·  Bonus

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  3. 1 day ago

    Vicky the Scapegoat & The Family Business Betrayal

    In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Vicky shares how she became the scapegoat in a family shaped by favoritism, transactional love, psychological abuse, and silence. Her mother controlled the household through humiliation, mind games, and physical aggression, while her father repeatedly failed to protect her. Meanwhile, Vicky’s brother was treated as the golden child, protected from accountability, and given opportunities she had spent years working toward. Despite everything, Vicky remained loyal and eventually returned to work at the family business, hoping she would finally be trusted to take it over. Instead, she was denied training, physically attacked, and betrayed when her brother was brought back despite her clearly stated boundaries. After a confrontation turned violent, Vicky was fired and ordered to leave, forcing her to face the painful reality that her father had once again chosen the family system over her. It's a story of favoritism, transactional love, psychological abuse, silence, coercive control, enabling, humiliation, physical aggression, physical abuse, the scapegoat, the golden child, toxic family systems, narcissistic mother, betrayal, loyalty, trust, grief, no contact, emotional abuse, sibling abuse, betrayal trauma, adult child of narcissistic parents, and financial control.  *** CONTENT WARNING - This episode discusses physical abuse. *** 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.

  4. 3 days ago

    Debrief | Self Defense, Gaslighting, and the Smear Campaign in Canva’s Story

    In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon Chadwick debriefs Canva’s survivor story and examines how her reactions to abuse were isolated from their context and used to portray her as the abusive person. The episode explores the severe gaslighting that led Canva to record conversations so she could hold on to her own reality, the smear campaign that began before she left, and the way every conflict became a trial of her character. Brandon also discusses financial abuse, isolation, pregnancy being used to discredit her, the public and private versions of her former partner, and the custody fears that made leaving feel like choosing between two different kinds of danger. The debrief also looks at the reasons Canva stayed, including the powerful connection from the beginning, her desire to keep her family together, exhaustion, financial instability, love bombing, and the fear that leaving would mean she could no longer protect her children. The episode closes with a reminder that healing may require accepting that you cannot correct every lie someone tells about you. *** CONTENT WARNING - This episode discusses physical abuse. *** 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.

  5. 5 days ago

    Rerelease | Canva & The Smear Campaigning Abuser

    In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Canva shares the story of a relationship shaped by gaslighting, financial exploitation, isolation, intimidation, and a relentless effort to portray her as the abusive partner. Canva entered the relationship believing she had finally found the person who made her feel safe, accepted, and understood. After she became pregnant, that connection changed. Her partner stopped contributing, dismissed her feelings as hormonal and irrational, controlled her access to money and transportation, interfered with her friendships, and repeatedly trapped her in situations where she felt powerless. When Canva reacted under extreme pressure, he removed everything that had led up to the reaction and used her response as evidence that she was unstable and violent. She began recording conversations because his retelling of events was so different from what she remembered experiencing. Even after the relationship ended, he continued spreading a narrative that she was abusive and was keeping their children away from him. It's a story of self defense, gaslighting, recording conversations, taking zero responsibility, minimization, infidelity, physical abuse, blame shifting, rage, stealing, victim playing, restraining orders, and custody.  THIS IS AN OLDER EPISODE WITH SOUND ISSUES - OUR APOLOGIES *** CONTENT WARNING - This episode discusses physical abuse. *** Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  6. 6 days ago

    Rerelease | Healing From Complex Trauma & Narcissistic Abuse

    In this rerelease episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon talks with clinical psychologist and author Dr. Ingrid Clayton about narcissistic abuse, complex trauma, and the long journey toward believing your own experiences. Dr. Clayton shares how growing up within an abusive and gaslighting family system shaped her nervous system, relationships, and sense of self. She explains why emotional abuse can remain hidden for decades, with its effects often mistaken for personal failings, addiction, perfectionism, or an inability to maintain healthy relationships. Brandon and Dr. Clayton discuss complex PTSD, fawning, trauma reenactment, toxic shame, and the painful hope that an abusive or enabling parent will eventually acknowledge the truth. They also explore why familiar relationship dynamics can feel safe to the body, even when those dynamics are harmful. To buy Dr. Ingrid Clayton's book 'Believing Me', click here. *** CONTENT WARNING - This episode discusses childhood sexual abuse. *** 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.

  7. 13 Jul

    Debrief | Accusations, Surveillance, and Coercive Control in Jody’s Story

    In this debrief episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Brandon breaks down the patterns of abuse in Jody’s survivor story. The debrief explores how repeated accusations kept Jody permanently on the defensive, how one small technicality became a lasting attack on her character, and how constant communication slowly isolated her while keeping her attention focused on the relationship. Brandon also examines how the abuser’s version of reality came to control the relationship, how Jody’s empathy was used against her, and how the abuse extended to her pets, home, privacy, and attempts to create space. The episode also discusses fear, obligation, guilt, shame, violence against objects, and the next-day reset that allowed the abuse to continue without accountability. *** CONTENT WARNING - This episode discusses physical abuse, death threats, and animal abuse. *** To visit Jody's website -> https://www.jodystewart-throughthecracks.ca/ To buy Jody's book in Canada  ->  https://a.co/d/0doqSjMG To buy Jody's book in the United States -> https://a.co/d/05hDxomB 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.

  8. 12 Jul

    Jody & The Volatile Paranoid Abuser

    In this episode of Narcissist Apocalypse, Jody shares the story of reconnecting with a boy she had dated as a teenager, thirty years after their brief relationship ended. At first, the familiarity felt comforting. They spent nearly every day together, talked constantly, and quickly slipped into a relationship. Then the accusations began. A friendly conversation became flirting. A delayed drive home became proof that she was cheating. Before long, he was recording her calls, searching her phone, tracking her movements, reviewing her bank statements, and demanding that she prove her innocence again and again. As his paranoia and drinking escalated, Jody found herself walking on eggshells inside her own home. He isolated her from her son, verbally degraded her, damaged her property, threatened her life, and left her with painful suspicions surrounding the sudden deaths of two beloved pets. Even after she passed a polygraph test, nothing changed. Jody’s story follows the slow tightening of coercive control, the fear that made leaving feel dangerous, and the moment she finally stopped begging him to stay and let him walk out the door. It's a story of narcissistic abuse, coercive control, paranoia,  jealousy, surveillance, phone monitoring, hidden cameras, accusations, verbal abuse, psychological abuse, animal abuse, threats, physical abuse,  physical intimidation, death threats, property destruction, isolation, boundaries,  financial monitoring, trauma bonds, trauma bonding, possessiveness, substance abuse, addiction, gaslighting, reality distortion, triangulation, fake discards, abuse resets, blame shifting, double standards, projection, and leaving an abusive relationship. *** CONTENT WARNING - This episode discusses physical abuse, death threats, and animal abuse. *** To visit Jody's website -> https://www.jodystewart-throughthecracks.ca/ To buy Jody's book in Canada  ->  https://a.co/d/0doqSjMG To buy Jody's book in the United States -> https://a.co/d/05hDxomB 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.

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Narcissist Apocalypse is a Purple Ribbon Award-winning storytelling podcast that amplifies the voices of those who have experienced narcissistic abuse, coercive control, emotional abuse, domestic violence, family relationship abuse, and relationship trauma. Our guests share their stories of abuse survival, providing a source of validation, education, inspiration, and hope for those going through similar experiences. Join us and discover how you, too, can overcome the narcissist apocalypse.

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